Restoring your Railway | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:21:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Restoring your Railway | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Reinstatement of disused railway in Lancashire tabled https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:20:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272817 Transport minister Huw Merriman has met with MPs in Lancashire to discuss the potential reinstatement of passenger services to the northern section of the Ribble Valley line.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/feed/ 1 Council to submit business case for £152M Portishead line reinstatement ahead of summer work start https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-to-submit-business-case-for-152m-portishead-line-reinstatement-ahead-of-summer-work-start-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-to-submit-business-case-for-152m-portishead-line-reinstatement-ahead-of-summer-work-start-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:03:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272569 North Somerset Council’s cabinet has been recommended to approve the submission of a Full Business Case for the £152M reinstatement of the abandoned Portishead Branch Line, with the aim of commencing works in August.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-to-submit-business-case-for-152m-portishead-line-reinstatement-ahead-of-summer-work-start-09-01-2024/feed/ 0 Reopening of restored Northumberland line to passengers delayed beyond summer 2024 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reopening-of-restored-northumberland-line-to-passengers-delayed-beyond-summer-2024-04-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reopening-of-restored-northumberland-line-to-passengers-delayed-beyond-summer-2024-04-12-2023/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:09:12 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271317 The return of passenger services to the Northumberland line is delayed by several months as two new stations for the recommssioned line have been beset with construction delays.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reopening-of-restored-northumberland-line-to-passengers-delayed-beyond-summer-2024-04-12-2023/feed/ 0 Extending the Ivanhoe line restoration to Leicester could cost additional £271M https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/extending-the-ivanhoe-line-restoration-to-leicester-could-cost-additional-271m-09-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/extending-the-ivanhoe-line-restoration-to-leicester-could-cost-additional-271m-09-11-2023/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:03:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270120 Reinstating the abandoned Ivanhoe line in Leicestershire all the way into Leicester, as initially proposed, could cost an additional £271M according to Network Rail in response to a freedom of information request by NCE.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/extending-the-ivanhoe-line-restoration-to-leicester-could-cost-additional-271m-09-11-2023/feed/ 0 DfT approves reinstatement of Cheshire train station closed during Beeching cuts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dft-approves-reinstatement-of-cheshire-train-station-closed-during-beeching-cuts-03-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dft-approves-reinstatement-of-cheshire-train-station-closed-during-beeching-cuts-03-11-2023/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 04:30:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=269796 The Department for Transport (DfT) has approved the Outline Business Case (OBC) for reopening Beeston and Tarporley after efforts from a local campaign group.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dft-approves-reinstatement-of-cheshire-train-station-closed-during-beeching-cuts-03-11-2023/feed/ 0 Ivanhoe Line restoration will not extend to Leicester due to ‘significant infrastructure investment’ required https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ivanhoe-line-restoration-will-not-extend-to-leicester-due-to-significant-infrastructure-investment-required-18-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ivanhoe-line-restoration-will-not-extend-to-leicester-due-to-significant-infrastructure-investment-required-18-09-2023/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:00:50 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=267555 Proposals for the redevelopment of the Ivanhoe Line will not see passenger railway reinstated all the way to Leicester, Network Rail has revealed.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ivanhoe-line-restoration-will-not-extend-to-leicester-due-to-significant-infrastructure-investment-required-18-09-2023/feed/ 0 Morgan Sindall to start construction of three more stations on restored Northumberland line https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-of-three-stations-for-the-northumberland-line-restoration-to-begin-after-contracts-signed-27-07-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-of-three-stations-for-the-northumberland-line-restoration-to-begin-after-contracts-signed-27-07-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 03:30:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264876 Northumberland Country Council has announced that construction of three more stations as part of the Northumberland line restoration project will begin as Morgan Sindall Infrastructure has now signed the main construction contract.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-of-three-stations-for-the-northumberland-line-restoration-to-begin-after-contracts-signed-27-07-2023/feed/ 0 Strong case for new station at Devizes as part of wider Wiltshire rail improvement https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/strong-case-for-new-station-at-devizes-as-part-of-wider-wiltshire-rail-improvement-03-04-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/strong-case-for-new-station-at-devizes-as-part-of-wider-wiltshire-rail-improvement-03-04-2023/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2023 03:30:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=258639 There is a strong case for a new railway station in the Wiltshire town of Devizes as part of a wider rail improvement programme in the county, but not for a standalone station, a feasibility study has determined.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/strong-case-for-new-station-at-devizes-as-part-of-wider-wiltshire-rail-improvement-03-04-2023/feed/ 1 Restored Dartmoor railway line boosted by funding for new station https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/restored-dartmoor-railway-line-boosted-by-funding-for-new-station-20-01-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/restored-dartmoor-railway-line-boosted-by-funding-for-new-station-20-01-2023/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:00:20 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=254885 With the restoration of the Dartmoor Line in Devon now complete, Levelling Up funds announced this week will provide £13.4M to develop a new railway station on the route.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/restored-dartmoor-railway-line-boosted-by-funding-for-new-station-20-01-2023/feed/ 0 Funding pulled for Bury to Rochdale abandoned railway restoration due to cost concerns https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funding-pulled-for-bury-to-rochdale-abandoned-railway-restoration-due-to-cost-concerns-20-01-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funding-pulled-for-bury-to-rochdale-abandoned-railway-restoration-due-to-cost-concerns-20-01-2023/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:00:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=254866 The government has pulled its support for reinstating the Bury to Rochdale railway line under the Restoring Your Railway Fund.

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