Level crossing closure would 'cut Bicester in two'
An Oxfordshire MP is presenting a petition to Parliament today which opposes the closure of a level crossing in Bicester. At the moment the trains using the crossing are those between Oxford and London Marylebone, but the number of trains will increase significantly later this year when East West Rail trains from Oxford start running to Bletchley and Milton Keynes Central.
FirstGroup to lease 222s for London-Stirling serviceFirstGroup is to lease five Class 222 Meridian diesel units cascaded from East Midlands Railway for its open access service between Stirling and London.
Reopened Levenmouth line carried 300,000 in first yearScotland’s latest reopened railway to Cameron Bridge and Leven in Fife has catered for about 300,00 passengers since it was officially opened a year ago today. The Levenmouth project involved restoring an existing freight line for passenger services and building new stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven.
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