The budget for railway stations at Darlaston and Willenhall is expected to increase by £15m following the collapse of the original contractor. The opening dates for the stations are expected
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Council leaders agree to Barrhead South business case work
Glasgow Council leaders have agreed to release funding to support the development of the full business case for Barrhead South railway station. The cost of the scheme currently sits at
Continue reading Okehampton Parkway station funded
Funding has been allocated to West Devon Borough Council to support the delivery of a parkway railway station east of Okehampton. Click here for the article
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Hoo peninsula proposals mothballed
Plans to restore passenger services on the Grain freight line have been mothballed following the recent inflation in construction costs. Click here for the article
Continue reading Funding allocated to Cowley Full Business Case
Oxford City Council have approved the allocation of £4.56m towards the detailed design works required to restore passenger train services on the Cowley railway line. The proposal will include two
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Portishead funding gap closed
Following the announcement of additional government funding earlier this week, West of England Combined Authority approved a further £10m of funding towards restoring the railway line serving Portishead. The next
Continue reading 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 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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Call for studies into three railway stations in Leeds
Liberal Democrat councillors are set to table an amendment to the 22/23 Leeds City Council budget for studies into railway stations at Marsh Lane, Woodside Quarry and Methley. Marsh Lane
Continue reading Council budget includes funding for Oxfordshire rail enhancements study
£250k could be allocated towards a study into Oxfordshire railway schemes including Cowley, Wantage/Grove and Witney/Carterton if Councillors approve the Oxfordshire County Council 22/23 budget next week. Click here for
Continue reading 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
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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
Continue reading 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
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Washington Metro study to be discussed
Upto £100k could be allocated to a study into connecting Washington to the Tyne and Wear Metro system. The favoured approach is to create a loop using the northern end
Continue reading Kemble-Cirencester transport links study to commence
Work is to begin on a study to improve connectivity between Cirencester and Kemble, which has received contributions from the Restoring your Railway Ideas fund. Source: Cotswold District Council
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