Essex County Council Cabinet are expected to approve an agreement to formalise a Housing Infrastructure Fund grant for over £200m at a meeting next week. The funding will deliver Beaulieu
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Category: East Anglia
Network Rail confirms rail closures to deliver Soham
Network Rail have confirmed the dates when the railway line through Soham will be closed to enable the construction of the new railway station. Engineers will need to work on
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Final push for Norfolk Orbital Railway land purchase
A campaign group has confirmed that it has nearly raised £100k towards former railway land between High Kelling and Holt as it launches a final push to raise the final
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Council leader raises concerns about Long Stratton proposals
The leader of South Norfolk council has raised concerns that a new station at Long Stratton is a pipe dream without Network Rail on board. Railfuture have shared a report
Continue readingMayor visits Soham station construction site
Mayor James Palmer this week visited the site of the new railway station at Soham which is being funded with £18.6m from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority which he
Continue readingCambridge South consultation opens
Network Rail is inviting the public to have their say on the next stage of development for the new Cambridge South station during the second round of public consultation, now
Continue readingSoham station contract awarded
Network Rail has awarded the contract to build Soham railway station to J Murphy and Sons Ltd. The enabling works are expected to begin this autumn with the main construction
Continue readingRestoring Your Railway bid lined up for Sawston
A working group has been formed to submit a Restoring Your Railway ideas fund bid for a railway station serving Sawston. The station would be located on the railway line
Continue readingWisbech rail plan business case signed off
In a historic vote, the business case for re-opening the Wisbech rail link was this week approved by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The Transport and Infrastructure Committee was
Continue readingMaldon bid submitted to Restoring Your Railway fund
The MP for Maldon has submitted a bid to Ideas fund of the Restoring Your Railway fund for the restoration of the Maldon – Witham railway line. Click here for
Continue readingPreferred location for Cambridge South selected
Network Rail has confirmed the location of Cambridge South railway station following a public consultation in early 2020. The northern option has been chosen. A second round of public consultation
Continue readingDraft Wisbech business case puts cost at £220m
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board reviewed the latest draft of the March-Wisbech business case. The draft full business case puts the project at GRIP 3B. Further work has
Continue readingNetwork Rail submits planning application for Soham
Proposals for a new railway station in Soham have taken a step forward with the submission of an application to East Cambridgeshire District Council for permission to build the station.
Continue reading2018-19 Station Usage figures release shows new station progress
The Office of Rail and Road released the estimate of station usage figures for 2018-19 in January 2020 enabling a review of passenger numbers at the recent additions to the
Continue readingChancellor funds new stations and tram stop in 2020 budget
Rishi Sunak has confirmed funding for substantial investments across the country in the 2020 budget. Cottam Parkway on the Preston – Blackpool line was allocated £25m from the Transforming Cities
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