The leader of Bradford Council has announced that the location of the railway station for Bradford if Northern Powerhouse Rail was routed through the city would be the St James
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The leader of Bradford Council has announced that the location of the railway station for Bradford if Northern Powerhouse Rail was routed through the city would be the St James
Continue readingSeveral proposed railway schemes have been mentioned in the Budget today (Wednesday 3 March). £40m to support regular services between Exeter and Okehampton subject to final approval of contracts and
Continue readingSixteen bids for proposed railway stations were submitted to the latest round of the New Stations Fund following a Freedom of Information request. The scheme offered contributions towards the delivery
Continue readingOrganisations have shared their responses to the call for evidence to the Union Connectivity Review. Belford Parish Council, located south of Berwick, have put forward a railway station at Belford,
Continue readingThe Office of Rail and Road has revealed the estimates of station usage for 2019-20. The busiest railway station remained London Waterloo with 7.3 million fewer entries and exits between
Continue readingThe government has revealed proposals to restore railway lines, stations and services in National Infrastructure Strategy, which was published earlier today (25 November). Fifteen proposals (listed below) have received funding
Continue readingSir Peter Hendy has issued a call for evidence to the Union Connectivity Review. Although a fixed link between mainland Great Britain and Northern Ireland have dominated reports on this
Continue readingThe Scottish government has blocked officials from engaging with the union connectivity review, whose terms of reference were published in early October. One of the options being put forward to
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingFifty 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 readingThe 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 readingThe 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 readingGrant 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 readingAll 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 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
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