Nine schemes will share £15m of funding following the completion of an initial business case that was supported by RYR funding in the Ideas Fund. It was released alongside a
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Category: Fleetwood
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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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
Continue readingPaper petition launched for Fleetwood campaign
Paper petitions have been placed around the town of Fleetwood for people who wish to show their support for restoring the railway line to Fleetwood. Click here for the article
Continue readingPetition for Fleetwood-Poulton tram launched
A petition has been launched to convert the railway line between Fleetwood and Poulton into a tramway. This follows a petition recently to restore a heavy rail service on the
Continue readingCouncillor calls for Fleetwood to be restored
A councillor has called for the railway line between Poulton and Fleetwood to be restored. A petition has been added to the governments website and has attracted over 1,000 signatures
Continue readingTrack and sleeper donation helps Fleetwood extension
The Poulton and Wyre Railway Society has received a donation of three 30ft sections of railway line and concrete sleepers to support their work to restore the railway line between
Continue readingFleetwood high on MP’s agenda
The MP for Fleetwood has noted that proposals to restore the railway line to the town remain high up on her agenda. Click here for the article
Continue readingCall for Fleetwood line volunteers
Volunteers are being called for to help tidy up the Fleetwood end of the Fleetwood to Poulton railway line. Click here for the article
Continue readingNetwork Rail propose Fleetwood junction removal
Network Rail has proposed to remove the junction that connects the Fleetwood branch with the rest of the rail network as part of a plan to increase train speeds through
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