Over 700 people have signed a petition on Gloucestershire County Councils website calling for the restoration of the railway station serving Stonehouse Bristol Road. Stonehouse is currently connected to the
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Petitions are a commonly used tool to demonstrate support for proposed railway schemes. This tag shows the articles that have a petition involved including petition launches and the presentation of petitions.
Petition for Edinburgh South Suburban service reaches 3,000 signatures
Three thousand signatures have been added to a petition calling for a regular railway service on the Edinburgh South Suburban line. Click here for the article Click here for the
Continue readingOver 2,000 people sign Ivanhoe line petition within three days
A petition calling for the restoration of passenger trains on the Ivanhoe railway line has reached more than 2,000 signatures having just been created on 10 March. The line runs
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 readingMP backs East Ardsley proposal
Andrea Jenkyns has backed proposals for a railway station at East Ardsley, which would be located on the Leeds-Wakefield Westgate line closer to Leeds than Outwood. The MP has also
Continue readingMP launches petition calling for Golborne railway station
Jo Platt MP has launched a petition calling for the restoration of the railway station serving Golborne. The West Coast Mainline runs through the town between Wigan and Warrington. Click
Continue readingThousand sign Hill Barton petition
More than 1,100 people have signed a petition to open a railway station serving Hill Barton. The proposed station would be located between Polsloe Bridge and Digby & Sowton.
Continue readingMP backs Meir campaign
The MP for Stoke South has called for people to back a campaign and sign a petition to restore the railway station at Meir. Click here for the article
Continue readingSidmouth rail petition launched
A businessman has launched a petition to restore the railway line serving Sidmouth. Nearly 500 people have signed the petition so far. Click here for the article Click here for
Continue readingPaper petition launched for Fleetwood campaign
Paper petitions have been placed around the town of Fleetwood for people who wish to show their support for restoring the railway line to Fleetwood. Click here for the article
Continue readingPetition launched to move Portishead forward
Following the recent confirmation that a bid for funding had been unsuccessful, a petition has been launched stating how important the reopening of the railway line is for the local
Continue readingReston campaign collects 3,000 signatures
The campaign to restore the railway station at Reston has collected a 3,000 signature petition that it wants to present to the Scottish Transport Minister. Click here for the article
Continue readingHeritage group calls for clarification about railway land
The Whitwell & Reepham Railway Preservation Society have launched a petition to the government to get it to clarify if the railway still has an act in force to allow
Continue readingCampaigners propose to restore Kings Lynn – Hunstanton railway
A campaign group has proposed to restore the railway line between Kings Lynn and Hunstanton. Click here for the article Nearly 2,900 people have signed the change.org petition
Continue readingPetition for Fleetwood-Poulton tram launched
A petition has been launched to convert the railway line between Fleetwood and Poulton into a tramway. This follows a petition recently to restore a heavy rail service on the
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