The deadline for a decision to be made on the Development Consent Order application for restoring the Portishead to Bristol railway line has been delayed by seven months to 19
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Category: South West
Wellington and Cullompton receive funding to move forward
Network Rail will be taking the lead on the next stage of work to deliver railway stations serving Wellington and Cullompton following a £5m award from the Restoring Your Railway
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Reading Green Park approaches completion
Construction work on Reading Green Park station is nearly complete as shown in aerial footage. The station will be located on the Reading-Basingstoke line and is expected to open this
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Welborne Garden Village receives council backing
Fareham Borough Council have backed plans for a railway station serving a new 6,000 home development north of Fareham following comments by Network Rail that advised that they had no
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Council budget includes funding for Oxfordshire rail enhancements study
£250k could be allocated towards a study into Oxfordshire railway schemes including Cowley, Wantage/Grove and Witney/Carterton if Councillors approve the Oxfordshire County Council 22/23 budget next week. Click here for
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Construction commences on Portway Park & Ride
Following the completion of preparatory works in December, construction has started on the railway station that will serve Portway Park and Ride. Most of the work will take place overnight
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Marsh Barton progressing well
Construction of the railway station at Marsh Barton is progressing well, with the piles and pile caps completed. Concrete slabs have been installed on platform 1. The station is expected
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Tavistock funding award pushes project up the agenda
Work on the business case to restore the railway line serving Tavistock has begun following the successful funding bid for Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund funding last year. Click here
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Kemble-Cirencester transport links study to commence
Work is to begin on a study to improve connectivity between Cirencester and Kemble, which has received contributions from the Restoring your Railway Ideas fund. Source: Cotswold District Council
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Campaigners meet to restore Bideford rail connection
A meeting of campaigners who are seeking to restore the railway line to Bideford have heard from campaigners who have supported the successful Okehampton campaign. The line would extend nine
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Construction set to start on Portway Park and Ride
Work has commenced on the site of the proposed railway station at Portway Park and Ride with the clearance of vegetation and establishment of the site compound. The station will
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MP raises concerns about Fawley funding
An MP has written to the Rail Minister expressing concerns about the onward push forwards with work to restore a regular service on the Fawley branch. He has expressed concerns
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Regular services start serving Okehampton
Okehampton gained an all year round service this morning following the arrival of the first passenger train this morning. The line has not had a regular service for more than
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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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Daily Okehampton service to commence in November
A daily railway service to Okehampton is expected to commence on 20 November following an infrastructure programme to improve the railway line. Trains will be approximately every two hours as
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