Potential New Ground

[Sarge]

with all this nautical nonsense, who knows we might finally get to scuttle Fleetwood n f*****g 'Pugwash? .....

 

[Oxford57]

With the current trend to remove the internal combustion engine from Oxford at every opportunity may I suggest that the narrow boat shuttle service that departs irregularly from the Oxford end of the camel either be steam driven or perhaps even horse drawn , this would enable a regular supply of horse manure to keep the pitch up to standard, the smell would be a homage to our Sanford location,

 

[Oxymoron]

 

[Oslernorth]

Bicester......decent train connections loads of pubs........right next to Bicester village.....where the old Bicester town ground was.......

I think that’s owned by Bicester Village. I can’t see them selling it for any price. They certainly won’t want a football stadium next to them.

 

[OX14]

I think that’s owned by Bicester Village. I can’t see them selling it for any price. They certainly won’t want a football stadium next to them.

We don't want our football stadium next to it either.

 

[Oslernorth]

We don't want our football stadium next to it either.

Spot on

 

[stokeu]

Capital idea!
I can see the headlines now:

Oxford Utd revitalise the waterways of England!

or OUFC fans a bunch of punts

 

[Sheik djibouti]

Kick off delayed due to heavy traffic, caused by an accident on the approach to the stadium.

 

[OX14]

Plans for 'Oxford Metro' include electric trams and new railway links

A MAJOR proposal for a new ‘Oxford Metro’ which could see an electric tramway running through the heart of the city to the John Radcliffe…

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

 

[Essexyellows]

Plans for 'Oxford Metro' include electric trams and new railway links

A MAJOR proposal for a new ‘Oxford Metro’ which could see an electric tramway running through the heart of the city to the John Radcliffe…

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

Not a subscriber but I can see a few challenges with that. Mostly involving money.

 

[Sheik djibouti]

Not a subscriber but I can see a few challenges with that. Mostly involving money.

Cancel HS2 and useful schemes like this become loose change

 

[OX14]

Cancel HS2 and useful schemes like this become loose change

They've already cancelled the Oxford to Cambridge express way.

 

[Essexyellows]

Cancel HS2 and useful schemes like this become loose change

I would agree and think they should never have started HS2 and the pandemic suggests it would be better spending the money on Fibre Broadband!!

The problem with HS2 is that it has gone beyond the point of cancellation now as it chews through Warwickshire and onwards as well as the Curzon development in Brum and all the London end works. Too much time, money & effort has been put in over the last decade to stop it.

 

[Sarge]

I would agree and think they should never have started HS2 and the pandemic suggests it would be better spending the money on Fibre Broadband!!

The problem with HS2 is that it has gone beyond the point of cancellation now as it chews through Warwickshire and onwards as well as the Curzon development in Brum and all the London end works. Too much time, money & effort has been put in over the last decade to stop it.

it is (HS2 ...and East West rail too) proper chewing up large parts of the Oxon / Bucks border villages and surrounding areas.... large swathes of ancient woodlands , wildlife habitat etc totally decimated & destroyed, creating both railway links are nothing more than vanity projects IMO

 

[Sarge]

They've already cancelled the Oxford to Cambridge express way.

but not the East West rail link

 

[ljs]

I would agree and think they should never have started HS2 and the pandemic suggests it would be better spending the money on Fibre Broadband!!

The problem with HS2 is that it has gone beyond the point of cancellation now as it chews through Warwickshire and onwards as well as the Curzon development in Brum and all the London end works. Too much time, money & effort has been put in over the last decade to stop it.

Time to grow some and halt it. Just because you've wasted a lot of money is not really a reason to waste billions more.

 

[werthersoriginal]

it is (HS2 ...and East West rail too) proper chewing up large parts of the Oxon / Bucks border villages and surrounding areas.... large swathes of ancient woodlands , wildlife habitat etc totally decimated & destroyed, creating both railway links are nothing more than vanity projects IMO

Well nothing like the damage done by the M40. I don’t recall much fuss about that

 

[Sarge]

Well nothing like the damage done by the M40. I don’t recall much fuss about that

fair comment

 

[OX14]

Well nothing like the damage done by the M40. I don’t recall much fuss about that

Difference between the HS2 and the east west rail link, m40 is the hs2 doesn't have any benefit to the local area.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Difference between the HS2 and the east west rail link, m40 is the hs2 doesn't have any benefit to the local area.

I was just addressing the claim about the environmental destruction. Im a big fan of east west rail and I guess we needed the m40, on the fence about HS2