Five railway stations are set to open in the West Midlands following confirmation that the government would allocate £59m towards them. Three stations on the Camp Hill line (Moseley, Kings
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MP fears Leamside station will not be included in plans
An MP has raised concerns that a station at Fence Houses may not be delivered under an option being considered to restore the Leamside line. Click here for the article
Continue readingDfT confirms EWR and Ashington reopening funding
The Department for Transport has confirmed funding towards two rail projects. £760m will reopen the railway line between Bicester and Bletchley with a new railway station at Winslow. By 2025,
Continue readingSixteen bids to third round of New Stations Fund
Sixteen bids for proposed railway stations were submitted to the latest round of the New Stations Fund following a Freedom of Information request. The scheme offered contributions towards the delivery
Continue readingFinancing agreement confirmed for Crossrail
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL), the Department for Transport (DfT) and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package for the final phase of the
Continue readingCall for evidence to Union Connectivity Review
Sir Peter Hendy has issued a call for evidence to the Union Connectivity Review. Although a fixed link between mainland Great Britain and Northern Ireland have dominated reports on this
Continue readingFunding deal halts Crossrail 2 work
The new funding deal to support Transport for London through to March 2021 includes the cessation of all consultancy work on Crossrail 2, which will further delay the project that
Continue readingGovernment rules out Doncaster-Sheffield Airport chord
The government has advised that it does not believe that the proposed chord to serve Doncaster-Sheffield Airport does not deliver good value for money in its current guise. The scheme,
Continue readingScotland withholds engagement with Union Connectivity review
The Scottish government has blocked officials from engaging with the union connectivity review, whose terms of reference were published in early October. One of the options being put forward to
Continue readingSkipton-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
Continue readingGovernment announces fifty bids to second round of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund
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
Continue readingFirst 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
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