A cautionary tale for anyone naive enough to think that things move quickly and easily with local authorities. Today's
Oxford Mail declares that the Cowley Branch Line (which would include a station to serve the Science Park and the Kas Stad) is one step closer to completion after winning the backing of councillors. The article states confidently: "
The line, which is currently used for freight serving the BMW plant in Cowley, could be opened as early as December 2026".
Pardon my scepticism, but
I last wrote about the topic on here in 2019 when estimates suggested we might see trains serving passengers on the line during 2020. Prior to that, in 2014, Chiltern Railways said that they hoped to get trains running by the end of the decade.
If getting permission for something at The Triangle gets delayed by anything - and my point is that it probably will because public bodies don't move quickly - then we may yet end up being able to catch a train to Grenoble Road for home games in the meantime!