A bid has been made the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund for a railway station at Stockingford. The station would be located west of Nuneaton on the railway line towards
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Councils across the UK provide support towards numerous projects to reopen rail schemes. This can include protecting the trackbed, adding it to Local Transport Plans and Development Proposals and conducting feasibility studies.
England’s Heartland passenger rail study identifies ten opportunities
The phase one passenger rail study into the England’s Economic Heartland area has been shared ahead of further work and a consultation into the regions transport strategy. It has identified
Continue readingPlanning permission granted for White Rose station
Planning permission for the new railway station White Rose that will be located south of Leeds on the railway line between Leeds and Huddersfield has been granted. Source: LCC Planning
Continue readingCouncil pledges £2m to clear Skelmersdale station site
Lancashire County Council have pledged £2m to clear the college buildings that sit on the site of the proposed railway station for Skelmersdale and progress further work for the development
Continue readingHourly service proposed for Boulby line
A study has proposed an hourly service on the freight line that serves Boulby potash mine. Redcar and Cleveland Council has commissioned a report that has proposed halts at Saltburn
Continue readingNew Stations Fund 3 bid submitted for Magor
Monmouthshire Council and the campaign group supporting Magor and Undy Walkway railway station have submitted a bid to round 3 of the New Stations Fund ahead of the deadline yesterday.
Continue readingWork begins on next phase of Blackpool tram extension
The next phase of Blackpool’s town centre regeneration is set to get underway in the first week of June as contractors prepare to start on site at Talbot Gateway. This
Continue readingEtruria and Stoke-Leek bids unsuccessful
Two applications to the first round of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund will be resubmitted in a later round. Although an application for Meir railway station was allocated funding,
Continue readingDunston Heath proposed in Local Plan consultation
A garden village with a railway station has been put forward in a consultation response to the South Staffordshire council local plan. The station would be located between Stafford and
Continue readingBrent Cross West receives planning permission
A railway station that will join the Thameslink network in north London has been given detailed planning permission following a planning committee. The station is due to be built by
Continue readingCouncil consults on Haxby railway station NSF3 bid
City of York Council has opened a short consultation into a proposed bid to New Stations Fund 3 for a railway station at Haxby. The proposed railway station located on
Continue readingYorkshire bids for Restoring Your Railway fund
Bids have been made to improve connectivity in Yorkshire by restoring railway lines and stations across the county. The campaign for Askern railway station has submitted an application to the
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 readingThanet Parkway decision deferred
The decision to progress a new railway station at Thanet Parkway has been deferred following the substantial impact of Coronavirus on council meetings. Kent County Council was expected to hold
Continue readingCouncil uses emergency procedures to complete agreement required for Warrington West funding
Warrington Borough Council has revealed that emergency procedures have had to be invoked to enable the signing of an agreement essential to release New Stations Fund funding. Over £4m was
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