Tuesday 28th October 2025 2025's been a fairly quiet year for new station openings - only Newsham and Blyth Bebside on the Northumberland line have been unwrapped for passengers - but one of the biggest investments in new station infrastructure, since the arrival of Brent Cross West two years ago, opened its gateline to passengers... Continue Reading →
Saturday 22nd July 2023 It's another new rail station - one of seven opening this year (we've had Inverness Airport, Reading Green Park and Marsh Barton and have got Thanet Parkway later this month with Headbolt Lane on Merseyside and Brent Cross West in the Autumn ... and not forgetting East Linton and White Rose... Continue Reading →
Thursday 1st June 2023 It’s been a long time coming - plans were first announced in 2007 - but Reading Green Park station finally opened for business on Saturday. Located on the southern edge of the town close to the town's Green Park business area and sewage works, the station is served by half hourly... Continue Reading →
Friday 4th December 2020 I've had a look in a bit more detail at the fifteen ideas for Restoring Your Railways recently awarded up to £50,000 each to investigate whether they have a realistic business case. I can only offer a ‘back of the envelope' view but I reckon I won't be far out, especially... Continue Reading →
Saturday 15th August 2020 A brand new station at Horden opened quietly without any ceremonial ribbon cutting, balloons or cup cakes during the Covid-19 'essential travel only’ lockdown era on Monday 29th June. I wrote about it on 5th May as part of a review of ’50 new stations’ but to recap ….... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 2nd June 2020 The Government’s Restoring Your Railway Fund is a £500 million pot to “kickstart the restoration of lines closed more than 50 years ago”. It’s had a few launches. Boris Johnson promoted the commitment during the election campaign last November on a visit to Fleetwood then at the end of January Grant... Continue Reading →
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