aeriel shot of railway junction at Ely in Cambridgeshire

Fears grow for Ely upgrade

Image: Network Rail

A badly needed freight route upgrade could be ditched in a bonfire of investments. That is the fear of the East of England All Party Parliamentary Group, who represent political and commercial interests in the region. They say that the Ely upgrade project could be in the firing line amid rising costs and dwindling treasury coffers.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

3 comments op “Fears grow for Ely upgrade”

bönström bönström|11.11.22|11:17

However, benefitting of unique advantage, of UK (ports) calls for a sound, sustainable, for an optimal infrastructure!
(Current standards, optimal when steam was shifted out, now is costly – and regrettably means cementing and in fact obstructing, when maintained.
Soon it is 2023 and since long ware owners have shifted strategy, to On Demand.)
Quality pays and within transports, now more than ever!
At main lines, Shift can be performed, within a 10 year period, and handsomely paid for…

Chris Burton|12.11.22|13:36

Ely area projects need prioritising: first upgrade speed of two Great Ouse bridges just north of station, to 45mph for freight/55mph for passenger trains. This will benefit every train using the area, and thereby a better payback.

Michael Westbrook|14.11.22|17:37

Ely is a special case because it is the throat which chokes rail traffic to & from Felixstowe & King’s Lynn#; couple this plan with dualling F’Stowe to Ipswich & you have a new modal lifeline to the midlands & beyond for imports & exports.

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aeriel shot of railway junction at Ely in Cambridgeshire

Fears grow for Ely upgrade

Image: Network Rail

A badly needed freight route upgrade could be ditched in a bonfire of investments. That is the fear of the East of England All Party Parliamentary Group, who represent political and commercial interests in the region. They say that the Ely upgrade project could be in the firing line amid rising costs and dwindling treasury coffers.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

3 comments op “Fears grow for Ely upgrade”

bönström bönström|11.11.22|11:17

However, benefitting of unique advantage, of UK (ports) calls for a sound, sustainable, for an optimal infrastructure!
(Current standards, optimal when steam was shifted out, now is costly – and regrettably means cementing and in fact obstructing, when maintained.
Soon it is 2023 and since long ware owners have shifted strategy, to On Demand.)
Quality pays and within transports, now more than ever!
At main lines, Shift can be performed, within a 10 year period, and handsomely paid for…

Chris Burton|12.11.22|13:36

Ely area projects need prioritising: first upgrade speed of two Great Ouse bridges just north of station, to 45mph for freight/55mph for passenger trains. This will benefit every train using the area, and thereby a better payback.

Michael Westbrook|14.11.22|17:37

Ely is a special case because it is the throat which chokes rail traffic to & from Felixstowe & King’s Lynn#; couple this plan with dualling F’Stowe to Ipswich & you have a new modal lifeline to the midlands & beyond for imports & exports.

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