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
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Council 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
Continue readingPlan for new Cirencester line progresses
Cotswold District Council has agreed to make up a funding shortfall for a feasibility study into reopening the railway line between Kemble and Cirencester. The railway line would be approximately
Continue readingGrove railway station could open this decade
A railway station at Grove between Didcot and Swindon could open towards the end of this decade. A council meeting discussing the Oxfordshire Railway Corridor study identified key infrastructure upgrades
Continue readingDevelopers propose new station near Gloucester
Developers of a proposed eco-village near Gloucester have included a railway station in their proposals. The railway station would be located on the Gloucester-Newport line on the site of either
Continue readingPortishead DCO progresses forward
Another small step for the project to restore the railway line to Portishead has been taken with the acceptance of the Development Consent Order (DCO) application by the Secretary of
Continue readingFurther funding allocated to Reading Green Park
The government has allocated £2.477m of additional funding from round 2 of the New Stations Fund towards Reading Green Park alongside £550k from the Local Growth Fund. The station is
Continue readingCouncil borrows funding for new Bridgwater station study
Sedgmoor District Council have borrowed money to fund a study into a new railway station north of Bridgwater that will serve an enterprise zone a former Royal Ordinance site near
Continue readingPortway Park and Ride faces funding shortfall
The costs for delivering a railway station serving Portway Park and Ride have increased by £1 million following the completion of development work to GRIP4. The report approved by Bristol
Continue readingCouncil meeting clash over Waterside line proposal
Councillors have clashed over proposals to reopen the railway line serving Hythe and Fawley. The line has been reviewed twice in the past decade with business cases not showing sufficient
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