An update to Bedford councillors has confirmed progress is being made on the proposed railway station at Wixams. Following discussions with the Department for Transport, Network Rail are taking forward
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Approval given for detailed design work for Aldridge
The Department for Transport has given conditional approval to start work on an outline business case to build and open a station on the Sutton Park line to provide direct
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Government confirms funding allocation to help close the Portishead gap
The Department for Transport has granted £15.5m towards work to restore the railway line to Portishead. It follows a £10m commitment from North Somerset Council and is expected to be
Continue reading More investment announced in Restoring Your Railway Fund update
Nine schemes will share £15m of funding following the completion of an initial business case that was supported by RYR funding in the Ideas Fund. It was released alongside a
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Wellington and Cullompton receive funding to move forward
Network Rail will be taking the lead on the next stage of work to deliver railway stations serving Wellington and Cullompton following a £5m award from the Restoring Your Railway
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Aldridge and Coventry VLR included in priority list for transport funding
A new railway station at Aldridge and setting up Coventry Very Light Rail have been sent to the DfT as priority schemes for the West Midlands City Region Sustainable Transport
Continue reading Politicians call for Beam Park to be funded following funding clarification
Politicians have claimed that residents of a new development in London feel deceived after the Department for Transport confirmed that it would not be funding the railway station at Beam
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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
Continue reading Business case for Consett line submitted
Durham County Council have submitted a Strategic Outline Business Case to the Department for Transport for the restoration of the railway line serving Consett. Different route options appear to have
Continue reading Thirteen proposals receive funding from Restoring your Railway ideas fund
The Department for Transport have confirmed that thirteen bids to the third round of the Restoring your Railway ideas fund have been awarded funding, enabling them to progress initial Strategic
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Frustration at proposed timetable for Reston
Supporters of the railway station being built at Reston have expressed frustration that the newly opened station may only be served by eight trains per day according to the proposed
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Three further stations funded by New Stations Fund
Three railway stations will receive funding from round 3 of the New Stations Fund following an investment announcement by the government today. Marsh Barton, near Exeter plus White Rose and
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Review could see cuts to Northumberland line service and stations
Service frequencies could be halved to hourly and Bebside railway station could be removed from plans to reopen the Northumberland railway line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Ashington. The government
Continue reading Regular services to Okehampton gain Restoring Your Railway funding
Regular passenger services are set to be restored on a popular railway line in the south-west of England for the first time in almost 50 years, thanks to £40.5 million
Continue reading Cullompton and Wellington move forward with DfT submission
The Devon and Somerset Metro board submitted the Strategic Outline Business Case for reopening the railway stations at Cullompton and Wellington to the Department for Transport. The SOBC was funded
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