Proposals to restore passenger trains on the Ivanhoe line will run to Derby and not Leicester as work on the case maximises the value that restoration will bring. Click here
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Track laying completed on Leven line
Scotland’s Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop, has installed the final pandrol clip to mark completion of track laying on the Levenmouth Rail Link project. Focus has now shifted to the stations
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Network Rail to complete timetable analysis for Chard Junction station
Network Rail is to review the feasibility of incorporating the proposed Chard Junction railway station into the existing timetable. The station would be located on the Axminster and Crewkerne on
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Wixams gathering momentum
An update to Bedford councillors has confirmed progress is being made on the proposed railway station at Wixams. Following discussions with the Department for Transport, Network Rail are taking forward
Continue reading Councillors seek progress on Winchburgh station
Councillors at West Lothian Council have agreed to write to Network Rail, the Scottish government and Winchburgh Developments Ltd to support progress on a railway station serving Winchburgh. The rapidly
Continue reading Planning permission granted for Cameron Bridge station
Another milestone has been reached on the project to reconnect Leven to the railway network with the securing of planning permission for Cameron Bridge railway station. Source: Network Rail
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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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VolkerFitzpatrick appointed as main contractor on Portishead restoration
Network Rail has confirmed that VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed as the main contractor on the project that will bring Portishead back on to the railway network. They will support key
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Contract signed to deliver Beaulieu Park
Essex County Council and Network Rail have signed an agreement to deliver Beaulieu Park railway station near Chelmsford. The agreement kickstarts a construction process that should see a new three
Continue reading Report encourages light rail or tram-train for Wisbech
Network Rail has suggested that light rail or tram-train is a contender for restoring Wisbech to the rail network. They were commissioned to review the work completed so far and
Continue reading Waterside Line consultation website launches
Network Rail have launched the website that will be used to support a consultation into proposals to restore the Waterside Line. The consultation will run between Monday 8 August and
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
Continue reading First rails laid on Levenmouth project
Rails have been laid on the project to restore the Levenmouth railway line. Source: Network Rail
Continue reading Welborne Garden Village receives council backing
Fareham Borough Council have backed plans for a railway station serving a new 6,000 home development north of Fareham following comments by Network Rail that advised that they had no
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Construction starts on East Linton station
Piling will mark the start of formal construction work on East Linton railway station. Located between Dunbar and Drew on the East Coast Mainline, the station is expected to open
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