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A bigger railway

Okehampton station platform 3 on reopening day with mid afternoon departure to Exeter.
Okehampton on first day of Dartmoor Line services, 20 November 2021

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Railfuture campaigns to reconnect people to work, education and a social life via a bigger rail network. Investment in new stations and track which will create the transport facilities and capacity necessary to support government targets of economic growth and major house building. See our Guidance for promoters.


There are other reopening projects already in progress and Railfuture is campaigning for new rail lines to be opened, to increase capacity, connectivity and resilience in the strategic network by creating alternative routes between major centres, to provide additional metro services for our growing cities, and to connect isolated towns.

New stations

As new communities and business locations are created, and established communities aspire to less-congested and carbon-intensive travel choices, so new and reopened stations are needed to serve them and extend access to the rail network.

First train to Ashington

Author: Chris Page - Published Mon 16 of Dec, 2024 18:05 GMT - (0 Reads)
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Passenger rail service on the Northumberland Line between Newcastle and Ashington commenced on 15th December 2024, in large part due to campaigning by Dennis Fancett, chair of Railfuture-affiliated South East Northumberland Rail User Group. Dennis being interviewed at Ashington station for Sky News - photo by Jerry Alderson for Railfuture.

Restoring Your Railway

Photo 2 of 3 of a charter train promoted by SENRUG to campaign for a passenger service on the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne railway line whilst travelling. Photo by John Brierley with permission via Dennis Fancett.
The Restoring Your Railway initiative was launched in January 2020 following a Railfuture campaign launched less than two years earlier. Successful projects included the Dartmoor Line to Okehampton and the Northumberland Line. The Chancellor cancelled all projects in the programme which had not yet commenced on 29 July 2024.


Reopening campaign success

Author: Chris Page - Published Sat 23 of Jan, 2021 11:40 GMT - (4394 Reads)
Over thirty years of Railfuture campaigning has culminated in success with the award of £794m by the government to construct and reopen East West Rail between Oxford and Bletchley, and to rapidly progress the plan to reopen the Ashington Blyth and Tyne line between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Ashington. Clearance work on the mothballed section west of Swanbourne. Image by East West Rail/Phil Marsh.

Register your support

As a previous Transport Secretary said, "Entries (to Restoring Your Railway) have been specifically judged on their ability to deliver real economic benefits and support left-behind communities, with investment targeted at regenerating local economies by: supporting new house developments, opening up access to jobs and education, boosting tourism." If you want lines and stations reopened to achieve these worthwhile benefits please register your support , selecting the campaign you want.


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