Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 83911

East West Rail Line: Freight

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conditions for night time rail freight movements have been placed on the Oxford to Milton Keynes stretch of East West Rail.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

A noise assessment for East West Rail (EWR) was undertaken for the Environmental Statement supporting the Transport and Works Act Order application for the railway. The assessment assumed a traffic flow of 8 freight trains composed of 36 wagons during the...

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