Hopes to reopen Thornbury and Charfield have been dashed by the sheer cost of reopening them compared to cycle and bus improvements. Click here for the story
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Soham Railway Station is an engineering possibility
Soham Railway Station is possible after a study by carried out by Network Rail and Atkins on behalf of East Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. With a study
Continue readingStratford Parkway halfway towards funding
Stratford on Avon Parkway is halfway towards being fully financed after the local council successfully bid for a grant from the governments Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The station is part
Continue readingLittleworth Halt takes baby step forward
Littleworth Halt is a campaign being taken forward by the local residents and MP John Hayes. He is using his political will to ensure that trains will stop at the
Continue readingAM supports Pye Corner
AN AM has said that a proposed new railway station in a Newport suburb would provide huge benefits for the local community. Mohammad Asghar, South Wales East AM, said Pye
Continue readingSix hundred sign Newtonhill petition
Six hundred people have signed a petition to open a railway station proposed at Newtonhill. Source: BBC News
Continue readingKenilworth Agreement Signed
This was posted on 5th May 2014. It has been placed in a more appropriate point to assist referencing in the future. Warwickshire County Council and John Laing have this
Continue readingBoscombe costs warning
A council meeting has heard how restoring the railway station at Boscombe could cost millions with the station requiring platforms that can accommodate ten carriage trains and lifts. Click here
Continue readingScottish Executive backs Waverley project
The Scottish Executive has given the go-ahead for restoring the Waverley railway line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. The executive has offered £115m towards the project. The news was criticised for
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