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
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Government plugs Portishead funding gap
The government has committed £31m towards the MetroWest project, which will enable the restoration of the railway line serving Portishead. Click here for the article
Continue readingGovernment backs Borders Railway extension study
In a letter from the Scottish Secretary, the government has confirmed that it backs a feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway. This follows the completion of a corridor study
Continue readingWMCA funds Brierley Hill Midland Metro extension
The West Midlands Combined Authority has allocated £450m towards extending the Midland Metro to Brierley Hill. Click here for the article
Continue readingGovernment allocates £4.85m to Ebbsfleet transport study
The government has allocated £4.85m to fund a study into the transport options between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet. It is a key step required to deliver the proposed Crossrail extension
Continue readingChurnet Valley Railway receives Leek funding
The Churnet Valley Railway has been awarded £19,000 at a meeting of the Moorlands Partnership Board enabling them to deliver the first 200 yards of the railway line to Leek.
Continue readingEnthusiasm for Gilsland campaign following Borderlands funding allocation
The campaign group supporting the restoration of Gilsland railway station has expressed hope that the station could benefit from funding being allocated to the Borderlands. Click here for the article
Continue readingBid for Beaulieu funding shortlisted
A bid to the Housing Infrastructure Fund for funding for a railway station near Chelmsford has been shortlisted by government. The station has already been allocated £12m by the South
Continue readingCampaign group seeks funding to progress Ivanhoe case
The Ivanhoe Line Support Group has sought funding from members of the public to enable the campaign to progress with restoring the railway line between Leicester and Burton. Click here
Continue readingCouncil to consider funding release to start laying track on Leek extension
A committee of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is to consider the release of funding towards laying track on the first 200 metres of railway line towards Leek. The Moorland Partnership
Continue readingWECA allocates funding to Charfield study
West of England Combined Authority has allocated £300k towards a study that will investigate the outline business case for a railway station serving Charfield. Source: BBC News
Continue readingFunding to explore Abertillery link
Blaenau Gwent Council has been allocated £3m to explore proposals to deliver a link between Abertillery and the Ebbw Vale railway line at Aberbeeg. Options for consideration include light rail
Continue readingRisk that Crossrail requires further funding
There is a 20% risk that Crossrail could exceed the £2bn funding increase agreed to recently. Click here for the article
Continue readingFunding setback for St Andrews rail link study
A bid to fund the VAT of a feasibility study into the St Andrews rail link following a successful bid to the Scottish Government Local Rail Development Fund has been
Continue readingCrossrail 2 funding diverted into finishing Crossrail
Funding to support progressing Crossrail 2 is being diverted towards delivering Crossrail for a period time. This is expected to delay the presentation of the Hybrid Bill for Crossrail 2
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