Gerrards Cross
Rail services to resume after landslip
Chiltern Railways are planning to run a normal timetable on Monday, 17th February 2014 following a weekend of disruption of services due to a landslip near Leamington Spa. Since Friday engineers from Network Rail have been working around the clock to secure the landslip and restore services. Although the line is open speed restrictions will […]
UPDATED: Landslip causes rail disruption
Due to a landslip trains are not running between Leamington Spa and Banbury. Chiltern Railways are advising customers north of Banbury to use Virgin Trains between London Euston and Birmingham New Street. Network Rail engineers are working throughout the night and tomorrow to stabilise the area. Chiltern Railways travel advice for Saturday 15 February: One […]
Landslip causes rail disruption
There is currently disruption to Chiltern Railways services between Leamington Spa and Banbury due to a landslip. A replacement bus service is operating between Leamington Spa and Banbury with one train per hour running between Birmingham Snow Hill to Leamington Spa and one train per hour from Birmingham Moor Street to Leamington Spa. The Birmingham to Leamington Spa […]
Signal problems caused rail disruption
Rail travellers on services to and from London Marylebone experienced disruption last Wednesday evening because of a power cut in the Banbury area at 18.00. The power cut affected thousands of homes together with the railway signalling which meant that trains could not pass in either direction. However the train service was restored after 23.30 […]
1.5% Council Tax rise approved by Buckinghamshire County Council
At a meeting today, Thursday 13th February 2014, Buckinghamshire County Councillors have approved a 1.5% rise in their share of the Council Tax after approving a £332.7m budget for the year 2014/15. The Council have stated the rise will protect key front-line services as well as a going towards a £65m investment in roads and pavements […]
Car catches fire on M40
Firefighters from Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross were called to extuinguish a car that had caught fire on the M40 today around 4.00pm. The vehicle was located on the Northbound carriageway betwen Juntion 3 (Loudwater) and Junction 4 (Handy Cross). Two sets of breating apparatus and one hosereel was required to extinguish the fire.
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