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- GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES FUNDING FOR STOCKSBRIDGE RAIL LINE
- New Train Line to Stocksbridge, announcement likely in Budget at the end of the month
- DON VALLEY RAILWAY PRESENTATION TO CLIMATE ACTION ZOOM CONFERENCE
- How DfT Evaluates New Railway Schemes
- ARUP appointed to prepare the Restoring Your Railway Bid
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GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES FUNDING FOR STOCKSBRIDGE RAIL LINE
As hoped for, Don Valley Railway, are absolutely delighted to hear the good news that funding has been allocated by the Government to develop a Strategic Outline Business Case to bring passenger trains to Stocksbridge. We have campaigned since 2004 … Continue reading
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New Train Line to Stocksbridge, announcement likely in Budget at the end of the month
Don Valley Railway, the campaign organisation aiming to bring passenger trains on the freight line to Stocksbridge understand that an announcement regarding the potential development of a full business case review will be made on 27th October as part of … Continue reading
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DON VALLEY RAILWAY PRESENTATION TO CLIMATE ACTION ZOOM CONFERENCE
Chris Bell did a presentation to the Penistone and Stocksbridge Climate Action event on Sunday 28 April 2021. In a short presentation and a break out session he went through the history of their start up in 2004 and current … Continue reading
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How DfT Evaluates New Railway Schemes
John Siraut of Jacobs Consulting explains the number crunching methods used by DfT in evaluating new rail schemes to which the DVR proposals in the Restoring Your Railway Fund will be subject to.
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ARUP appointed to prepare the Restoring Your Railway Bid
Sheffield City Region have appointed Arup to undertake work on the Bid for funding to the DfT. DVR have been working with the MP’s office and the Sheffield City Region to assist with the bid. DVR consider using Arup a … Continue reading
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New Toucan Crossing at Wortley Road
A new TOUCAN crossing for pedestrians and cyclists across Wortley Road near Station Road in Deepcar has been approved for implementation. This will help pedestrians and cyclists cross this busy road and eventually will assist people en route to Deepcar … Continue reading
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DVR December 2020 Meeting Round up
DECEMBER MEETING ROUND UP At the virtual meeting of Don Valley Railway the following issues were discussed: The consultation on Towns Fund bid was discussed Future progress of the bid. It will be submitted at the end of January 2021. … Continue reading
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DVR aspirations widely appear in the Stocksbridge Towns Fund consultation survey
The £25 million Stocksbridge Towns Fund Bid will be submitted early next year bringing new government investment in the town. However ahead of this, a consultation exercise has taken place and Don Valley Railway appears of one the big asks … Continue reading
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DVR Talk to Rail Campaigners
Chris Bell, Chair of Don Valley Railway has been invited to talk to the ERTA conference on 24th April to share his experience as a rail campaigner with others.
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November 2020 Meeting Round Up
1, TOWNS FUND BOARD PROGRESS Progress is being made with the development of a submission to the Towns Fund at end Jan 2021. CB Chairs the Infrastructure Sub Group. Four workstreams are being developed as part of this along side … Continue reading
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