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Restoring Your Railway Fund: bids received

Updated 27 October 2021
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Scheme Name Scheme Region Ideas Fund Round
To reinstate the Peaks and Dales Railway East Midlands 1
To reintroduce passenger services on the Leicester to Burton (Ivanhoe) line East Midlands 1
To reinstate the Maldon to Witham line East of England 1
To reinstate the passing loop between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction (Abbey Line) East of England 1
To enhance services between Morpeth and Berwick North East 1
To open a new station at Gilsland-Tyne Valley Line North East 1
To open a new station to serve the village of Belford-Northumberland North East 1
To reinstate the Bensham Curve and freight line North East 1
To reinstate the Leamside South of Tyne & Wearside Loop North East 1
To reintroduce passenger services to former freight alignment to link existing Metro lines at Cobalt North East 1
To introduce an orbital passenger rail route between Stockport and Ashton North West 1
To reconnect stations in the Rossendale Valley area North West 1
To re-double from Oldham Mumps to Grotton Greenfield North West 1
To re-double the mid-Cheshire line, Altrincham-Stockport North West 1
To reinstate Glazebrook Junction to Skelton Junction North West 1
To reinstate the Bolton-Radcliffe and Bolton to Bury lines North West 1
To reinstate the Burscough Curves North West 1
To reinstate the Bury-Heywood-Rochdale lines North West 1
To reinstate the East Didsbury to Stockport line North West 1
To reinstate the Keswick to Penrith Railway North West 1
To reinstate the Rose Hill (Marple) to Maple Grove Line, Stockport North West 1
To reinstate the Walkden to Bolton line North West 1
To reintroduce passenger services between Clitheroe and Hellifield and explore freight options North West 1
To repurpose the Warrington to Stockport line North West 1
To introduce passenger services on the Totton-Fawley (Waterside) line South East 1
To operate Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) along former rail alignment South East 1
To reinstate the branch lines on the Isle of Wight South East 1
To re-open the Lewes to Uckfield & Tunbridge Wells to Eridge/Ashurst - Brighton Main Line South East 1
To double-track majority of Thingly Junction to Bradford Junction South West 1
To extend the light railway to the Barnstaple Branch (Chivenor Braunton) South West 1
To extend the Lostwithiel to Carne Point (Fowey) rail line South West 1
To introduce a Westbury Station Hub South West 1
To reinstate rail access to Devizes via a new station at Lydeway South West 1
To reinstate the Cirencester-Kemble line South West 1
To reinstate the Helston Railway Link South West 1
To re-open Stonehouse Bristol Road South West 1
To re-open the Sharpness branch line South West 1
To re-open the Tavistock-Okehampton line South West 1
To re-open the Wellington and Cullompton Railway South West 1
To restore the line to Gravity innovation campus South West 1
To restore the Newton Abbot to Heathfield railway link South West 1
To open a new station at Galley Common (Nuneaton) West Midlands 1
To open new stations at Castle Bromwich and Fort Parkway West Midlands 1
To open new stations at Foleshill, Coundon Road & Biley/Willenhall West Midlands 1
To reinstate Etruria station West Midlands 1
To reinstate pax service on the currently freight only branch line between Stourbridge and Brierly Hill West Midlands 1
To reinstate pax services on Lichfield-Alrewas-Burton-on-Trent rail line West Midlands 1
To reinstate the Oswestry to Gobowen line (Cambrian Heritage Railways) West Midlands 1
To reinstate the rail sidings at the former Ironbridge Power Station West Midlands 1
To re-open a Tettenhall area station West Midlands 1
To re-open Pontrilas station West Midlands 1
To re-open stations on the Sutton Park line West Midlands 1
To re-open the Meir station between Stoke-On-Trent and North Staffordshire West Midlands 1
To re-open the Stoke-Leek line West Midlands 1
To introduce passenger services between Sheffield and Stocksbridge on freight route Yorkshire and Humberside 1
To introduce passenger services on the Barrow Hill line between Sheffield and Chesterfield Yorkshire and Humberside 1
To operate regular local passenger services over the Doncaster-Askern line Yorkshire and Humberside 1
To reinstate the line for Barnsley to Wakefield via Royston - North Midland Railway Yorkshire and Humberside 1
To reinstate the Wortley Curve Yorkshire and Humberside 1
To increase services to Nottingham and Leicester, via Syston and Loughborough from Melton Mowbray East Midlands 2
To increase stopping services at Radcliffe-on-Trent and Bottesford stations on the Poacher line between Grantham and Nottingham East Midlands 2
To reinstate the King’s Lynn to Hunstanton Railway East of England 2
To re-open the Wymondham-Dereham line East of England 2
To introduce a new fixed public transit transport system between Consett and Newcastle North East 2
To re-open a station at Ferryhill North East 2
To introduce a Metrolink/Tram Train service extending the existing service from East Didsbury to Stockport North West 2
To introduce a passing loop and associated signaling to the South Fylde line North West 2
To open a two platform railway station at Kenyon Junction station North West 2
To re-double the Mid Cheshire Line between Stockport and Altrincham and associated station reopenings North West 2
To re-double the Stockport to Ashton Line North West 2
To reinstate passenger services between Glazebrook Junction and Skelton Junction North West 2
To reinstate the Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station North West 2
To reinstate the Bolton-Radcliffe / Bolton-Bury North West 2
To re-open Golborne Railway Station North West 2
To re-open Midge Hall Station North West 2
To introduce step free access at the Carshalton Beeches South East 2
To open a Wantage and Grove Station and associated train service South East 2
To reinstate the dismantled railway between Oakley and the former Aston Rowant station South East 2
To re-open Camberwell Station, London SE5 South East 2
To restore the rail connection between Horsham to Worthing with a chord approximately 1km in length South East 2
To unlock capacity and services through Bramley (Hants) South East 2
To enhance Bristol West capacity South West 2
To enhance services on the Newquay Line South West 2
To extend Light railway to the Barnstaple Branch (Chivenor Braunton) “TawLink” South West 2
To improve railway services at Pilning station, as well as to reinstate the footbridge to platform 2 South West 2
To increase service provision from Bodmin General to Bodmin Parkway South West 2
To introduce a heritage line and potentially a year-round passenger service between Swanage and Wareham South West 2
To introduce a passenger service to Shepton Mallet in Somerset South West 2
To open a new station for Langport and Somerton area South West 2
To open Charfield Station South West 2
To reinstate Bodmin to Wadebridge railway and associated work South West 2
To reinstate the Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Junction Railway South West 2
To reinstate the Radstock railway South West 2
To re-open the former St Anne’s Park railway station on the Great Western Main Line from Bristol Temple Meads towards Bath South West 2
To re-open the Goodrington and Churston Stations South West 2
To re-open the Primrose Line South West 2
To restore secondary services on the Great Western Main line South West 2
To restore the rail link and establish a safe cycle path between Cirencester, the University and Kemble South West 2
To support frequency enhancements to Falmouth South West 2
To open a station in Magor and Undy in South Monmouthshire Wales 2
To restore services on the Anglesey Central Railway between Gaerwen and Amlch Wales 2
To reconnect Ashfield Communities through the Maid Marian Line West Midlands 2
To re-open the Stratford upon Avon to Honeybourne-Worcester/Oxford (SWO) Railway Line West Midlands 2
To open a new station at Waverley Yorkshire and Humberside 2
To reinstate the Beverley to York rail line Yorkshire and Humberside 2
To reinstate the South Yorkshire Joint Railway Yorkshire and Humberside 2
To reinstate the Upper Wensleydale Railway Yorkshire and Humberside 2
To restore a daily train service on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Yorkshire and Humberside 2
To restore a South Humber Link Yorkshire and Humberside 2
To restore passenger rail to the Sheaf Valley Yorkshire and Humberside 2
Cosby to Lutterworth East Midlands 3
Firsby - Louth East Midlands 3
Mablethorpe East Midlands 3
Peaks and Dales Line East Midlands 3
Reconnecting Ruddington East Midlands 3
Reinstatement of the line between Bedford and Northampton East Midlands 3
Welland Valley Rail (Kettering-Peterborough-Wisbech) East Midlands 3
Haverhill East of England 3
Reinstatement of Maldon to Witham Line East of England 3
Re-opening Harston station East of England 3
Re-opening Sawston Station East of England 3
To reinstate the King’s Lynn to Hunstanton Railway East of England 3
To re-open the Wymondham-Dereham line East of England 3
Belford Station North East 3
Gilsland Station North East 3
Newcastle - Berwick-upon-Tweed North East 3
Reinstatement of Bensham Curve North East 3
Reinstatement of Leamside line (Local Services) North East 3
Reinstatement of Nexus Metro Expansion – Cobalt Business Park Line North East 3
The Bishop Line and the Weardale Railway North East 3
Ashton to Stockport Line North West 3
East Didsbury to Stockport North West 3
Kenyon Junction Station North West 3
Lakes Line North West 3
Ledsham Station North West 3
New station in Coppull North West 3
Pendle North West 3
Reconnect Rawtenstall and Manchester North West 3
Reinstatement of Penrith to Keswick line North West 3
Reinstating Carlisle to Silloth railway North West 3
Reintroduce Burscough Curves North West 3
Salford - Warrington - Stockport Tram and Tram Train North West 3
The Middlewich Line North West 3
To re-open Midge Hall Station North West 3
UK Light Rail Tram Tracker North West 3
Building a better-connected West Oxfordshire - a transformational project for the wider Oxford economic region South East 3
Grove Station South East 3
Hayling Branch Line South East 3
Ludgershall Link South East 3
To re-open the Lewes to Uckfield & Tunbridge Wells to Eridge/Ashurst - Brighton Main Line South East 3
Reconfigure the Ascot-Ash Vale South East 3
Barnstaple Branch Line "Taw Link" South West 3
Bude Okehampton South West 3
Carn Brea Station South West 3
Corsham Station South West 3
Extension of the Riviera Line South West 3
Fowey to Lostwithiel South West 3
Gravity Site - Bristol to Exeter Mainline Railway South West 3
Lynton - Barnstaple Railway South West 3
Marazion Railway Station South West 3
New station south of Gloucester South West 3
New train service to Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway. South West 3
Pilning Station Enhancements South West 3
Re-instate the Helston Railway Link connecting Helston to the main South West rail line South West 3
Reopening Brent Station South West 3
Saltford Station (Bath & North Somerset) South West 3
Sharpness Branch Line South West 3
Shepton Mallet to Somerset South West 3
Stonehouse Bristol Road South West 3
Tavistock Okehampton South West 3
Tavistock to Plymouth Rail Reinstatement South West 3
To reinstate the Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Junction Railway South West 3
To reinstate the Radstock railway South West 3
Wilton Junction Station South West 3
Bangor - Afonwen Railway Wales 3
To restore services on the Anglesey Central Railway between Gaerwen and Amlwch Wales 3
Castle Bromwich - Fort Parkway West Midlands 3
Coventry area stations study West Midlands 3
Etruria Station West Midlands 3
Galley Common/Stockingford Station (Nuneaton to Birmingham) West Midlands 3
Lichfield - Burton on Trent / Derby West Midlands 3
Newcastle-under-Lyme West Midlands 3
Oswestry - Gobowen Line West Midlands 3
Reinstatement of rail sidings at the former Ironbridge Power Station West Midlands 3
Reinstatement of the Ironbridge-Bridgnorth line West Midlands 3
Reinstatement of the Stoke-Leek line West Midlands 3
Sutton Park Line West Midlands 3
Tettenhall area station West Midlands 3
The Stourbridge Dasher - Stourbridge - Brierley West Midlands 3
(Leeds) Cross Gates-Wetherby-Harrogate-Ripon-Northallerton Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Askern Line Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Beverley to York Line Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Boulby Branch Line/Saltburn Line Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Don Valley Line Yorkshire and Humberside 3
East Ardsley Station Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Reinstatement of the North Midland Line between Barnsley to Wakefield via Royston Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Sheaf Valley New Stations and Station Improvements Yorkshire and Humberside 3
South Yorkshire Joint Railway Yorkshire and Humberside 3
Upper Wensleydale Railway Yorkshire and Humberside 3