Two MPs have submitted a bid to the Restoring your Railway ideas fund to restore passenger services to Goodrington and Churston, which are currently located on the Dart Valley Railway.
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St Anne’s Park station application submitted
The MP for Bristol East has submitted a bid to the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund to reopen the railway station at St Anne’s Park. The station site is located
Continue readingFirst round winners of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund announced
Ten bids to the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund are to share £500,000 to develop proposals to enhance, build or reopen railway lines and stations. The funding will provide up to
Continue readingPictures show progress at Reading Green Park
Earthworks are progressing at the railway station being constructed at Reading Green Park. Work is continuing on site as the pictures taken last Friday show. The station will be located
Continue readingCouncil approves procurement of professional services contracts for Portishead line
Progress on restoring the railway line to Portishead has moved forward following the approval of professional services contracts by North Somerset Council Contracts for rail engineering technical support and rail
Continue reading2018-19 Station Usage figures release shows new station progress
The Office of Rail and Road released the estimate of station usage figures for 2018-19 in January 2020 enabling a review of passenger numbers at the recent additions to the
Continue readingTimetabling issues knocks Exminster back
A railway station at Exminster is unlikely to be delivered because of insufficient capacity to accommodate further stops on the railway line between Exeter and Newton Abbot. The proposed station
Continue readingCouncil meets to establish governance for Cullompton and Wellington
Mid Devon Council Cabinet is meeting on Thursday 26 March to establish the governance to take forward work on proposed railway stations at Cullompton and Wellington. A bid has been
Continue readingCouncil submits bid for Waterside line feasibility study
Hampshire Council has submitted a bid to the Restoring Your Railway fund to restore passengers train services on the Waterside line between Hythe and Totton. Source: BBC
Continue readingCouncil sets out bid for Heathfield line
Teignbridge Council plan to submit a bid to the Restoring Your Railway fund for the restoration of the Heathfield railway line between Bovey Treacy and Newton Abbot. Click here for
Continue readingWiltshire Council shares expected bids to Restoring Your Railway fund
Wiltshire Council has published the bids to the Restoring Your Railway fund where it expects to be the lead promoter. It has been working on a submission to the March
Continue readingSwindon Council discusses second station
Swindon Council have discussed opportunities with Network Rail to create a second railway station serving Swindon. Potential locations for the station have not been placed in the public domain. Click
Continue readingMP submits Wellington (Somerset) funding bid
The MP for Taunton Deane has submitted a bid to the Restoring Your Railway fund to progress the proposed railway station serving Wellington. The station is expected to be part
Continue readingMP backs Edginswell bid to NSF3
The MP for Torbay has confirmed that he will support a bid to round 3 of the New Stations Fund for a railway station serving Edginswell. The station would be
Continue readingTwo Restoring Your Railway fund applications made for Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight MP has made two submissions for funding studies to the first round of the Restoring Your Railway fund. The MP has requested funding to investigate extending
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