As a postscript to the previous entry on the judicial review arising from the STAR project please note that the Court of Appeal has now upheld the decision of the High Court – albeit with some reservations: R (on the application of London Borough of Enfield) v Secretary of State for Transport [2016] EWCA Civ…Continue Reading Seeing STARS again: Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision
SEEING STARS: RAIL FRANCHISING AGREEMENTS AND LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS
THE STAR PROJECT Enfield Borough Council recently sought judicial review of the terms upon which an Invitation to Tender (ITT) was issued for the East Anglia Franchise – London Borough of Enfield v Secretary of State for Transport [2015] EWHC 3758 (Admin) . The franchise includes a hitherto neglected stretch of track from Stratford to…Continue Reading SEEING STARS: RAIL FRANCHISING AGREEMENTS AND LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS
Noise, horses and the Evergreen 3 project
The Evergreen 3 Project The Chiltern Railways Evergreen 3 Project, which will establish the first new intercity mainline rail link since the close of the Victorian era, is now very nearly complete. The project has entailed upgrading large stretches of track and building a new chord linking the Oxford to Bicester line with the mainline…Continue Reading Noise, horses and the Evergreen 3 project