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Funding plans approved for Windsor railway
Date: 21/6/2013
Plans to raise funds for a proposed private railway in Windsor have been approved by Network Rail, bringing the project a step closer to fruition.Should it go ahead, the Windsor Link Railway (WLR) would be the first wholly privately promoted and funded railway project for over 100 years, according to those behind the plans.
Costing between £100 million and £150 million, the railway would link the Thames Valley to Waterloo by building a tunnel at Windsor.
A second phase, costing between £200 million and £300 million, would then connect Windsor to Heathrow and Maidenhead, reports the BBC.
In a statement, Network Rail said: "We will continue to invest billions of pounds to improve the railway and private sector investment can complement this.
"Wherever possible we will engage with potentially viable schemes such as the Windsor Link Railway to help support the proposals."
Posted by Mary Treen
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