The mayor of Watford has arranged for discussions to be held to discuss light rail alternatives for the Croxley rail link near Watford. The proposed extension of the Metropolitan line
Continue reading »Talks on link between Bristol Airport and Taunton
Bristol Airport and Somerset County Council have held discussions with regards to creating a rail link between Taunton and Bristol Airport. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Cambridge North pushes over 300,000 passengers in first year
Cambridge North celebrated its first birthday this month with a target busting 320,000 passengers using the railway station. More than 10,000 passengers are now using the station every week, which
Continue reading »Portishead funding bid declined
There are concerns about the future of the proposed railway line to Portishead after it was unsuccessful for a funding bid to cover the shortfall following an increase in costs.
Continue reading »Brent Cross Thameslink station CPO approved
A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) has been approves to enable the procurement of land that will be used to construct a railway station at Brent Cross. The station in north
Continue reading »Barking Riverside extension delayed by seven months
Delays caused by complications encountered during the detailed design and removing Carillion from the tender process have resulted in a seven month delay to the issuing of the ITT for
Continue reading »Fantastic start for Kenilworth
Around 1,000 people used the new railway station at Kenilworth on the first day of opening with many more using the station in its first week of operation. Click here
Continue reading »Okehampton Sunday services confirmed
Four trains will operate each way between Okehampton and Exeter on summer Sundays between 20 May and 9 September. Click here for the article Details of the trains can be
Continue reading »Heathrow western link consultation set to open next week
A further consultation is set to open into the proposed western link serving Heathrow on 11 May. This will enable trains from Reading to directly approach Heathrow. The consultation will
Continue reading »Reston campaign collects 3,000 signatures
The campaign to restore the railway station at Reston has collected a 3,000 signature petition that it wants to present to the Scottish Transport Minister. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Next meeting of SELRAP to update on progress
The next public meeting of SELRAP who are campaigning to restore the railway line between Skipton and Colne is set to be held on 14 May at Herriotts Hotel, Skipton.
Continue reading »Politicians push forward Clitheroe-Hellifield proposal
Local politicians have been lobbying key stakeholders to help restore the railway line between Clitheroe and Hellifield. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Plans submitted for Kintore
Network Rail has submitted plans for the railway station at Kintore. Plans have been submitted to Aberdeenshire County Council for a two platform station with car park. It is planned
Continue reading »Magor discussed in parliament
The proposal for a railway station serving Magor has been discussed in parliament. The transport minister responded to advise that proposal needed to be worked on before funding could be
Continue reading »Council launches Armagh study
A study has been launched to investigate restoring the railway line between Armagh and Portadown. Click here for the article
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