Reinstating the Aylesbury Spur: Ensuring Full Connectivity in EWR Phase One

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

This strategic necessity of reinstating the Aylesbury Spur within the initial delivery phase of the East West Rail (EWR) project. To achieve a truly integrated national infrastructure, it is imperative that the network does not leave key regional hubs isolated from the primary Oxford-Cambridge axis.

All Aylesbury residents want this link, the people in Oxford want this Link, same for Cambridge, Milton Keynes and everyone else involved in the original EWR plans.

Why it was rejected

It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We can’t accept petitions that call for action at a local level.

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Timeline

2 May 2026	Petition opened for signatures
3 Jun 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Department Department for Transport

Rejected 3 Jun 2026

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