THE Department of Transport

  • Green light for new £10.5m Durham coast station

    Green light for new £10.5m Durham coast station

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    A £10.55 MILLION plan to build a new station near Peterlee on the Durham coast line has been given the go-ahead by local authorities. Horden station, between Seaham and Hartlepool, will be funded by Durham County Council, supported by £4.4m from the Department of Transport’s New Stations Fund and a grant from the North East…

  • DfT decision on Island Line future deferred for three months

    DfT decision on Island Line future deferred for three months

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    By Phil Marsh THE Department of Transport has extended a deadline for South Western Railway’s (SWR) plan to transform the operation of the Island Line on the Isle of Wight (IoW). One of the franchise conditions of SWR taking over the loss-making Island Line was to work with the Isle of Wight Council and Isle…

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