Proposals for restoring Newcastle s rail connection
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Plans have been unveiled to restore Newcastle s railway connection for the first time in more than 50 years.
Steam Locomotive 43139 being polished up by members of the Cumberland Loco Fans Club before making the last journey along the Carlisle to Silloth railway line.. A CUMBRIAN railway line closed more than half a century ago may reopen as part of an ambitious plan by the area s MP. The line from Carlisle to the seaside town Silloth was closed as part of British Railways chairman Dr Richard Beeching s cuts on railways on September 6, 1964. Now Mark Jenkinson, the MP for the Workington constituency, has submitted a bid to the Restoring Your Railways Fund for a feasibility study to be undertaken on the potential to reintroduce a railway line connecting Silloth and Carlisle.
The Witney Oxford Transport Group recently sent its proposals to the Government for a Carterton-Witney-Eynsham-Oxford link. A survey of 771 respondents, conducted between February 22 and March 4, found 97 per cent supported exploring the potential of restoring a railway line, connecting the communities of Carterton, Witney and Eynsham with Oxford. Now, David Prout, pro-vice chancellor (planning and resources) at the University of Oxford, has given his backing to the plans. He said: “A significant proportion of the university’s 15,000 staff live in West Oxfordshire and a direct rail connection from Carterton and Witney would substantially improve accessibility to Oxford’s employment and education opportunities.
The Witney Oxford Transport Group recently sent its proposals to the Government for a Carterton-Witney-Eynsham-Oxford link. A survey of 771 respondents, conducted between February 22 and March 4, found 97 per cent support exploring the potential of restoring a railway line, connecting the communities of Carterton, Witney and Eynsham with Oxford. Now, David Prout, pro-vice chancellor (planning and resources) at the University of Oxford, has lent his backing to the plans. He said: “A significant proportion of the university’s 15,000 staff live in West Oxfordshire and a direct rail connection from Carterton and Witney would substantially improve accessibility to Oxford’s employment and education opportunities.