http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/index.html Abandoned engineering marvels of our former railway network. en-us http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/news/logo.jpg http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/index.html 140 90 http://tinyurl.com/2c48lv4 Campaigners have won the right to an appeal against the building of a £20 million rapid bus transit route in Hampshire, along a disused railway trackbed. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:11:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/2c8eof7 The Keswick Railway Path is getting a boost thanks to new panels revealing a wealth of history about its operational life and wildlife. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:19:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/393hax8 A Grade II listed viaduct is in urgent need of repair after suffering serious frost damage during the unusually hard winter. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:40:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/25ugbg2 Farmers and landholders have successfully opposed plans for a 10-mile walking and cycling trail that would have passed through their land along an old railway trackbed. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:32:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-10673789 Two disused railway tunnels near Bath have been handed over to the cycling charity Sustrans. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:21:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/325ux8z Bromyard Town Council has welcomed plans to convert the disused railway from Worcester across the Welsh border into a cycle route. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:14:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/396q2zs Guided walks are being organised through a mile-long disused railway tunnel which will be at the heart of Bath's four-mile Two Tunnels Greenway. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:10:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/368aee5 The £1.4 million Padiham Greenway, running along a former railway line through the centre of Padiham, has been unveiled. Wed, 07 July 2010 20:05:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/33hv8b3 Ambitious plans to re-establish a railway line between Alnwick and Alnmouth are being recommended for approval, 42 years after the last train blew its whistle. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:38:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/3xdnljt Hampshire councillors took just ten minutes to unanimously reject an application to have land along the disused Fareham to Gosport railway line designated as a village green. Thu, 01 July 2010 13:17:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/36r9fsk An ambitious plan to put Bromyard at the centre of a cycle trail using disused railways to cut across north Herefordshire has received the backing of the town council. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:34:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/26pzn5t 47 years after it closed, Earlsheaton Station and the tunnel leading to it could become part of a new rambling route from Dewsbury to Ossett. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:44:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/2dll34c Delivery of the Borders Railway has moved a step closer as Transport Scotland announced its intention to invite three organisations to tender for the contract. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:48:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/29rcg9p An appeal against a decision to allow a rapid bus route to be built on a disused railway line in Hampshire has been thrown out by the Court of Appeal. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:29:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/2cagyfc A visitor centre could be created at Millers Dale Station on the Monsal Trail if a funding bid for up to £3 million is successful. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:38:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/26tjzm4 Fledborough Viaduct, spanning the River Trent, has opened for walkers and cyclists, forming part of a route from Clumber Park to Lincoln. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:28:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/2ufjr3o A project to restore Combe Down and Devonshire tunnels for use by cyclists has been praised by a London-based think tank. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:36:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/37l9ewz Plans to redevelop Manchester Mayfield Station could include office space for more than 5,000 civil servants - a project being described as 'Whitehall of the North'. Tue, 25 May 2010 00:37:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/268b7x6 Cyclepaths, footpaths and an enlarged beach feature in new plans for Folkestone harbour, with the railway viaduct reopened as a 'green walkway'. Wed, 19 May 2010 23:24:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/38qnz4m A heritage group, campaigning to turn Haigh Viaduct into a footpath, has had its hopes dashed by Wigan Council on cost grounds. Wed, 19 May 2010 00:08:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/39esoek The historic Eden (Waverley) Viaduct in Carlisle is a step closer to reopening after city councillors promised to push ahead with discussions to buy it from BRB(R). Thu, 06 May 2010 19:11:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/34fwrfw Campaigners calling for Waverley Viaduct to be reopened to the public will address the council next week, keen to see it made safe for pedestrians and cyclists. Sun, 02 May 2010 23:53:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/y6bky4k Bats are to be given a new home in a redundant railway tunnel on a cycle track in Caernarfon. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:26:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/y6pst4z A disused Cumbrian trackbed is to be given a new lease of life as a wheelchair-friendly footpath. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:49:00 GMT http://tinyurl.com/ycevepm Work on a cycle path linking Midsomer Norton and Radstock will begin this summer after an agreement was signed by Sustrans and Bath and North East Somerset Council. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:43:00 GMT