#PublicTransport ➡️ #Trains AND #Buses

#ReverseBeeching one thing, but reversing #BusDeregulation even more urgent if 000s rural UK dwellers r2 access even already existing lines eg #Devon #TarkaLine. With no buses, passengers get to the stations🤦🏻‍♀️ @jim-hunt.bsky.social @northdevongreens.bsky.social

#PublicTransport ➡️ #Trains AND #Buses

#ReverseBeeching one thing, but reversing #BusDeregulation even more urgent if 000s rural UK dwellers r2 access even already existing lines eg #Devon #TarkaLine. With no buses, passengers get to the stations🤦🏻‍♀️
@jackeade.bsky.social @chulmleighed.bsky.social

The Beeching legacy and the case for rail expansion As the anniversary of the Beeching Report comes round again, the question of how Britain connects its communities is at the centre of national debate. With rail reform underway, the creation of Great ...

On the anniversary of the disastrous Beeching Report, our blog makes the case for more lines to be reopened. #ReverseBeeching

"Time and again, government forecasts underestimate how many people will use rail services once they return."

Read the blog: bettertransport.org.uk/blog/the-bee...

Train stations in Northumberland ranked by passenger numbers The number of passenger journeys taken at rail stations in Northumberland has increased, latest figures show.

📰 Quoted!

It's brilliant to see the positive impact of the reopened Northumberland Line.

Let's reopen more lines and connect more communities!
#ReverseBeeching

www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/transpo...

Cowley Branch Line to reopen after 60 years in £120m project The Cowley Branch Line is currently only used by freight going to and from the BMW Mini Plant.

Excellent news that the Cowley Branch Line will reopen to passengers after 60 yrs!

We identified this as a top-priority reopening in our 2019 report, 'The case for expanding the rail network'.

Congrats to all in the area who have campaigned for this.

#ReverseBeeching
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A photo of Michael with the words, let's expand our rail network, connect more communities, and see just what a success it can be - Michael Solomon Williams.

New and reopened rail lines tend to be massively popular:

🚅 Half a million passengers have travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened in Dec 2024.

🚅 Amazingly, 1 in every 7 national rail journeys are now made on London's Elizabeth Line!

#ReverseBeeching

Picture of rail tracks with the words, Let's reopen rail lines, build stations and connect more communities to the network

Today is the anniversary of the Beeching Report, which led to the closure of 1/3 of Britain's rail lines.

Happily, some lines have reopened recently with great success - 50,000 journeys were made on the Northumberland Line in its first month!

Let's #ReverseBeeching and reopen many more.