Mid Devon Council Cabinet is meeting on Thursday 26 March to establish the governance to take forward work on proposed railway stations at Cullompton and Wellington. A bid has been
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Nottingham City Council reviews tram extension opportunities
Nottingham City Council Executive Board are expected to progress number of extensions to the Nottingham tram system at their next meeting on 17 March 2020. Three potential extensions are being
Continue readingMP submits Wellington (Somerset) funding bid
The MP for Taunton Deane has submitted a bid to the Restoring Your Railway fund to progress the proposed railway station serving Wellington. The station is expected to be part
Continue readingWisbech railway line could cost £200m
Reopening the railway line between Wisbech and March to enable two trains per hour has been priced at £200.4m at 2019 prices in a report to the Transport committee for
Continue readingSt Clears campaign pushes forward
The campaign to open a railway station at St Clears is pushing forward with the launch of a petition and public meeting next week. The proposed railway station was one
Continue readingNorth Norfolk tram link floated at meeting
A tram link connecting Great Yarmouth and Peterborough has been presented to a meeting of the Labour Party in Cromer. The proposal would be 154 miles long linking towns including
Continue readingGrove railway station could open this decade
A railway station at Grove between Didcot and Swindon could open towards the end of this decade. A council meeting discussing the Oxfordshire Railway Corridor study identified key infrastructure upgrades
Continue readingMixed updates for Liverpool City Region proposals
Progress has been made on a number of proposals across the Liverpool City Region following an update to the rail strategy that will be discussed this week. The GRIP 3
Continue readingCouncillor calls for more ambition for Leeds-Bradford Airport
A senior councillor has called for more ambition with regards to surface access to Leeds-Bradford Airport following a discussion about the current proposals which involves building a parkway station on
Continue readingIvanhoe campaign group celebrates month of progress
The Campaign to Reopen the Ivanhoe line (CRIL) has celebrated a month of progress following an initial meeting of the feasibility study committee. It follows indications of interest from Amazon
Continue readingInterim station option proposed for Cambridge South
Following feedback that a railway station at Cambridge South would not be delivered until at least 2027, work has begun on developing plans for an interim station that could open
Continue readingWhite Rose consultation opens as funding approval sought
A pre-planning consultation for the proposed railway station serving the White Rose Centre to the south of Leeds opened last month. The consultation is expected to close on 30 November.
Continue readingCouncil defers Minehead link decision
A decision by Minehead Town Council to fund services between Minehead and Taunton have been deferred to December. Click here for the article
Continue readingCouncil meeting clash over Waterside line proposal
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
Continue readingCouncillors 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.
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