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Cambridge Connect makes the case for mass transit to serve Cambridge and its surrounding region. The network includes a short tunnel in the city centre to enable…
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Check out our new video profiling light rail as a backbone of mass transit to support the Cambridge region. The network would connect key residential, commercial, education & health centres, joined up w trains, buses, active travel & Park & Rides:
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Maybe we need constantly rotating citizens’ assemblies to make decisions on infrastructure projects, so we can avoid politicians refusing to change outdated decisions from decades ago just to save face or to protect party interests.
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Maybe we need constantly rotating citizens’ assemblies to make decisions on infrastructure projects, so we can avoid politicians refusing to change outdated decisions from decades ago just to save face or to protect party interests.
“Fully automated trains are an investment in the public transport of the future…” meanwhile, in Cambridge the GCP still wants to proceed with the busway plans conceived 15 years ago even as the growth stares back at us…
www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and...
www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and...
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
DENMARK: DSB has selected a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler to supply and maintain a fleet of electric multiple-units for the conversion of København's S-bane suburban rail network to unatt...
https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/consortium-selected-to-supply-driverless-suburban-trains-for-københavn/70264.article
January 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM
“Fully automated trains are an investment in the public transport of the future…” meanwhile, in Cambridge the GCP still wants to proceed with the busway plans conceived 15 years ago even as the growth stares back at us…
www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and...
www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and...
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Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København https://bit.ly/4bwtyR8
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København https://bit.ly/4bwtyR8
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January 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København https://bit.ly/4bwtyR8
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This isn't a London vs. others story. What it shows is how important public transport is to building new homes at scale. If London can't build sustainably without investment, there is little reason to think other English cities will be able to. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'London rail projects have to happen for homes to follow'
The deputy mayor says London will struggle to build thousands of homes without two rail projects.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This isn't a London vs. others story. What it shows is how important public transport is to building new homes at scale. If London can't build sustainably without investment, there is little reason to think other English cities will be able to. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cambridge University urged to keep vet school open
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Organisations urge Cambridge University's vet school to keep open
A final decision is expected to be made by the university's general board next week.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Cambridge University urged to keep vet school open
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Delivery of EWR could be accelerated by simplifying the line direct into Cambridge South & instead serving Cambourne by light rail as per Cambridge Connect. Faster, cheaper, more flexible & better connections. Lower environmental impact.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Businesses urge work on Oxford-Cambridge railway to start asap
Businesses are urging government to speed up building East West Rail between Cambridge and Oxford.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Delivery of EWR could be accelerated by simplifying the line direct into Cambridge South & instead serving Cambourne by light rail as per Cambridge Connect. Faster, cheaper, more flexible & better connections. Lower environmental impact.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The campaign to save the veterinary school at @cam.ac.uk has stepped up
#Cambridge
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#Cambridge
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Campaign steps up to save veterinary school at University of Cambridge
Decision has been called “hasty, unjustified and flawed”.
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The campaign to save the veterinary school at @cam.ac.uk has stepped up
#Cambridge
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#Cambridge
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The ‘odour zone’ around the sewage works is restricting the number of new homes in the Cambridge Business Park plans, councillors have been told
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/odour-z...
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/odour-z...
‘Odour zone’ around sewage works restricts housing in Cambridge Business Park plans
The Crown Estate has briefed councillors on redevelopment.
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The ‘odour zone’ around the sewage works is restricting the number of new homes in the Cambridge Business Park plans, councillors have been told
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/odour-z...
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/odour-z...
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Ambitious plans to triple the local economy and boost the population by nearly 50 per cent have been unveiled, with politicians calling them a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
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Mayor’s growth plan aims to triple the local economy and boost population
Cambridgeshire mayor Paul Bristow warned that the region must not be taken for granted.
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ambitious plans to triple the local economy and boost the population by nearly 50 per cent have been unveiled, with politicians calling them a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
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www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/mayor-s...
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£2.5 billion capital funding is a drop in the ocean for a scheme that would pay for itself in no time through increased economic activity driven by improved labour mobility.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
December 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
£2.5 billion capital funding is a drop in the ocean for a scheme that would pay for itself in no time through increased economic activity driven by improved labour mobility.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
This is a bad decision made for the wrong reasons by weak people who don’t deserve the power they wield.
A bus network is not attractive rapid transit & will struggle to drive modal shift and investment. Look no further than Cambridge to see that despite busways, overall mode share of buses remains stuck on ~8% & congestion keeps increasing… is that the answer for Leeds? We don’t think so.
Rapid transit you say? The answer from Treasury is always: ‘maybe it could be a bus?’
not so fast! Never underestimate the depth of cynicism you are required to bring to the table
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A bus network is not attractive rapid transit & will struggle to drive modal shift and investment. Look no further than Cambridge to see that despite busways, overall mode share of buses remains stuck on ~8% & congestion keeps increasing… is that the answer for Leeds? We don’t think so.
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Re trams and trains, the challenge faced by Karlsruhe worksinprogress.co/issue/turnin... - sounds a bit like what Cambridge now faces. @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
Turning trains into trams - Works in Progress Magazine
Railway lines stop at the edge of the center centre, forcing inconvenient transfers. Running railway lines onto s tram networks provides a solution.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Re trams and trains, the challenge faced by Karlsruhe worksinprogress.co/issue/turnin... - sounds a bit like what Cambridge now faces. @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
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Very disappointing. Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review
West Yorkshire's mayor says she is confident the trams will be running
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Very disappointing. Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Also, a deep dive on building light rail systems, published 2024 www.amazon.co.uk/Metro-light-... "This book guides readers through the complex lifecycle of metro and light rail systems, from initial network planning and architectural design to construction, operation, and maintenance"
Metro and light rail: Planning, design, construction, and operation of metro and light rail systems: Amazon.co.uk: Fu, Jinwei, Hao, Changshun, Li, Bohao: 9786208063436: Books
Buy Metro and light rail: Planning, design, construction, and operation of metro and light rail systems by Fu, Jinwei, Hao, Changshun, Li, Bohao (ISBN: 9786208063436) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyda...
www.amazon.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Also, a deep dive on building light rail systems, published 2024 www.amazon.co.uk/Metro-light-... "This book guides readers through the complex lifecycle of metro and light rail systems, from initial network planning and architectural design to construction, operation, and maintenance"
Reinstating the rail line to Haverhill from Cambridge should be a prime candidate for practical implementation of these policies 😃
NEW BLOGPOST: Housing Minister’s big changes to planning policy cambridgetownowl.com/2025/12/16/h...
Housing Minister consults on new developments at rural railway stations
In an extended statement to Parliament, the Minister for Housing Matthew Pennycook outlined twelve new changes he’s proposing to national planning policies You can read more in the consultati…
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December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reinstating the rail line to Haverhill from Cambridge should be a prime candidate for practical implementation of these policies 😃
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The headline reminds me of Spamalot.
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The headline reminds me of Spamalot.
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
**'Ere! He says he's not dead**
"Well he will be in a minute"
**I can't take him like that - it's against regulations**
'I don't want to go on the [plague] cart!'
"Shut up!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQ... - Save Honey Hill campaigners also made a song -->
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More at cambridgetownowl.com/2025/09/24/p... from September’s CBC Forum @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
Plans for a ‘New, New Addenbrooke’s’
AKA Addenbrooke’s 3…which rest on a series of pillars outside of the control and maintenance of the CUH NHS Trust. You can find out more on Addenbrooke’s 3 here This follows on from the…
cambridgetownowl.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
More at cambridgetownowl.com/2025/09/24/p... from September’s CBC Forum @cambridge-connect.bsky.social
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'Radical' plans for a new £2.3bn major hospital
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Cambridge NHS trust reveals plans for a new £2.3bn hospital
More than 70% of the trust's current estate is in a poor or bad condition.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
'Radical' plans for a new £2.3bn major hospital
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Note the proposed tunnels…which makes me think cc @cambridge-connect.bsky.social —>
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Looking at the recently released update to the East West Rail proposal for a new railway between Oxford and Cambridge
▶️ youtu.be/rxiOp1RhExc ◀️
#EastWestRail
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#EastWestRail
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Note the proposed tunnels…which makes me think cc @cambridge-connect.bsky.social —>
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….Could we keep the tunnelling teams together once the East West Rail work has been completed and transfer them over to do the main tunnel work for @cambridge-connect.bsky.social Light Rail? 🙂💡👍🏾
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
….Could we keep the tunnelling teams together once the East West Rail work has been completed and transfer them over to do the main tunnel work for @cambridge-connect.bsky.social Light Rail? 🙂💡👍🏾
