Dear Editor
Not wishing to be tarred with the same brush as EWR’s PR department, I would like to clarify to Mr Ruff and your readers that my stated journey time of 45 minutes was in fact from the Science Park in North Cambridge (presumably also the target destination for many of the travelling academics and commuters) EWR is hoping to serve) to my home in North West Bedford.
Read: Letters: EWR – “Both sides are throwing out incorrect information”
This time is currently backed up by Google Maps which offers a rush hour time varying from 40 minutes to one hour.
From town centre to town centre, Google offers a span of times ranging from 45mins to 1hr 15mins if leaving at 8:00am – EWR chose to quote the longest of these naturally.
We can also expect this time to be dramatically reduced in 2027 now the Black Cat – Caxton link has started, this week according to news reports.
Along with the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, this should also make for a greener alternative to EWR’s current proposals – which, as Mr Ruff also suggests, shield suspicious motives.
Regards
James Stanbridge
Bedford
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