Councillors have clashed over proposals to reopen the railway line serving Hythe and Fawley. The line has been reviewed twice in the past decade with business cases not showing sufficient
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Councillors call for rail line extensions in the Welsh Valleys
Plaid Cymru councillors in Rhondda Cynon Taf have agreed to look closer at proposals that would see the Treherbert line extended to Tynewydd, and the Aberdare line extended to Hirwaun.
Continue readingFunding bid could accelerate Soham delivery
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is to be asked to approve an £18m funding bid to build a railway station at Soham. The bid will enable the next stages
Continue readingParking Levy could support Southall-Brentford rail link
Hounslow Council has approved further work on a workplace parking levy that could support the introduction of a rail link between Southall and Brentford. The railway line would link the
Continue readingReading Green Park station building plans approved
Planning permission was granted yesterday evening for revised plans to the design of the station building at Reading Green Park. The station building has been substantially increased to accommodate higher
Continue readingHeadbolt Lane and St James included in Liverpool City Region Plan
A report to be considered at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s next meeting in September, sets out a priority list of 18 green transport projects, including two new railway
Continue readingMarsh Barton update shows progress and challenges ahead
Councillor Andrea Davies provided an update at the recent full council meeting of Devon County Council with regards to the proposed railway station at Marsh Barton. Progress had been hampered
Continue readingCouncillors reject adding Witney railway to transport plan
A motion to add the restoration of the railway line between Oxford and Witney to the local transport plan was rejected at a meeting of West Oxfordshire Borough Council. Click
Continue readingFresh calls for Arundel chord
Councillors at Arun District Council have made fresh calls for a section of railway line to be built that would enable direct trains between Worthing and Horsham. Click here for
Continue readingTram-Trains could be used to restore Ivanhoe line services
Tram-Trains have been put forward as a potential solution to improve connectivity in the Burton area utilising the Ivanhoe line and the former Worcester-Derby railway between Stourbridge and Burton. Click
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 readingAlloa-Fife study bid backed by councillors
Councillors have backed a bid to the Scottish Local Rail Development Fund for a feasibility study to restore passenger services on the railway line between Alloa and Dunfermline Click here
Continue readingPortishead Development Consent Order application ready to be submitted
The Development Consent Order (DCO) for reopening the railway line to Portishead has been approved for submission at a meeting of North Somerset Council. Development Consent Orders are required for
Continue readingEarby meeting to discuss SELRAP plans
An open meeting will be held on 8 July 2019 at the Earby Community Centre at 7pm to discuss the proposals to restore the railway line between Skipton and Colne.
Continue readingStakeholders feedback on East West Rail central section options
A number of stakeholders have contributed feedback with regards to the East West Rail central section between Bedford and Cambridge. Five options have been shared in the public domain. Concerns
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