A meeting has been held tonight to debate the possibilities of returning trains back to Radstock. Click here for the story
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Cambridge County Council launches Wisbech study
Cambridge County Council is to undertake a study that looks into the wider economic benefits of reopening the line to Wisbech. Click here for the story
Continue readingNo Rail Capacity for New Town
The rail demands of a new town proposed south of London cannot be met by the existing infrastructure in place. Click here for the story
Continue readingCouncil signals interest in developing Cullompton Railway Station
Devon County Council has signalled that it will work with Somerset Council to reopen a station at Cullompton that will act as a hub for the nearby area. Click here
Continue readingBromsgrove Railway Station move approved by Worcestershire CC
Worcestershire County Council has approved its contribution to the move of Bromsgrove Railway Station to a more suitable site that would allow electrification and six car units. Click here for
Continue readingSurrey Canal Road Station Update
Lewisham Council has confirmed that there is no fixed date for the reopening of Surrey Canal Road Railway Station, although it should be delivered within two years of the commencement
Continue readingNetwork Rail starts surveys of East West Route
Network Rail is to launch topographical and ecology surveys of the East-West Rail route as part of steps to reopen the East-West route. Click here for the story
Continue readingFfestiniog Railway has no plans to extend to Bangor
The Ffestiniog and West Highland Railway has advised that it has no plans to reopen the line between Caernarfon and Bangor. Click here for the story
Continue readingMEP Candidate proposes several Stations
Richard Cottrell, Independent candidate for the West in the May 2014 European elections is calling for a number of railway stations to be opened across Somerset and Taunton Dene as
Continue readingLocal residents push for Portsmouth Station
More than twenty people attended a meeting to open a new station at Portsmouth, near Todmorden. Click here for the story
Continue readingMP pushes for Grove Railway Station
WANTAGE MP Ed Vaizey met transport minister Baroness Kramer and representatives from South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council to push for a new station at Grove. Click here for
Continue readingCouncil formally shelves Waterside line
Hampshire Council has formally shelved the reopening of the Waterside line that runs from Southampton to Totton and Hythe. Click here for the story
Continue readingStonehouse Station reopening features in consultation
The Gloucestershire Local Transport Board is currently consulting on fourteen transport schemes, one of which includes reopening Stonehouse railway station. What it is: Re-opening the railway station at Stonehouse Bristol
Continue readingSomerton and Langport Station proposals raised to transport secretary
David Warburton, Conservative Party Candidate from Frome and Somerton has shown transport secretary Patrick Mcloughlin the responses from local residents who want to see Langport and Somerton Railway stations reopen.
Continue readingDon Valley Report outlines benefits of reopening
A report which explores the prospect of restoring the Don Valley Railway Line has found passenger numbers would be high enough to sustain a service along the route. Click here
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