“On 25th March 1807, a year after the Swansea-Mumbles line started transporting cargo, the railway began to also start transporting passengers.
Benjamin French was the man who brought about the world’s first passenger railway by converting an iron carriage to … Read more › “The first passenger railway in the world – and what’s needed next”
Reconnecting communities to the national rail network by restoring closed branch railway lines is popular, with many applications to the Department for Transport’s Restore Your Railway fund. Government announced the first go-ahead on 19 March 2021 which should lead to … Read more › “Missing Main Lines”
This submission has been made to the Union Connectivity Review following publication of the Interim Report in March 2021. It focusses on just one of the areas of interest for the Commission – the Irish Sea fixed link.
Overview
There … Read more › “Union Connectivity Review: A short follow-up submission on the Irish Sea fixed link”
In June 2014, in Manchester, the leaders of six northern cities pitched their aspirations for better rail inter-connections to the wider world. The Chancellor of Exchequer was on hand to say: “the money will be found”. The new buzzword, courtesy … Read more › “Greengauge 21 welcomes the National Infrastructure Commissions’ Report on Rail Needs for the North and Midlands”
