Railfuture Infrastructure & Networks Group - Campaigning for a bigger and better railway in Britain. Railfuture Ltd - Registered in England/Wales No.5011634.
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Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance today welcomes West Devon Borough Council as fourth district council member, joining Mid-Devon, Torridge and North Devon councils among c.50 other stakeholder organisations with a shared interest in modernisation of the North Devon Line
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This time tomorrow, we'll be setting up ready for the 10am opening. Looking forward to plenty of interesting, and challenging, conversations!
What would be the *purpose* of a new rail link heading north-east from Lewes, to Uckfield and beyond?
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Today marks 80 years since West Country loco 21C119 was named 'Bideford' and 5 years since this exhibition opened. Mayor Ratcliff said that what he really wanted for the town was the return of its railway, not just memorabilia! That and the Dartmoor Line have been inspirational.
Marking the 75th anniversary of a striking bright green locomotive named “Bideford”
Mayor David Ratcliff unveiled the #Bideford nameplates and our brand new Community Cabinet display in #BidefordMuseum
The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre recently purchased the nameplates ❤️
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Campaigners put Barnstaple to Bideford railway revival back on the right track ift.tt/6FaWlnk
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⏰It's almost time for the newest station in the West to open to the public!
🚉Okehampton Interchange, on the Dartmoor Line in Devon, will welcome passengers from Saturday 1 August
@GWRHelp @DevonCC @WestDevon_BC @transportgovuk
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New Devon station - public opening Saturday 1st August. Okehampton Interchange, Dartmoor Line.
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"Exeter MP backs campaign for faster, more reliable rail link to North Devon"
Letters of support from MPs at each end of the North Devon Line, plus videos from Network Rail and GWR and presentations to Exeter workshop, all at 9th July:
railfuture.org.uk/Bideford-a…
And media coverage.
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Railfuture £10,000 boost to North Devon railway campaign | Exmouth Journal
See: exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/26…
(Photo from @railfuture. Feel free to re-use, with credit.)
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On this date, in 1855, the railway first reached Bideford (image of first train approaching original Cross Parks station). Only 110 years later, scheduled passenger services were withdrawn. Their return is being championed now by the Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance.
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Progress on track - Magna Tram Train station!
Lift shafts and the passenger bridge are now in place. Opening early 2026, the new station will help people get to work, school, and leisure more easily – and support regeneration in Rotherham.
Learn more at: southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/new…
#TramTrain #SouthYorkshire #MagnaStation #ConnectingCommunities
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At the official opening of Blyth Bebside Station this week we heard from our Deputy Leader Richard Wearmouth and also caught up with Rail Historian and TV presenter @MrTimDunn, who described the project as 'phenomenal'!
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New 15-year Local Transport Plan welcomed by rail alliance.
Regional branch Chair: "This is a vital point of reference for all those campaigning for sustainable transport improvements."
Alliance Convener: "This completes the twin building blocks of regional transport planning."
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On this date, a decade ago, the link in central Hackney between orbital and radial routes was restored for passenger use.
The previous link had been demolished not long after the orbital route (Broad Street-Poplar, via Dalston Junction and Victoria Park) had closed in May 1944.
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Welcome news and although "smaller accessibility projects" were included gov.uk/government/news/green… they were repeated from May: gov.uk/government/publicatio… with five of the 50 in the government's South West region: Bodmin Parkway, Castle Cary, Dorchester South, Stroud, Yeovil Junction.
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On this date, in 1872, Bideford saw its 2nd station opening (the 1st in 1855). There can soon be a third, on this site, with support from the community, their elected representatives at all levels, and their officials, and the rail industry. See railfuture.org.uk/Bideford-a… and diary.
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East Sussex County Council just announced public consultations on draft Rail and Freight Strategies 2025-50: eastsussex.gov.uk/roads-tran…
Until Monday 30 June. Our approach? First, 'answer the exam questions'! See the previews of the two consultations' questions - some are 'open'.
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On this date, now 15 years back.
Viaduct of dreams: re-build it for those who are already there, and they will come - in droves.
In 2023-24, Dalston Junction station was ranked 86th-busiest in Britain!
In 2023-24, Shoreditch High Street station was the 55th-busiest in Britain!
On this day, in 2010, two 'first trains' ran south from Dalston Junction, after closure in June 1986 - #RestoringYourRailway 20th-century style! Read the story of two decades in the quarter-century+ which it took from 1980s vision to late-2012 completion: railfuture.org.uk/display204…
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More, much more, here: railfuture.org.uk/Bideford-a…
Thanks for visiting @stationcafebarn and having a serious conversation with its manager no doubt hearing the success of his business is dependent on the success of the train service, and the importance of MPs of all stripes being consistent in their support for its modernisation.
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and for those wishing to visit us but couldn't, for our Hoo Peninsula Railway campaign see our response to Medway's latest consultation: railfuture.org.uk/display397… and for our @Uckfield_Lewes campaign see our response to Lewes District's latest consultation: railfuture.org.uk/display395…
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A transport project funded not, as might have been expected, by DfT but by the former DLUHC (now MHCLG). Devon does delivery. Mid-Cornwall Metro likewise DLUHC/MHCLG-funded, both projects demonstrating integration of transport across government, not just across modes.
