The government has announced the funding of two brand new railway stations in an announcement about five successful bids to the Housing Infrastructure Fund. Surrey Canal Road and Beaulieu Park
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Government funding allocated to Willenhall and Darlaston
Following on from the allocation of £15m of funding to Camp Hill Line stations last week, £10m has been allocated towards the restoration of railway stations at Willenhall and Darlaston.
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 readingWECA approves MetroWest funding
West of England Combined Authority approved funding to support the development of business cases for rail projects on 14 June 2019 Following the completion of the Outline develop a Full
Continue readingFunding award to trial Taunton to Bishops Lydeard services
Great Western Railway has announced that £60k will be allocated towards proposals to operate services between Taunton and Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway. The expectation is that a
Continue readingBudget announces £20m for East West Rail
In the 2018 budget, the government announced that £20m would be allocated towards East West Rail for the development of the plan for the central section. It was amongst a
Continue readingGovernment makes £350m available for Crossrail
The government has made a £350m short term loan facility available to Transport for London to support the Crossrail project in the immediate future. Further updates with regards to longer
Continue readingFunding award for Aln Valley Railway extension
A grant has been awarded to the Aln Valley Railway to extend the line to Greenrigg and construct a platform and run round loop. Source: Aln Valley Railway
Continue readingCouncil increases Horden contribution
Durham County Council has increased its contribution to Horden railway station by £750,000 to £3m following the approval of its budget. With contributions from the New Stations Fund and the
Continue readingRobroyston funding proposals approved
Glasgow City Council’s Executive Committee today (19 January) approved funding support of up to £10million for the early delivery of a new rail station in Millerston / Robroyston. The new
Continue readingSlaggyford gains additional funding
Over £74,000 has been allocated to restore the station buildings at Slaggyford on the South Tynedale Railway. Slaggyford will be the new terminus of the railway following the award of
Continue readingScottish Executive backs Waverley project
The Scottish Executive has given the go-ahead for restoring the Waverley railway line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. The executive has offered £115m towards the project. The news was criticised for
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