A motion calling for three new railways stations to be investigated has been passed by Rochdale Borough Council. The council will write to Transport for Greater Manchester and Rochdale Stations
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Work begins on Carr Mill business case
St Helens Council have commenced work on the Strategic Outline Business Case for a railway station serving Carr Mill. The station is a long held ambition for the area and
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Public vote opens to name new Liverpool station
Members of the public have been given the opportunity to vote on the name of the railway station proposed at the St James site, which is located between Liverpool Central
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Council confirms Stoke-Leek study
Local councils will begin work in the spring on a study into restoring the railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Leek. They have received funding from the Restoring your Railway fund.
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Cottam Parkway consultation opens
Lancashire County Council have opened up a consultation into the proposed railway station at Cottam Parkway between Preston and Blackpool. The consultation will be open until 31 January 2022. The
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Planning permission granted for Headbolt Lane
Construction is expected to start next month following the granting of planning permission to build a railway station at Headbolt Lane. The line serving the station will be the first
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Thirteen proposals receive funding from Restoring your Railway ideas fund
The Department for Transport have confirmed that thirteen bids to the third round of the Restoring your Railway ideas fund have been awarded funding, enabling them to progress initial Strategic
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Council seeks Prime Minister’s support for Fleetwood link
Lancashire County Council is writing to the Prime Minister to ask for his continued personal support in the reopening of a rail link which could play a vital role in
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Council confirms it is not behind tram bid
Warrington Borough Council have confirmed that they have not submitted a bid related to the Salford to Warrington to Stockport tram and tram train bid made to round 3 of
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Blackpool North tram extension update
Blackpool Council has confirmed that the contractor is returning to site to complete works on the Blackpool North tram extension. Over the coming months overhead electric lines and new signals
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Headbolt Lane plans revealed in consultation
The expected designs for a new railway station in Kirkby have been shared as part of a short consultation into the proposals. Rail users, residents and businesses are invited to
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Headbolt Lane station funding confirmed
Plans for a railway station at Headbolt Lane have stepped forward following agreement to allocate £66m from the Transforming Cities Fund. The full scheme includes the extension of the Merseyrail
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Call to fund next stage of Fleetwood reports
Two local councillors have called for Lancashire County Council to allocate funds towards the next stage of reports required to progress proposals to provide a rail based service on the
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Timetable changes could scupper Golborne plans
Proposals to relieve pressure on the Manchester Oxford Road corridor could create issues with regards to the services that serve the proposed railway station at Golborne. The services between Manchester
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At a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority today, funding was allocated towards a new railway station at Golborne plus the development work for further railway stations and Metrolink
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