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New documents added March 2016
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New documents added March 2016
Correspondence - Network Rail, The Railway Action Group, Government & AONBs:
Letter from Transport Minister to ANOB's, 26 Feb 2016
Letter to Sec of State for Transport from AONBs, 9 Dec 2015
Letter to NR on decimation of woodland & NR's reponse, Dec 2015
Email to NR from CPRE Berkshire, 3 Nov 2015
Letter to NR from AONBs, 21 Oct 2015
NR Statement of Intent 19 October 2015
Letter to Mark Carne (NR's CEO) on 13th October 2015
'Can you help Save the Goring Gap?' - Oct 2015 leaflet
Email to Richard Turner on cancellation of meeting. 14 April 2015
NR answers to RAG questions May 2015
Response from NR to Goring resident
RAG Meeting Poster 15 April 2015
Network Rail criticised by local community
Letter to NR from CCB - Scoping response Feb 2012
Minutes of Meetings of RAG & Network Rail:
Minutes of 1st RAG meeting with Network Rail In Goring - 6th May 2015
Minutes of 2nd RAG meeting with Network Rail in Goring - 15th July 2015
Minutes of 3rd meeting with Network Rail in Goring - 14th October 2015
Minutes of 4th meeting with Network Rail in Goring - 14th January 2016
Network Rail & Railway Reference Documents:
Network Rail's 3-part Environmental Statement for South Oxfordshire:
SODC - Environmental statement vol 1a general sections
SODC - Environmental statement vol 1b
SODC - Environmental statement vol 2 appendices a-d
NR - Route Utilisation Strategy - Technical Guide
NR - Stakeholders Consultation Guide
Network Rail Annual Return 2013
Great Western electrification project FAQ
NR's Biodiversity impacts study on electrification of Gatehampton viaduct
NR's Proposed plan for electrification of Gatehampton viaduct
Heathrow Express - Facts & Figures - Statistics on our Service
NR's Board of Directors
NR's Code of Ethics
NR's Chairman's Statement of Responsibilities
NR's CEO's Statement of Responsibilities
NR Members Annual Statement
NR's Safety, Health & Environment Terms of Reference
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Great Western Railway
Great Western Electrification
Overhead Electrification Types
Goring Footbridge Model 1 (annotated)
Timeline of NR's activities on GWR
AONBs & Conservation:
Chilterns Conservation Board presentation to NR, 15 July 2015
Chilterns AONB
Article on Electrification in the Goring Gap on Chilterns AONB website
North Wessex Downs AONB
National Trust report on AONBs and Development
National Trust - Protecting England's Special Countryside
National Trust - England's natural beauty areas at risk
English National Parks Vision and Circular 2010
Gatehampton Viaduct
SODC Planning consent for installation of OLE on Gatehampton viaduct, Jan 2015
NR Planning application to install OLE on Gatehampton viaduct
Moulsford Viaduct
Government & Consultation:
Hansard 25 June 2015
A user guide to stakeholder consultation
HM Govt Code of Practice on Consultation, July 2008
Consultation Principles October 2013
Office of Rail Regulation - Network Rail Regulation
Office of Rail Regulation - Performance investigation report June 2014
Legislation & Planning:
Section 85, Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Whole Act)
Planning Practice Guidance
Section 11A(2) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
'Have regard' duties
Permitted Development Rights
General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) March 2015.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
What are permitted development rights? - Planning Practice Guidance
National Planning Policy Framework - paragraph 155
The Planning Act 2008
Media and electrification reports
Modern Railways article on £3b GWR electrification costs, Dec 2015
Daily Telegraph article 3 Jan 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/12078265/Rail-electrification-ruining-English-countryside.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33270017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33270586
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/25/network-rail-chief-to-step-down-as-385bn-upgrades-are-delayed
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/25/network-rail-chief-to-step-down-as-385bn-upgrades-are-delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-32397853
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/29-talks-continue-over-future-of.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-35231278
BBC News - New High Speed Hitachi train
Goring Gap News Electrification reports
Rail Electrification report (No 1) - GGN June 2015
Rail electrification update (No 2) - GGN July 2015
Network Rail Drop-in mtg (No 3) - GGN Oct 2015
Rail electrification update (No 4) - GGN Jan 2016
Letter from Transport Minister to ANOB's, 26 Feb 2016
Letter to Sec of State for Transport from AONBs, 9 Dec 2015
Letter to NR on decimation of woodland & NR's reponse, Dec 2015
Email to NR from CPRE Berkshire, 3 Nov 2015
Letter to NR from AONBs, 21 Oct 2015
NR Statement of Intent 19 October 2015
Letter to Mark Carne (NR's CEO) on 13th October 2015
'Can you help Save the Goring Gap?' - Oct 2015 leaflet
Email to Richard Turner on cancellation of meeting. 14 April 2015
NR answers to RAG questions May 2015
Response from NR to Goring resident
RAG Meeting Poster 15 April 2015
Network Rail criticised by local community
Letter to NR from CCB - Scoping response Feb 2012
Minutes of Meetings of RAG & Network Rail:
Minutes of 1st RAG meeting with Network Rail In Goring - 6th May 2015
Minutes of 2nd RAG meeting with Network Rail in Goring - 15th July 2015
Minutes of 3rd meeting with Network Rail in Goring - 14th October 2015
Minutes of 4th meeting with Network Rail in Goring - 14th January 2016
Network Rail & Railway Reference Documents:
Network Rail's 3-part Environmental Statement for South Oxfordshire:
SODC - Environmental statement vol 1a general sections
SODC - Environmental statement vol 1b
SODC - Environmental statement vol 2 appendices a-d
NR - Route Utilisation Strategy - Technical Guide
NR - Stakeholders Consultation Guide
Network Rail Annual Return 2013
Great Western electrification project FAQ
NR's Biodiversity impacts study on electrification of Gatehampton viaduct
NR's Proposed plan for electrification of Gatehampton viaduct
Heathrow Express - Facts & Figures - Statistics on our Service
NR's Board of Directors
NR's Code of Ethics
NR's Chairman's Statement of Responsibilities
NR's CEO's Statement of Responsibilities
NR Members Annual Statement
NR's Safety, Health & Environment Terms of Reference
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Great Western Railway
Great Western Electrification
Overhead Electrification Types
Goring Footbridge Model 1 (annotated)
Timeline of NR's activities on GWR
AONBs & Conservation:
Chilterns Conservation Board presentation to NR, 15 July 2015
Chilterns AONB
Article on Electrification in the Goring Gap on Chilterns AONB website
North Wessex Downs AONB
National Trust report on AONBs and Development
National Trust - Protecting England's Special Countryside
National Trust - England's natural beauty areas at risk
English National Parks Vision and Circular 2010
Gatehampton Viaduct
SODC Planning consent for installation of OLE on Gatehampton viaduct, Jan 2015
NR Planning application to install OLE on Gatehampton viaduct
Moulsford Viaduct
Government & Consultation:
Hansard 25 June 2015
A user guide to stakeholder consultation
HM Govt Code of Practice on Consultation, July 2008
Consultation Principles October 2013
Office of Rail Regulation - Network Rail Regulation
Office of Rail Regulation - Performance investigation report June 2014
Legislation & Planning:
Section 85, Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Whole Act)
Planning Practice Guidance
Section 11A(2) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
'Have regard' duties
Permitted Development Rights
General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) March 2015.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
What are permitted development rights? - Planning Practice Guidance
National Planning Policy Framework - paragraph 155
The Planning Act 2008
Media and electrification reports
Modern Railways article on £3b GWR electrification costs, Dec 2015
Daily Telegraph article 3 Jan 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/12078265/Rail-electrification-ruining-English-countryside.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33270017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33270586
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/25/network-rail-chief-to-step-down-as-385bn-upgrades-are-delayed
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/25/network-rail-chief-to-step-down-as-385bn-upgrades-are-delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-32397853
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/29-talks-continue-over-future-of.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-35231278
BBC News - New High Speed Hitachi train
Goring Gap News Electrification reports
Rail Electrification report (No 1) - GGN June 2015
Rail electrification update (No 2) - GGN July 2015
Network Rail Drop-in mtg (No 3) - GGN Oct 2015
Rail electrification update (No 4) - GGN Jan 2016
