Hello all,
I thought you might be interested in CAST.IRON's proposal for an alternative station to serve the north of Cambridge. See
http://www.castiron.org.uk/MiltonRoad/There are existing plans for a much larger station nearby at Chesterton Junction, costed at around ^21m. Our idea is designed to be much cheaper, and we believe will deliver a similar level of benefits.
It also protects the trackbed of the former St.Ives branch, until the start of the Cambridge Guided Busway (built over the former trackbed to the west of our station). Draw your own conclusions as to why we think that is a strategically good idea!
As usual Cambridgeshire County Council have immediately tried to pour cold water on our suggestions -
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/3m-railway-station-plan-unveiled-by-campaigners.htmLet's hope this time they think a little more than they did when they were desperate to open the world's longest guided busway, which hasn't and nobody really knows when it will
All the best
Mark Ranger
CAST.IRON
Hi Mark. I was planning on sending this to your site but you'll see it here, as will everyone else. Up in Crawley there is the 'Fastway' which seems to randomly switch between bus lane and guideway. I have heard recently that Metrobus, the main company in Crawley and only user of the Fastway, have stopped using it and removed all the guide wheels from the buses, which all now use the normal roads in the area.
Maybe it's time to call for a boycott of the Misguided busway in Cambridge. I seriously can't wait for it to fail
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