Transport Briefing

Hants pursues Waterside rail line reopening

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Hampshire County Council says work will begin shortly on a GRIP 3 study to examine the feasibility of restoring passenger trains to a Southampton branch line. A GRIP 2 pre-feasibility study has...

Tube extension survives Battersea developer demise

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

London Mayor Boris Johnson has insisted that plans to extend the London Underground Northern line from Kennington to Battersea will not be affected by the demise of the latest developer of the...

�116m Croxley Rail Link receives green light

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Plans to connect the London Underground Metropolitan line to Watford Junction station on the West Coast Main Line can go ahead after the government agreed to contribute �76m towards the cost of...

Power station fall-out scuppers Tube link plan

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Hopes of funding for an extension of the London Underground Northern line have been dashed by news that the companies set up to redevelop Battersea Power Station are set to go into administration. ...

AS11: East-West Rail secures Treasury support

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Campaigners backing the reinstatement of train services between Oxford and Bedford have secured a major victory with Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne including the project in his Autumn...

Wildlife trips up Evergreen Oxford rail link

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Roosting bats and great crested newts have held up Chiltern Railway's Evergreen 3 project to create a new rail service linking London Marylebone to Oxford. The planning inspector presiding over a...

Bank Underground expansion plans go on show

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Plans for a major six year upgrade of Bank Underground station will go on display to the public this week. London Underground will showcase proposals designed to relieve congestion and increase...

RGF2: Moorland gets cash for West Coast rail link

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Moorland City Railways' project to create a 30-mile sustainable rail network has been awarded �1.65m in the second round of handouts from the government's Regional Growth Fund. The company says...

RGF2: Todmorden seventies revival bill agreed

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Reinstatement of a stretch of railway that could lop more than half an hour off train journey times between Burnley and Manchester has secured funding from the government's Regional Growth Fund. On...

Surrey Canal Road bridge installed for ELL2

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

A major new railway bridge over Surrey Canal Road in south east London has successfully been lifted into place as part of the �75m East London line phase two extension programme. Probably the...