Bicester

Network Rail delays removal of Oxford bridge in Botley Road

The rail authority is carrying out a £161m upgrade of the rail station.
The road was closed in April last year and will reopen in October, according to Network Rail.

Project managers had planned this weekend to remove the pedestrian footbridge, which …

Electric motor firm YASA to take new HQ at Bicester Motion

YASA[1], an electric motor business wholly owned by Mercedes-Benz, has agreed to pre-let three buildings at Bicester Motion[2]’s new Innovation Quarter for its UK headquarters.
Once complete, the £60 million Innovation Quarter will occupy 215,000 sq ft…

East West Rail Bicester road bridge plans discussed

Conducted as part of the Oxford[1] to Cambridge line project, findings indicate that the London Road level crossing will not be viable once the line is operational.
Banbury[2] MP Victoria Prenits said: “Further studies have concluded that signalling im…

Tesla takes first steps into Oxfordshire at Bicester site

A CGI image of how Catalyst Bicester Technology Park will look once complete (Image: Albion Land)Tesla is setting up its first Oxfordshire site at a technology park in Bicester[1], alongside an undisclosed design and manufacturing company.The automotiv…

Council plans to take HGVs off Bucks country lanes

The council wants to stop heavy goods vehicles ‘rat-running’ through areas like Ashendon, Brill, Chearsley and Cuddington to prevent the negative impacts of local residents.
HGVs would be banned from these areas – with exceptions for deliveries and col…

Oxford Cowley Branch Line design work contract commissioned

The move is being described as a step towards “fixing Oxford’s chronic transport problems”.
A £498,799 sum of money will go towards design work around the two proposed stations of the Cowley Branch Line at Littlemore and Blackbird Leys in south and eas…

Oxford Mail review of the year: July to September

Here, we are looking at what happened in the third quarter of the year between July and September in the next part of this four-part review. 
July
On July 4, a 54-year-old cyclist was killed in a tragic crash on Oxford[1] Road near Wallingford.
The man…

review of the year: July to September 2023

Here, we are looking at what happened in the third quarter of the year between July and September in the next part of this four-part review. 
July
On July 4, a 54-year-old cyclist was killed in a tragic crash on Oxford[1] Road near Wallingford.
The man…

Least and most used trains stations in Oxfordshire

New figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) show the busiest and quietest stations in the county[1], with Oxford ranking the busiest station.
All stations in the county have seen a steady rise in passenger numbers, data from April 2022 up to Mar…

Bedford campaign group responds to report on East West Rail

They say Department for Transport’s claims of economic growth involve a dark world of wishful thinking
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In a joint statement, both groups said: “Cambridge Approach…

Long Bridge near Bicester reopens after months of closure

Long bridge in Lower Heyford, near Bicester[1], partially collapsed in March[2] when a portion of stonework crumbled away.
The bridge, which was originally built in 1550 to carry horse and cart, was closed in October for the rebuilding of the road deck…

Earthworks at Calvert for East West Rail over HS2 completed

Earthworks near Calvert[1] in Buckinghamshire[2] that will carry East West Rail[3] (EWR) services over HS2[4] have now been completed, which will now enable the East West Rail Alliance[5] to start laying track.
The final part is an 80-metre section of …

completes East-West Rail works at Calvert

HS2 this week completed the last section of earthworks that will carry East West Rail (EWR) services between Oxford and Cambridge over the new high-speed line, near the village of Calvert in Buckinghamshire.
To reduce disruption for the community and s…