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
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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
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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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Government confirms funding contribution to West Midlands stations
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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Oxford-Witney corridor bid put forward for Restoring Your Railways – Ideas fund
A bid for the Carterton-Witney-Oxford corridor is to be submitted to round 3 of the Restoring Your Railways – Ideas Fund, which closes on 5 March. Click here for the
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Timetable changes could scupper Golborne plans
Proposals to relieve pressure on the Manchester Oxford Road corridor could create issues with regards to the services that serve the proposed railway station at Golborne. The services between Manchester
Continue readingMP 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
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