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Bitter blow for viaduct plan |
27/1/12 |
This is Devon |
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A £390,000 bid to restore Coles Mill Viaduct has been turned down by the Heritage Lottery.
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Bridge to link with new green route |
26/1/12 |
This is Bath |
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Work has begun on a new bridge for walkers and cyclists which will open up a former rail route from Bath into the countryside south of the city.
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£400,000 to create walking mecca |
26/1/12 |
Teesdale Mercury |
An extension of the Tees Valley Railway Path is being planned in a move that would link Middleton-in-Teesdale with Barnard Castle.
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Cycle route may be “spectacular” |
24/1/12 |
Bakewell Today |
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Plans are in place to complete a further section of the popular Monsal Trail cycle route through a disused tunnel behind Haddon Hall.
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Four lines to become paths |
17/1/12 |
BBC News |
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Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to turn four disused railways into routes for walkers and cyclists, having acquired them from Network Rail.
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Work begins on old railway |
17/1/12 |
BBC News |
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Work has started on clearing a trackbed for a new heritage line in Gloucestershire.
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Tunnel lights to go out |
16/1/12 |
Dewsbury Reporter |
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Lighting designed to make a disused railway tunnel safe for walkers will have to be switched off every night to protect bats.
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Government queries station plan |
13/1/12 |
Cambridge First |
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Cambridgeshire County Council has submitted detailed responses to government questions about the possible reopening of a disused station in the city.
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Misguided reopening attracts riders |
12/1/12 |
BBC News |
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The one millionth passenger has boarded Cambridgeshire's guided bus service - running along a disused railway - five months after the service opened.
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More riders hit the trail |
11/1/12 |
The Star |
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A milestone number of walkers and cyclists have used a reopened trail through four disused railway tunnels in the Peak District.
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Restoration for Jersey railway? |
10/1/12 |
BBC News |
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A Jersey politician said he would like to see the island's old railway line relaid.
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Train to the office |
10/1/12 |
Birmingham Mail |
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While many offices can boast great town centre locations and comfortable working environments, one workplace in Sutton Coldfield has its own disused railway line.
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Walk marks viaduct anniversary |
03/1/12 |
This is Northumberland |
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More than 60 people gathered on New Year’s Day to step out on a walk celebrating the 150th birthday of the Kielder Viaduct.
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Station plan good news for Fishguard |
02/1/12 |
BBC News |
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Rail campaigners say the opening of a disused station near Fishguard will make train services more attractive for many people in north Pembrokeshire.
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