A range of possible routes between Bedford, Cambridge and the East are being considered. The 2009 consultation from the East West Rail Consortium, based on the premise that granting planning permission for the rowing lake (watersports lake) compromises the route using the old track bed, considered the operating case for Bedford-Sandy-Hitchin against an alternative Bedford-Luton-Stevenage-Hitchin route. The Consortium has recently commissioned a study which will look at the two route options in more detail and will include developing a Bedford-Sandy route that avoids the lake. More information…