Dan Jarvis, mayor of the Sheffield City Region, has backed proposals to create a railway station at Doncaster Sheffield Airport on a diverted section of the East Coast Mainline. Click
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Crossrail 2 Project Update – May 2018
Crossrail 2 has published an update showing the progress being made on a number of factors. The key area is the independent affordability review, where the chair has been appointed.
Continue reading »Northern Line Extension update – May 2018
The Commissioners Report to the Transport for London Board on 23 May highlighted the latest position of construction work on the Northern Line Extension. In the new railway tunnels the
Continue reading »Beaulieu Park enters detailed planning stage
Representatives from key organisations have advised that the proposed railway station at Beaulieu Park has entered the detail planning and engineering stage. If the funding gap can be resolved, Network
Continue reading »Halton Curve work completed
Work to upgrade the Halton Curve so that an hourly train service could use it from December was completed over the bank holiday weekend. The Frodsham control area has been
Continue reading »Kintore planning application receives no opposition
None of the statutory bodies have issued objections to the planning application for a proposed railway station at Kintore. Click here for the article
Continue reading »SWR and Swanage Railway partnership deliver summer Saturday services
South Western Railway and the Swanage Railway have launched a partnership that will see summer Saturday services run by South Western Railway to Corfe Castle railway station. A return service
Continue reading »Calls for Warwick University railway station
The Green Party has called for the development of a railway station serving Warwick University following the completion of the railway station at Kenilworth. The proposed railway station would be
Continue reading »Call to restore station at Belford
A councillor has called for the restoration of the railway station at Belford by writing to the Transport Secretary. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Petition launched to move Portishead forward
Following the recent confirmation that a bid for funding had been unsuccessful, a petition has been launched stating how important the reopening of the railway line is for the local
Continue reading »Ten years since Alloa branch opened
ScotRail marked ten years since the Alloa line reopened on 15 May. Passenger services on the route were restored on that date in 2008 with a special steam train service
Continue reading »Testing commences on Rotherham Tram-Train route
Infrastructure and vehicle interface testing has begun on the Tram-Train route. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Rail magazine features three proposed schemes
This fortnights Rail magazine features three articles covering the focusing on the following proposed railway schemes. Skipton-Colne Blyth and Tyne (Ashington) Robin Hood line extension to Ollerton Issue 853 of
Continue reading »Light rail alternative for Croxley rail link
The mayor of Watford has arranged for discussions to be held to discuss light rail alternatives for the Croxley rail link near Watford. The proposed extension of the Metropolitan line
Continue reading »Talks on link between Bristol Airport and Taunton
Bristol Airport and Somerset County Council have held discussions with regards to creating a rail link between Taunton and Bristol Airport. Click here for the article
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