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New stations

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:15:52 +0000

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Wixams, Bedfordshire - on the Midland Main Line between Bedford and Flitwick and due east of the Marston Vale Line's Kempston Hardwick station nearby, this new Thameslink station has had a prolonged gestation but showed signs of revival in June 2022. Planning permission was granted on 20th February 2023] and preparatory works began In August 2024, but have been put on hold for a redesign following approval of the Universal theme park.

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Welborne, a new station in Hampshire to serve the new 6,000-home Welborne Garden Village near Fareham. On 28 November 2022 Fareham BC announced and SLC Rail confirmed that they had been appointed to produce a Strategic Outline Business Case for the new station to serve the new garden village. Not a direct Beeching reversal / re-opening from the closure in 1964 of Knowle Halt as the site will be different, but the new Welborne station might be regarded as a Beeching replacement in a fit-for-the-21st-Century location. In 2023 SLC Rail prepared a Strategic Outline Business Case.

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Connecting unserved communities

+ <li> display1779" rel="">Welborne, a new station in Hampshire to serve the new 6,000-home k/" rel="external">Welborne Garden Village</a> near Fareham. On 28 November 2022 /www.fareham.gov.uk/latest_news/pressrelease/pr_20221128_1" rel="external">Fareham BC announced and SLC Rail confirmed that they had been appointed to produce a Strategic Outline Business Case for the new station to serve the new garden village. Not a direct Beeching reversal / re-opening from the closure in 1964 of Knowle Halt as the site will be different, but the new Welborne station might be regarded as a Beeching replacement in a fit-for-the-21st-Century location. In 2023 SLC Rail prepared a Strategic Outline Business Case.
Wixams, Bedfordshire - on the Midland Main Line between Bedford and Flitwick and due east of the Marston Vale Line's Kempston Hardwick station nearby, this new Thameslink station has had a prolonged gestation but showed signs of revival in June 2022. Planning permission was granted on 20th February 2023] and preparatory works began In August 2024, but have been put on hold for a redesign following approval of the Universal theme park.
Woodchurch on the Wirral Peninsula, between Heswall and Upton, is one of four new rail stations proposed for Liverpool City Region. Liverpool Baltic is the most advanced while Carr Mill, between St. Helens and Wigan, and Daresbury in Halton, south-west of Warrington, are the other two.
Connecting unserved communities

Events

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:19:38 +0000

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- until 1 November 2026. Sunday. During this school holiday, and throughout the rest of the year, all across the UK and Ireland, enjoy your local heritage railway; 182 railways with over 1000 events a year to choose from! More info: UK & Ireland Heritage railways and Heritage Railway Association members, and Events.
- See also: Scenic Rail Britain and Great Scenic Journeys and Car-free journeys to great places and overnight stays with a difference!
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+ 4 November 2026. Wednesday. House of Commons  Transport Committee Evidence session: Delivering East West Rail. Venue: Thatcher Room, Portcullis House, Westminster. From 09:15. Watch live here. More info: HoC-TC

Missing Links

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:03:14 +0000

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Leeds Bradford Airport - initial consultation in early-2019, no real progress since until media reports in late-2026 of revived interest by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Mayor.

Railfuture organisation

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:08:52 +0000

- Railfuture operates as a company limited by guarantee, Railfuture Ltd. View or download its Memorandum and Articles of Association as last amended in July 2022.
+ Railfuture operates as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, Railfuture Ltd. View or download its Memorandum and Articles of Association as last amended in July 2022.
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tbc
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Cardiff - date and venue tbc

Rail dates

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:47:00 +0000

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- 28 October 2026. Wednesday. Close of Plymouth City Council's consultations on Plymouth's future role in Devolution arrangements for Devon - Plymouth joining the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority and the creation of a Mayoral Strategic Authority.

Railfuture in the news

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:24:46 +0000

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+ 29th October - The Herald
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+ "Will it always be no to trains?" asks Railfuture Scotland secretary Jane Ann Liston in a letter to the paper. "I was disappointed to read that Transport Scotland had rejected the findings of the appraisal which recommended a new station to benefit Haddington"

Board

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:53:28 +0000

- Next main meeting: autumn 2026 ~~tbc~~
+ Next main meeting: autumn: Saturday 31st October 2026.

Bideford and Barnstaple to Exeter

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:19:10 +0000

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November 2026 - station usage estimates for 2025-26 published on Thursday 19th by Office of Rail & Road.

North West Branch

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:22:00 +0000

- The next branch meeting will be on Thursday ~~Sept~~ember ~~3rd~~ at 1300 at ~~Cas~~tle~~stead~~ Vie~~w, Castl~~e~~stead Cl~~ose, ~~Oxenh~~olm~~e, Kendal LA9 7FY~~. ~~Lunc~~h is pl~~ann~~ed ~~at on-~~site ~~cafe~~ ~~wit~~h a table reserved for ~~1200~~
+ The next branch committee meeting will be on Thursday November 12th at 1300 at the Merebrook pub, Bromborough. The previously used side room has been reserved for our meeting and lunch.
- The ~~fol~~lowing meeting is planned for Thursday 12th November, the venue is yet to be confirmed, but its plan~~ned~~ to start at ~~1300~~.
+ <h3 class="showhide_heading" id="Joint_Meeting_with_the_Yorkshire_Branch">Joint Meeting with the Yorkshire&nbsp;Branchng> href="#Joint_Meeting_with_the_Yorkshire_Branch" class="heading-link">
On Saturday 7th November, we are hosting a joint meeting with the Yorkshire branch at the Friends Meeting House Manchester, starting at 1300 (tea/coffee from 1230). Our speaker is Dan Robinson from Network Rail who will talk about plans to relieve congestion in the Manchester area.

Consultation responses

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:41:01 +0000

+ Plymouth's role in devolution for Devon - click view or download to see Railfuture Devon & Cornwall regional branch's response on Plymouth's future role in Devolution arrangements for Devon. October 2026.
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