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So we might get to Tavistock in 2023, almost a full decade since the calls for urgent action to ensure that lines east of Dawlish Warren wouldn't be cut off from the Cornwall-South Devon rail network again. Let's hope that Mother Nature isn't planning on biting out a chunk of the iron road along the seawall again anytime soon. On the bright side, the powers that be have 8 whole years to plan for a rail-replacement bus service for the 15 miles or so between Tavistock & Okehampton.  |
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« Reply #556 on: April 24, 2015, 21:12:54 » |
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This scheme has nothing to do with Dawlish, or resilience - it is simply an extension from Bere Alston to Tavistock, for local commuters.
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« Reply #557 on: April 24, 2015, 22:53:02 » |
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« Reply #558 on: April 25, 2015, 10:09:52 » |
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Edward: Now: How many passengers? Tubbs: Twelvety! |
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« Reply #559 on: April 25, 2015, 11:05:04 » |
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This scheme has nothing to do with Dawlish, or resilience - it is simply an extension from Bere Alston to Tavistock, for local commuters.
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« Reply #560 on: April 25, 2015, 16:52:05 » |
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« Reply #561 on: April 27, 2015, 09:13:18 » |
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Interestingly, Tavistock featured in the FGW▸ Stakeholder briefing for the new franchise - they seem pretty keen to support the Council in getting it reopened.
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« Reply #562 on: April 29, 2015, 20:55:20 » |
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2023 that's just ridiculous. This project is taking so long. What happened to 2017.
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« Reply #563 on: June 23, 2015, 10:22:31 » |
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Just been reading through the the" Campain for Rural England report in Favour of Re-opening the Okehampton Route" some points of interest which state.
The buisiness case for re-opening the Bere Alston-Tavistock section will go to the Local Transport Board for consideration later this year.
But is not yet funded,and is expected that funding will be sought by DCC» through a growth Deal bid .
It could be open by 2020/1 but the design of the route and station at Tavistock will need to be able to accommodate a subsequent northwards extension.
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« Reply #565 on: June 23, 2015, 22:35:17 » |
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Just been reading through the the" Campain for Rural England report in Favour of Re-opening the Okehampton Route" some points of interest which state.
The buisiness case for re-opening the Bere Alston-Tavistock section will go to the Local Transport Board for consideration later this year.
But is not yet funded,and is expected that funding will be sought by DCC» through a growth Deal bid .
It could be open by 2020/1 but the design of the route and station at Tavistock will need to be able to accommodate a subsequent northwards extension.
Didn't really understand that bit. The impression given by WDBC and DCC was that a large part of the funding was to be provided by Bovis as part of the deal to build 750 houses adjacent to the proposed new station at Tavistock-there was a bit of wrangling going on some time ago but surely that cannot have led to Bovis now being out of the funding picture altogether? There was also some reference some time ago to money being allocated by a body called " heart of the west" or something like that-has that disappeared in a cloud of smoke or is that part of the "growth deal" bid referred to in the report? Whatever, it is so damned slow [it's been talked about since at least 1974] and convoluted as to seriously make you wonder if it will ever happen, regardless of assurances to the contrary. |
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« Reply #566 on: August 14, 2015, 17:40:21 » |
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Bit of a snippet from this weeks Tavistock Times. The Bovis outline planning application has been re-approved by WDBC at a meeting in July. There would seem to have been some hard negotiating to bring this about because the contribution of Bovis has decreased from ^13.27m to ^11.5 million in the proposed section 106 agreement. No mention of how much is needed to complete the funding of the railway reinstatement or what sources are available to that end but at least things seem to be moving again, albeit at sub snail pace.
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« Reply #567 on: March 30, 2017, 20:11:03 » |
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Report in Plymouth Herald (sorry cant download link) report price for reopening now £60 Million.
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« Reply #568 on: October 03, 2017, 13:15:26 » |
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Bumping this topic to ask if anyone (RichardB?) has any current info?
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« Reply #569 on: October 03, 2017, 15:18:29 » |
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This thread came up as new, I had a look at it and was confused. Campaign for a line from Newquay to St Austell? What would be the point of that when there's a line from Newquay to Par just up the road? Then I noticed those were posts from ten years ago. So is this a campaign that actually succeeded or was there a campaign for a line to St Austell as well as to Par?
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