Calls for county council funding investment to save Skipton-Colne

The Labour leader for Lancashire County Council has called for Lancashire County Council to contribute towards the £330,000 cost for an engineering study, which will be essential to progress the

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Skipton-Colne campaign group launches crowdfunder

Skipton East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) have started a crowdfunder to raise £5,000 for a consultant who can pull together existing work and enable further bids for money. Click here

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Skipton-Colne steps forward

The campaign group seeking to restore the railway line between Skipton and Colne have shared an update on the progress being made. It is understood that the feasibility study commissioned

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Skipton-Colne moves forward through rail pipeline

The government has confirmed that the project to reinstate the railway line between Skipton and Colne has moved from the decision to initiate stage to the develop stage of the

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Building Society backs Skipton-Colne campaign

The Chief Executive of Skipton Building Society has backed the campaign to restore the railway line between Skipton and Colne. Click here for the article

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Campaigners across the country welcome government funding

Campaigners from across the UK have welcomed the announcement of government funding to support the restoration of railway station and lines. The government has committed £500m towards work that will

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Politicians lobby new government about rail projects

MP’s and Lords have wasted no time in lobbying the new transport secretary Grant Shapps about proposed rail projects. Supporters of the Skipton-Colne line have already raised the profile of

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Earby meeting to discuss SELRAP plans

An open meeting will be held on 8 July 2019 at the Earby Community Centre at 7pm to discuss the proposals to restore the railway line between Skipton and Colne.

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Hyndburn Council seek extension of rail link services to Accrington

The senior team at Hyndburn Council have written to the Department for Transport to ask for services on the proposed rail link between Skipton and Colne to be extended from

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Council leader encourages region to consider rail link ahead of M65 extension

The leader of Pendle Borough Council has called for Transport for the North to consider the railway link ahead of unfeasible proposals such as extending the M65 from Colne towards

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Westminster meeting brings SELRAP stakeholders together

A meeting involving politicians, Department for Transport, Network Rail, Transport for the North and key stakeholders has been held to discuss the reopening of the railway line between Skipton and

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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

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Next meeting of SELRAP to update on progress

The next public meeting of SELRAP who are campaigning to restore the railway line between Skipton and Colne is set to be held on 14 May at Herriotts Hotel, Skipton.

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Transport secretary set to announce Skipton-Colne feasibility study

The Transport Secretary is set to announce a feasibility study into the restoration of the railway line between Skipton and Colne. Click here for the article

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Positive meeting for Skipton-Colne link

Representatives of SELRAP have noted a positive meeting in Westminster as a clear indication that the project is a probable project. They are waiting to see if the proposed line

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