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Railwatch 077 - October 1998

Anglia

By Nick Dibben

Great Yarmouth docks The branch was invited to a discussion group held by Clive Needle, MEP, to consider the future of rail services to the east coast town. A rail link to the docks will be an essential part of any port expansion. However, both Railtrack and English, Welsh and Scottish Railways feel that this would be difficult and that connections to King's Lynn and Lowestoft docks are more practical.

St Ives line The branch has held a number of meetings with councillors, Railtrack and the Government Office for the Eastern Region, in order to push the scheme forward. The branch, with help from rail industry experts, has produced its own costs for the reopening and is producing a new leaflet pointing out the advantages of the railway over guided busways.

Addenbrookes hospital station The campaign for this new station is nearing its end as Cambridgeshire councillors are confident the station will get the go-ahead this year. The hospital site, just south of Cambridge, is the biggest road traffic generator in the region with over 15,000 car movements a day. The branch believes this station, together with the St Ives route, can be the basis of a cross-city transport corridor.

Anglia's new trains We welcomed Anglia Railways' decision to order eight three-car diesel trains. The new units will enable a service every 30 minutes between London and Norwich with some trains running on to the Norfolk coast. The branch and other user groups were invited to have a say in the design of the new trains.

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