Ten bids to the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund are to share £500,000 to develop proposals to enhance, build or reopen railway lines and stations. The funding will provide up to
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Over 2,000 people sign Ivanhoe line petition within three days
A petition calling for the restoration of passenger trains on the Ivanhoe railway line has reached more than 2,000 signatures having just been created on 10 March. The line runs
Continue readingIvanhoe campaign group celebrates month of progress
The Campaign to Reopen the Ivanhoe line (CRIL) has celebrated a month of progress following an initial meeting of the feasibility study committee. It follows indications of interest from Amazon
Continue readingCouncils put money towards Ivanhoe feasibility study
Two councils have offered to contribute £10k each towards a feasibility study to investigate the restoration of passenger train services on the Ivanhoe line. Click here for the article
Continue readingTram-Trains could be used to restore Ivanhoe line services
Tram-Trains have been put forward as a potential solution to improve connectivity in the Burton area utilising the Ivanhoe line and the former Worcester-Derby railway between Stourbridge and Burton. Click
Continue readingCampaign group seeks funding to progress Ivanhoe case
The Ivanhoe Line Support Group has sought funding from members of the public to enable the campaign to progress with restoring the railway line between Leicester and Burton. Click here
Continue readingInformal meeting held to push forward Ivanhoe proposal
Last week, an informal meeting was held to discuss the possibility of creating an action group to reopen the Ivanhoe railway line between Leicester and Burton. A further meeting is
Continue readingLeicester to Burton report finds reopening uneconomic
A report commissioned by Leicestershire County Council has found the reopening of the Ivanhoe railway line between Leicester and Burton to passenger services uneconomic. The railway line requires substantial upgrades
Continue reading25 year rail strategy released for Leicestershire
A 25 year rail strategy for Leicestershire has focused on creating a connection to HS2 and speeding up train services on the Midland Mainline to London. Click here for the
Continue readingHS2 Opponents call for Ivanhoe line
Politicians opposed to HS2 in Leicestershire have advised that they would withdraw their opposition if the Ivanhoe line was upgraded and passenger trains run on it. Click here for the
Continue readingFive Years On – Wisbech and Ivanhoe
June 2014 marks five years since the publication of the Connecting Communities report into potential opportunities to expand the rail network. This blog will be publishing a set of posts
Continue readingFresh Calls for Ivanhoe line
The RMT Branch for Burton has called for the Ivanhoe Line running from Burton on Trent to Leicester via Coalville to be reopened to passenger services. This follows a letter
Continue readingNew Call to reopen Coalville Line
Two local politicians have written to the Transport Secretary to call for the railway line between Leicester and Burton on Trent to be reopened. Click here for the story This
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