Further talks take place on reopening Lichfield to Derby line
Talks about reopening the Lichfield to Derby line continue this month. Michael Fabricant MP for Lichfield has confirmed that he recently had discussions with the newly appointed Minister of State, Huw Merriman. Lichfield Live reports that meetings took place to discuss the...
The removal of the Golborne Link from HS2
It was announced earlier this week that the Government have decided to cancel the Golborne Link section of HS2. This 13 mile stretch of track, part of the Crewe and Manchester HS2 scheme, would have served Scotland by branching off the HS2 mainline near Knutsford and...
The official shortlist for the Great British Rail Headquarters has been announced and is open for public vote.
As part of the Government’s Levelling Up Agenda, Great British Rail (GBR) decided to base their headquarters outside of London. This is in an attempt to spread investment and skilled jobs to communities across the nation, rather than the London centric investment...
Cycling and walking funding for English Councils – winners and losers
Over the past couple of days the government have announced further funding for cycling and walking schemes, part of a larger 2 billion package set out for Active Travel in May 2020. £161 million has been allocated to 46 local authorities, with a small number of local...
Council’s failure to create safe Cycle Infrastructure
One of the latest examples of poor Active Travel management and lack of responsibility from county councils for safe cycleways can be found in North Yorkshire. The A170 is a popular cycle route in the North York Moors, with the White Horse and Rievaulx Abbey being well...
Integrated Rail Plan- Nov 2021
The new Integrated Rail plan was finally released in November, and with it has brought tension amongst rail experts and communities alike. With some arguing that the new plans and the restructure of HS2 has caused a further division between the North and South of the...