The railway route between Oxford and Cambridge – nicknamed the
Varsity Line – was opened in stages in the nineteenth century.
Running roughly east to west, it crossed several major trunk routes
linking London with the North and Midlands, and became part of the
LMS in 1923 Railway Grouping. Its strategic value was recognised
during the Second World War as it allowed freight traffic to avoid
London and several new connections to the line were built. Despite
post-war plans to develop the line further, parts of the line were
closed by BR in the 1960s. Since then, rising demand on the
railways in general and recognition of the value of this through
route have resulted in sections being reopened and a new company,
East West Rail, has been founded to re-establish the entire line by
2030, linking Oxford, Bicester, Bletchley/Milton Keynes, Bedford
and Cambridge, and also acting as a potential feeder route for HS2.
This book surveys the history of this route and its operations, and
looks at the campaign and plans to open it again, analysing both
the benefits and downsides of such a large rail project today.
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