After the recent successes on the western section of the proposed east west line - 1) The signing of the agreement with Chiltern and 2)the commencement of detailed design work for the western section, East West rail are turning their attention to the 'missing gap' between the Midland Main line at Bedford and the East Coast Main line.
A recently issued consultation puts forward a number of options to 'bridge' this gap but seems to favour a southerly route on the MML to Luton entailing construction of a new short link from the Marston Vale Line near Stewartby and then south on the MML to Luton (including the airport) then on a new alignment to Stevenage and then onward to Cambridge and beyond.
http://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/reports/
Some interesting pictures and and models of potential services are included
A recently issued consultation puts forward a number of options to 'bridge' this gap but seems to favour a southerly route on the MML to Luton entailing construction of a new short link from the Marston Vale Line near Stewartby and then south on the MML to Luton (including the airport) then on a new alignment to Stevenage and then onward to Cambridge and beyond.
http://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/reports/
Some interesting pictures and and models of potential services are included