Wixams Railway Station, Construction begins |

Welcome back to Project Universal, the most up to date dirt watching channel on the entire internet. In this new series we move away from Universal Studios at Kempston Hardwick and head across the railway line to Wixams to watch the progression of the Wixams railways station.
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It's the extensive training I've been through. Thanks for the sub 👍

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[@PsychicLord]

The 'Harry Potter' platform (9 3/4) is actually situated in Kings Cross Station which is next door to St Pancras.

[@stanley3647]

@6:47 is EMR train (soon to be retired) Meridian Class 222 - to Sheffield or Nottingham.

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Keep it up. I'm hooked. 👍🏼

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Glad to hear it!

[@sarahhick97]

More uploads on the station please I live down the road from here 😆 been trying to nose and figure out what they have done so far be wicked if Aldi did change the plans for a supermarket 🤞🏼

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

I will do more once things start to happen. The Aldi thing is just me thinking out loud. There is nothing to base that idea on other than they do own the land. It would be nice not having to drive into Bedford to Aldi.

[@DavidKnowles0]

A series of bridges across that pond as a entrance into the park with two huge fountains on each side?

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

I like that idea, like a bigger Thorpe park bridge. However, Universal do not own that land.

[@davidfisher1645]

Good to see Wixams development getting a station BUT speaking as a resident of Bedford I dread to think of how many weekends we're going to have to put up with buses to Flitwick whilst they do this! Once upon a time if there was major work like this trains still ran but at dramatically reduced speed and I don't recall any accidents. Yes I am all in favour of safety but lets have a train service for everyone else as well, is it that difficult?

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

It's a good question. I wonder how they will work it, the rail will have to be lifted for sure to accommodate platforms between the lines.

[@DavidKnowles0]

I wonder if Universal will be making enquiries into whether the car auction house would be willing to sale up. I wouldn't be surprise a major hotel chain or two have as well.

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Unlikely

[@256united]

Chicken George !! The goat of chicken !!

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

It's just amazing!

[@DavidKnowles0]

I suppose now they have started work, the section 106 money is technically safe.

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

remember panny does not have harry potter. its next door at Kings cross. caroline

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Thank you

[@FAFO4wisdom-s9o]

So is this confirmation that the park is a go??? 😲😲😲

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

No. The station was being built anyway.

[@FAFO4wisdom-s9o]

@@ProjectUniversalUK I choose optimism. The park will be a go. 😉

[@beachlife2968]

Labour are the party of misery so wouldn't be surprised if they throw a spanner in the works.

[@Max.Fennig]

Bigger dump truck is called an ADT (Articulated dump truck) couldn’t quite make out the manufacturer, lynch runs various trucks so could be a Volvo, Bell, CAT or komatsu somewhere around 25-30 tonne I would say.

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Thanks for the input Max :-)

[@andyhuckle]

Really hope the 'future' Universal train exit transport hub will go on the Universal side rather than the Wixmas side - really doubt residents will be happy with the amount of traffic passing and it is a real ache of a journey to get to the park from that station.

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

I'm pretty sure it's will have an entrance each side.

[@gunnyo50]

​@@ProjectUniversalUK That makes the most logical sense of not having to travel all the way down the A6 into Wixams new train station. I could see the locals in Wixams being upset with the amount of traffic going in and out there daily especially the traffic for the proposed theme park & the film studio nearby.

[@paulr7898]

Jade 2 is Plywood.

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Thanks

[@mama_bex8468]

That was an EMR train

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Yes, a class 222 but I didn't want to get to geeky. The other trains are class 700's. But don't tell anyone I know that 🤫

[@jimhignett6993]

Platform 13 3/4 is at Paddington station. JK got them mixed up!

[@ProjectUniversalUK]

Good knowledge, thank you.

[@PsychicLord]

No it is not; poor knowledge.

[@jimhignett6993]

@@PsychicLord No its true, JK describes Paddington station with its wooden columns. She has admitted the mistake..Yes the trains go to Scotland but the description was about Paddington.