Wantage and Grove Station

List of References relevant to Grove Station:

Reports and Planning:

1963 British Railways Board The Reshaping of Britain’s Railways
2008: VoWHDC. Outline application for Grove and Wantage Station including means of access
2009 - Jun: The Association of Train Operating Companies. Connecting Communities
2016 – Feb: East Hanney Parish Council . Evidence - Wantage / Grove Railway Station
2016: OCC “Conncting Oxfordshire”. Local Transport Plan 2015-2031. Volume 3. Rail strategy.
2016: VoWHDC. Local Plan to 2031
2018 - Aug: OCC & VoWHDC. Wantage & Grove Station. Statement of Opinion
2021 – Feb: Railfuture. Oxford Metro
2021 – Jun: Network Rail. Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study
2022 - Jul: OCC. Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP5) to 2050. https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/roads-and-transport/connecting-oxfordshire/ltcp
2022 – Jun: Department for transport. Restoring Your Railway Fund Programme Update.
2022 – Jun: Office for National Statistics. How the population changed where you live: Census 2021
Ongoing: Railfuture. New Stations.

Media:

2009 – Jun: Herald Series. Train operators call for £4m reopening of Grove station
2010 - Apr: Oxford Mail. Plans for Oxford-Swindon rail link welcomed
2010 – Jul: BBC Oxford. Wantage Road station and Oxfordshire's lost railway
2012 - Jun: Herald Series . Wantage could get new station
2014 - Jan: Oxford Mail. Push is made to reopen Grove's railway station
2016 - Jun: Herald Series . New railway station at Grove is a priority for Oxfordshire County Council
2017 – Mar: Oxfordshire Guardian. Land lined up for new Grove railway station.
2017 – Nov: Oxford Mail. Closed lines and stations could be re-opened in new rail strategy being unveiled today
2020 – Jan: Oxford Mail. New Grove train station 'could open as soon as 2028'
2020 - Jul: Oxford Mail. Wantage railway station will not reopen in Beeching reversal
2021 - Feb: Oxford Mail. Wantage MP launches survey on need for new railway station in Grove
2021 – Mar: Herald Series. Thousands support opening of railway station in Grove
2021 - Jun: Vale of White Horse District Council: Council calls on the government to support Grove Station
2021 – Jun Herald Series. : Government decision on Wantage Railway Station announced soon
2021 – Jul: Railadvent.co.uk. New study into Oxfordshire's railway opportunities released
2021 – Aug: Oxford Mail. Council calls Government to 'commit' to reopening Grove station
2022 – Feb: Trundleage.co.uk. Council budget includes funding for Oxfordshire rail enhancements study
2022 - Sep: Herald Series. Residents want Wantage and Grove railway to return https://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/21322938.residents-want-wantage-grove-railway-return/
2022 - Sep: BBC: Wantage & Grove station: Setback for reopening hopes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-62980474
2022 - Sep: Herald Series. Government has 'no plans' to rebuild Wantage & Grove station https://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/22645403.government-no-plans-rebuild-wantage-grove-station/

Parliament (Hansard):

2009 - Dec: Edward Vaizey MP.
2019 - Feb: Edward Vaizey MP.
2020 - Feb: David Johnston OBE MP
2020 - Dec: David Johnston OBE MP
2021 - Apr: David Johnston OBE MP
2022 - May: David Johnston OBE MP