In last weeks Bucks Council meeting, councillors all agreed to carry on pressing the government to commit to building the Aylesbury spur of the East West rail line.
They are said to be concerned that proposals for the £760 million investment in East West rail doesn't include the originally planned line connecting Aylesbury and Milton Keynes.
The council believe it will benefit many people in the area, so much so, Councillor Mark Winn, who represents the Aylesbury East Ward, has urged the renaming of the spur to the Buckinghamshire line, to reflect is importance to the whole of the county.
“We welcome the £760m that the Government has announced it is investing in East-West Rail and the 1,500 jobs it will create.
However, we remain concerned that this recent funding announcement did not commit to the completion of the proposed spur between Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. This spur was originally conceived as a key part of this project.
So many residents in Bucks, not just in Aylesbury, but along the current route of the current Chiltern line in Buckinghamshire would benefit from the building of a North South railway along the entire length of the county and the dualling of track between Aylesbury and Princess Risborough. I am therefore urging Government to rename this line “the Buckinghamshire Line” to reflect the significance to the whole of the county.
The track is there, the need is there, but we now need the Government to put in the investment to get the trains running.”
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