Fifty bids to build or reopen lines and stations closed during the Beeching cuts, with the potential to level up regional economies and boost access to jobs and education, have
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First 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 readingSkipton-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
Continue readingSixty applications to Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund
The membership of the virtual panel that will review the 60 applications to the first round of the Ideas Fund has been confirmed. The Ideas Fund panel members are: Chris
Continue readingDfT happy with Crossrail 2 business case
The Department for Transport has advised Transport for London that the strategic outline business case for Crossrail 2 is robust and no further work is required. The new line would
Continue readingDoncaster Sheffield Airport rail link proposals submitted to government
The Sheffield City Region, Doncaster Council and the Peel Group (owners of Doncaster Sheffield Airport) have taken a major step forward today by submitting an outline business case to the
Continue readingDepartment for Transport reveals further details about Restoring Your Railway Fund
The Department for Transport has revealed further information about the £500m Restoring Your Railway fund that was launched late last month. The fund will be split three ways to support
Continue readingHeathrow Western Rail Link waiting for funding decision
Progress on Heathrow Western Rail Link is currently waiting for a decision from the government with regards to the amount that it is prepared to fund. Click here for the
Continue readingEWR Phase 2 approved
Network Rail are set to begin work on phase 2 of East West Rail after the Secretary of State for Transport approved the Transport and Works Act order application. Once
Continue readingCampaigners 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
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 readingGovernment slips expected opening date of southern access to Heathrow to 2030’s
There has been frustration expressed by a number of stakeholders after the government published strategic objectives for the Southern Access to Heathrow, which has slipped the opening date to Heathrow.
Continue readingEWR Bedford – Cambridge gains NSIP designation
Businesses between Bedford and Cambridge were celebrating today, as Government declared their section of the East West Rail Project a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). This means that following comprehensive
Continue readingGovernment funding allocated to Camp Hill line stations
The government has allocated £15m to the project to open railway stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell. Planning applications are set to be submitted for Kings Heath and Hazelwell,
Continue readingCanary Wharf Group in talks to deliver Euston link
The Canary Wharf Group is understood to be in discussions with the government to deliver a new underground link between London Euston and Canary Wharf. The discussions follow a request
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