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Author Topic: Reversing Beeching - bring heritage and freight lines into the passenger network  (Read 13000 times)
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« Reply #45 on: October 11, 2020, 19:30:41 »

Well the Govt's objective to GWR (Great Western Railway)/NR» (Network Rail - home page) for a regular Okehampton to Exeter rail service, clearly fits the second of the three lists by Grahame and the railhead of Okehampton actually has a larger catchment area and population than that served by Galashiels/Tweedbank on the hugely successful Borders Railway.

I know several people who can't wait to use Okehampton Stn instead of long car journeys  from West Devon and North Cornwall to Exeter St D or Tiverton Parkway, where in normal times, parking is getting more difficult and costly.

As close a fit as Okehampton is, I cant help feeling that grahame has somewhere else in mined...
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« Reply #46 on: October 11, 2020, 21:53:55 »

As close a fit as Okehampton is, I cant help feeling that grahame has somewhere else in mined...

Oh do tell...
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« Reply #47 on: October 11, 2020, 23:02:45 »

As close a fit as Okehampton is, I cant help feeling that grahame has somewhere else in mined...

Oh do tell...

The clue is in my earlier smelling mistook...
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« Reply #48 on: October 12, 2020, 10:18:22 »

As close a fit as Okehampton is, I cant help feeling that grahame has somewhere else in mined...

Oh do tell...

The clue is in my earlier smelling mistook...

Ah, so it was Hawick!
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« Reply #49 on: February 12, 2022, 11:48:25 »

The Facebook page for Heath Rail Link (the group campaigning to reopen the Heathfield to Newton Abbot mothballed line) has an interesting announcement.
It claims that following years of meetings and discussions that there is now a serious intention to reopen the line to passenger and freight traffic with GWR (Great Western Railway) and NR» (Network Rail - home page)/GBR (Great British Railways) very involved.  The group themselves are also looking to be licensed to run services on the line, presumably heritage/tourist.
The announcement is a bit hurried but also mentions potential running to the new Edginswell Station which suggests being part of the nascent Devon Metro.
I would have thought this might be announced elsewhere soon if there is much substance to it.
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« Reply #50 on: February 12, 2022, 17:38:54 »

Didn’t the Heathfield-Newton Abbot fail to make the cut in the “restoring your railway” final list last October?  I don’t see how GBR (Great British Railways) can be involved either, if they aren’t set up yet…

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« Reply #51 on: February 12, 2022, 19:14:36 »

Didn’t the Heathfield-Newton Abbot fail to make the cut in the “restoring your railway” final list last October?  I don’t see how GBR (Great British Railways) can be involved either, if they aren’t set up yet…

Paul

Yes, it looks separate from the "restoring your railways" thing.
I've been following the FB page for the group.  The announcement has quite a few comments in the form of questions that the group's founder has endeavoured to reply to.
It is claimed that GWR (Great Western Railway) are interested in running services through Newton Abbot to Torbay.  The group say that while NR» (Network Rail - home page) will be responsible for the track, the Heath Rail Link group will be entrusted with the stations and it's also implied (unless I've misinterpreted things) that they will have some track maintenance contributions as well.
Check out the discussion on the Heath Rail Link FB page and see what you think.
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« Reply #52 on: June 20, 2022, 18:40:35 »

Final results from Restoring Your Railways funding....more failures than wins in our area!

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Moving ahead to reopen railway lines and stations including one not used since reign of King George V

 - government commits £15 million in funding to develop 9 Restoring Your Railway schemes
 - comes after the launch of Restoring Your Railway in 2020, as well as the successful reopening of the Dartmoor Line
 - schemes will receive funding to kickstart reopening and level up local communities across the country

Rail Minister Wendy Morton has announced a further £15 million in funding to develop 9 Restoring Your Railway schemes across England to reopen disused railway lines, services and stations, including some that were axed in the 1950s and 60s – with one station taken out of use as far back as 1930, Haxby Station on the York to Scarborough Line.

The Restoring Your Railway Fund was announced in January 2020 as part of the levelling up agenda when the government pledged £500 million to deliver on its manifesto commitment and start reopening lines and stations.

The fund is kickstarting and boosting development on projects and has already seen success with the reopening of the Dartmoor Line. Communities across England are now closer to having their connections restored, improving access to jobs, homes and education.

This funding will continue the development of some schemes identified through the Ideas Fund, which is providing early-stage development funding to 38 schemes in total.

This announcement comes after the completion and reopening of the Dartmoor Line, which was delivered ahead of time and under budget. The restored line has been hugely popular, with more than 50,000 journeys undertaken in the first 20 weeks since the line reopened – more than double the number predicted.

Rail Minister Wendy Morton said:

This funding will reconnect communities long cut off from the railway.

The last time you could catch a train from Haxby Station was 1930, George V was on the throne and The Times had just published their first-ever crossword. But now, thanks to this funding, communities across England could be reconnected to our railways once more.

This fund is a great example of how we are committed to helping communities across the country level up and reconnect people and businesses to new opportunities.

The 9 schemes receiving funding are:

- Aldridge station and line upgrade in Walsall
- The Barrow Hill Line between Sheffield and Chesterfield
- The Ivanhoe Line between Leicester and Burton on Trent
- Meir Station between Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire
- Haxby Station on the York to Scarborough Line
- Reinstating the Fleetwood Railway Line
- Ferryhill Station in County Durham
- The Mid Cornwall Metro, connecting Newquay, Truro and Falmouth
- Devizes Station between Pewsey and Westbury in Wiltshire
By funding development to reopen these lines and stations, the government is levelling up local communities, providing transformative opportunities for people to travel to work, get to school and see their family and friends.

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« Reply #53 on: June 21, 2022, 00:01:54 »

And mirrored at http://www.passenger.chat/mirror/restoring-your-railway-programme-update-june22.pdf
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« Reply #54 on: March 27, 2024, 22:43:20 »

There's been an interesting announcement on the Heathfield Rail Link Association Facebook pages.  Apparently Lampitt Rail Services have surveyed the entire Heathfield branch line for Eversholt Rail and Revolution Vehicle Light Rail to look at the viability of turning the branch line into light rail infrastructure.
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