The Cambridge And St. Ives Railway Organisation
Local News Coverage - 2008-2010
St Ives to Cambridge guided bus firm faces £45m bill £76m Leigh Guided Busway on hold over cost fears (after visiting Cambridge) Guided busway to open 'next spring' Council will finish off work on guided busway 'Mr Busway' hopes he's on track for by-election victory Key part of long-overdue busway is finished early St Ives-Cambridge guided busway - still no progress on defects Busway bosses plan for emergency vehicles to use track MP brands busway 'a white elephant' MP leads debate on how to give city better transport Stalled busway praised as engineer takes ride Beleaguered busway opens its first branch line Bid to find money for new station St Ives-Cambridge Guided Bus: May open in December Council could be forced to finish guided busway work Stagecoach threatens to run fewer services due to delays Growing fears that guided buses won't run until 2011 Still no defect work completed on Guided Bus Councillors slam inept guided bus contractors Review planned into what went wrong with busway Council full steam ahead on £22m station plans Cambridge busway firm 'fined' 6m for delays More anger after latest report into busway delay Guided busway boss will deliver conference speech St Ives to Cambridge Guided Busway soil testing moves on to next step Getting cash from BAM Nuttall 'may be difficult' MP calls for inquiry over guided bus 'fiasco' Anger over lack of progress on busway repairs Probe into guided bus is rejected Cambridge busway contractor misses deadline for repairs No opening date for guided bus until "at least July" Long wait for bus gets even longer as deadlines pass Flood water set to shrink guided bus cycle track St Ives to Cambridge guided busway defects checklist update Cambridge guided busway's track base to be checked More guided busway delays Problem jobs on busway to be finished by mid-June Transport bosses miss deadline to name date for guided busway Jurassic park and ride plan for guided busway Little Progress Made On Correcting Defects On The St Ives To Cambridge Guided Busway Constructors give talk on 'how to build busway' Date for opening expected after busway 'progress' Cambridge Guided Bus was a "bad idea from the start" say Lib Dems Contractor attacks council over guided bus criticism Dismay over paralysed guided busway Council blames contractor for guided bus delay Let's have real rail says Norman (CGB used as argument against Leigh busway) Transport bosses take out loans to pay for guideway Photos of Edinburgh Guided Busway being converted to a tramway (page 3) Bus slogan drives home anger over guideway delays Cambridge to St Ives guided busway stand-off continues Guided bus delays spark anger Guided bus chief flies Down Under to see busway in action Operators hit out at costly hold-ups to guided busway £14000-a-day penalty charge for contractors Guided bus art costs £100000 Guided busway path hit by freezing floods Parties meet but no date for busway yet No deadline set for Cambridge guided busway completion Guided busway bad weather fears Council spend £23000 on artwork for over-budget busway Guided busway road sign blunder (and Christmas satire) Millions at stake after latest busway wrangle Well at least someone is using the guided busway... Guided bus 'millions of pounds over budget' Further delay for St Ives-Cambridge busway as company insists on festive break Lights blazing Hurdles on the route to getting bus in service New dispute over claims that busway viaduct is 'unsound' Where will the bus go from here? Claims guided busway is faulty St Ives-Cambridge guided bus set for further delay Opening of guided bus halted by yet another delay CEN poll: Are you looking forward to the Guided bus? But you could always get on your bike... Another deadline missed on the St Ives-Cambridge guided busway Will guided busway be ready in time? Misguided and Bust Clock ticking as slabs block St Ives-Cambridge guided busway Come on mate. You could get a bus through there... St Ives-Cambridge guided busway road crossing 'dangerous' Route for guided bus 'waste of time and cash' Anger rises as more bus cuts are flagged Scooters the latest to invade busway Villagers hit by cuts in buses 'forced to drive' Kissing goodbye to 'kiss and ride' annoys villagers Cambridge to St Ives guided bus journeys will be no quicker Guided buses 'will start in November' St Ives to Cambridge guided busway to cost millions more Busway guides teen burglars to victim Council blasted after SIXTY signposts and signs are put up around ONE bus stop Forest of aluminium drives us up the pole St Ives to Cambridge guided bus ticketing delay Track 'cracks are not a problem' Safety fears as truck is stuck on guideway Cow breaks onto guided bus Further delays for guided busway Guided bus is delayed yet again GUIDED BUS: The list of tasks still needed before service can begin Delayed again? No date set for opening of Guided Bus St Ives rail line costs wrong - campaigners Axed rail lines may get back on track Driver's guided busway stunt After guided busways - guided truckways! Blue is still the colour but Bradney is derailed Cyclists make tracks along guided busway Public barred from guided bus debate Toads 'massacred' on guided busway 'Minor fault' stops guided bus in its tracks Council in peace deal over busway Guided bus firm locks horns over new contractor Criminals use guided bus as secret escape route Concern raised over flood risk to busway Guided bus pair put on rack over key meeting Guided bus launch delayed until end of summer Guided buses to miss out city stops Fears guided bus £6 million over budget New money crisis hits guided buses Financial problems for guided bus scheme Work on busway junction begins 'Sabotage' at guided bus sites Guided bus route traffic chaos ends early On-street guided bus link scrapped Chiefs fume over claims bus will add to pollution Death-trap roadworks safety plan Lib Dems slam £500000 bill for guided bus stops Busway works to cause more chaos Works for busway to close road Busway flooded with food waste Busway begins rest of its journey westwards Roadworks cause misery for pupils Residents set for road chaos amid guided bus works Protests ignored - so Jackie parks on track Busway passes milestone Bridge set to reopen at last Damaged lorry stops busway Up and down ride of the guided busway! Fears over safety of guided busway Bridge work driving motorists to despair Bridge is even longer on road to nowhere Alert over risk at guided bus sites Chaos on main road starts - and it'll last for 10 months 'Irritating' cracks in guideway Homes built on guided bus land Businesses fume over delays in bus project Buses use guided system for first time Guided bus trials poised to begin Protests over busway work Busway immigrants 'embarrassing'
Older Local News Coverage - 2004
CEN September 8 2004
CEN September 8 2004
CEN August 31 2004
Hunts Post February 11 2004 - article 2
Hunts Post February 11 2004 - article 1
Cambridge Evening News February 9 2004
Hunts Post February 5 2004 - article 1
Hunts Post February 5 2004 - article 2
Hunts Post February 5 2004 - article 3
Cambridge Evening News January 23 2004
Local News Coverage - 2003
Hunts Post December 22 2003
Hunts Post December 18 2003
Hunts Post December 11 2003
Cambridge Evening News December 5 2003
Hunts Post December 4 2003
Cambridge Evening News November 27 2003
Cambridge Evening News November 18 2003
Cambridge Town Crier November 14 2003
Hunts Post November 5 2003
Cambridge Evening News October 31 2003
IndyMedia October 27 2003
Hunts Post October 22 2003
Indymedia October 10 2003
Cambridge Evening News October 10 2003
Cambridge Evening News October 09 2003
Hunts Post October 08 2003 - article 2
Hunts Post October 08 2003 - article 1
Cambridge Evening News September 30 2003
Hunts Post September 24 2003
Hunts Post September 17 2003
Cambridge Evening News September 17 2003 - article 2
Cambridge Evening News September 17 2003 - article 1
Cambridge Evening News September 2 2003
Hunts Post July 2003
Letters in the press
The Cambridge News Online letters page has more letters from local people and a search of the archives using the phrase 'St Ives Rail' will return most of the correspondence relating to CAST.IRON.
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