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
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Council 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
Continue readingFresh look at Waterside line
Hampshire County Council appears to have commenced work to review the feasibility of a new railway linking Southampton with Hythe. Work was formally shelved on the proposal in January 2014.
Continue readingCampaigners push for Hythe reopening as last railway wagons removed from Fawley
The last railway wagons have been removed from Fawley oil refinery leading to calls to reopen the line to Hythe also known as the Waterside branch. Click here for the
Continue readingHampshire Chamber of Commerce backs Waterside Line
Hampshire Chamber of Commerce has backed the reopening of the Waterside line despite it being rejected in a recent feasibility study. Click here for the story
Continue readingFive Years On – Hythe and Brixham
June 2014 marks five years since the publication of the Connecting Communities report into potential opportunities to expand the rail network. This blog will be publishing a set of posts
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 readingCouncil shelves Waterside line reopening
Hampshire Council is set to shelve plans to reopen a railway line serving Hythe and Hounsdown after a report was published that stated that the line was unlikely to generate
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