Iskra
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I’m not sure I can get on board with that logic. I think if it isn’t in the unsuccessful bids list, then it’s not ‘off the table.’[Withdrawn] Restoring Your Railway Fund
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Stocksbridge appears in the list of received bids, but not in the list of unsuccessful bids. As all bids were assessed on the business case, it can reasonably be inferred that there was not sufficient case. For context, the restoration of services to Kilimarsh and Barrow Hill did receive funding and the timetable implications were looked at.
Regarding the cycleway, there's not really a source for that as it's not really a policy/legal thing but more a 'physically not building anything that can't be easily torn up' thing. A Cycle way has been used in the UK and abroad to maintain rail alignments for strategic use (Cuckoo trail, Forest way in Sussex, for instance)
Moderator note: railtour discussion can be found at the thread linked below:
UK Railtour to Deepcar 08-April-23
Does anyone have any recommendations for locations to ‘Phot’ the tour on Saturday at all please on the Deepcar branch?
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