The National Infrastructure Commission has advised that future rail transport investment should consider the wide range of benefits that rail brings to communities, according to the national infrastructure commission. The
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Government announces fifty bids to second round of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund
Fifty bids to build or reopen lines and stations closed during the Beeching cuts, with the potential to level up regional economies and boost access to jobs and education, have
Continue readingSixty applications to Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund
The membership of the virtual panel that will review the 60 applications to the first round of the Ideas Fund has been confirmed. The Ideas Fund panel members are: Chris
Continue readingDepartment for Transport reveals further details about Restoring Your Railway Fund
The Department for Transport has revealed further information about the £500m Restoring Your Railway fund that was launched late last month. The fund will be split three ways to support
Continue readingTransport Secretary announces third round of New Stations Fund
Grant Shapps is set to announce the third round of the New Stations Fund on a visit to Fleetwood today with a fresh £20m funding round. The previous two rounds
Continue reading2017-18 station usage statistics released
All railway stations that have joined the railway network in the last five years have experienced growth compared to 2016/17. The Office of Rail and Road has published the estimates of
Continue readingConsultants propose HS4Air
Consultants have proposed a High Speed railway line that would connect the HS1 at Ashford with HS2 at Denham running via Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Click here for the article
Continue readingGroup calls for network development fund
The Campaign for Better Transport has written to the Transport Secretary urging for the creation of a network development fund to pay for the restoration of railway stations and lines
Continue readingNew Stations Fund round 2 stations announced
Five proposed railway stations in England and Wales are set to open by May 2020 following the announcement of the successful bids to round 2 of the New Stations Fund.
Continue readingNew guide launched to support proposed rail schemes
The Campaign for Better Transport and Railfuture have launched a new guide to help local communities understand the process of creating new rail infrastructure such as railway stations and railway
Continue readingUnderground option for Bradford HS ambitions
An underground railway station is one of the options for bringing high speed rail into Bradford as part of a proposed high speed line running between Leeds and Manchester. Click
Continue readingLooking forward to 2017
2017 is set to be another positive year for proposed railway stations and lines. There are a number of developments that will add to the 2,560 railway stations already open
Continue readingReview of 2016
When we began 2016, there were a number of proposed railway stations and lines that were set to be completed by the end of the year. Whilst the year has
Continue readingHead of HS2 backs South Yorkshire Parkway
Sir David Higgins has backed the creation of a South Yorkshire HS2 parkway railway station between Doncaster and Rotherham. He noted that it could take pressure off thr A1 and
Continue readingNew Stations Fund – Round 2 contenders – updated
The second round of the New Stations Fund sees up to £20m allocated to projects to open railway stations on the national rail network in England and Wales. The first
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