Construction work is underway to develop a new platform for a new railway station in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, as part of the East West Rail project.

Winslow will be at the heart of the new railway which when fully built will transform travel between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.

More than 500 pre-cast concrete platform units are being lifted into position within the new railway cutting using a massive crane before work starts on the station building itself next spring.

This involves using a 250 tonne crawler crane, with a 62-metre arm - known as a 'lattice boom'.

A smart phone app has been developed to allow the platform units to be called for delivery in the exact construction sequence which is essential to manage the limited space available on site.

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Serving communities across the heart of the country, East West Rail aims to provides better, cheaper, quicker and greener transport.

Mark Cuzner, East West Rail Alliance project director, said: "This is a huge step for people in Winslow who haven’t been connected to the railway network for decades.

"With the platform units now being installed you get a real sense of what the station will look like when finished. East West Rail will bring people significant benefits and better access to housing and jobs, while providing reliable, quick, environmentally sustainable journeys and more affordable travel."

The first phase of the new railway, known as Connection Stage One between Oxford and Milton Keynes, is bringing 1000 direct employment opportunities and a further 500 through our supply chain in addition to injecting £1.1bn into the local economy.

After the platform has been installed work will begin on the new station building in the Spring of 2022 with the new track to be laid in early 2023.