Transport Secretary opens Bristol’s first new railway station in almost a century
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper will officially open a new railway station near Avonmouth today, the first in Bristol for almost a century. The multi-million-pound Portway Park and Ride station is the first station to open in Bristol in almost a century. As of tomorrow, regular services will run from the accessible, single-platform station seven days […]
Levenmouth Rail Link has moved closer to seeing the reintroduction of passenger services for the first time in 50 years
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Network Rail has begun the building of the Levenmouth Rail Link after Transport for Scotland gave the go-ahead for the huge £116.6m project. Initial work will see the removal of the original trackbed and other route preparation tasks ahead of the reinstatement for the double-track railway and passenger services to Leven. The use of the […]
West Midlands Combined Authority sets out plans for £2bn investment in tram, rail, bus and cycling in Government funding bid
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Investment in safe cycling routes, new rail stations, a new rapid bus services and light rail, as well as extending the West Midlands Metro network are part of a £2 billion strategy to ‘revolutionise’ transport across the region to support its economic growth and its #wm2041 net-zero carbon targets. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) […]