railways

Regeneration: Reinstating Britain's railways

05.07.2018

Mark Smulian

Cymru | England | Infrastructure - Transport | Lord Beeching | Railway closures | railways | Regeneration | Scotland | UK

Half a century ago Lord Beeching took an axe to Britain’s railways. Now many closed lines could be reinstated alongside urban and suburban regeneration. Mark Smulian considers how what goes around...
How the UK's railway stations can support urban renewal

31.05.2018

Mark Smulian

England | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | Network Rail | railways | Regeneration | Station development | Stations | UK | Urban improvement

Railway stations and the land they sit on are often perfectly located for regeneration and housing...
England round-up: Budget details; Bristol University submits plans for £300 million campus

24.11.2017

Laura Edgar

Budget | Coventry | Economic Growth | England | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | Leicester | midland metro | planning | railways

A round-up of planning news in England: 18 November-24 November, 2017
Autumn Budget 2017: North and Mid-Wales growth deals on the table but no Swansea tidal lagoon decision yet

24.11.2017

Roger Milne

Budget | Cymru | Economic Growth | growth deal | Infrastructure - Transport | north wales | railways | trains

The UK Government has committed to begin formal negotiations towards a North Wales growth deal and will also consider proposals for a Mid-Wales growth deal. It has promised to work with local partners and the Welsh Government on this.
Legal briefs: Anti-fracking group’s legal challenge to be heard next month

05.03.2017

Roger Milne

Environment | Environmental | Fracking | Infrastructure - Green | Planning Law | railways | UK | wind farm

A round-up of legal news: 27th February-3rd March 2017
Building in the green belt could increase car journeys, RTPI research finds

14.08.2015

Laura Edgar

brownfield land | Green Belt | Housing | Infrastructure | London | railway stations | railways | RTPI

Building near to train stations in the London green belt could add an extra 7.5 million car journeys every week, according to new research by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Political rhetoric discourages infrastructure investment, concludes survey

04.11.2014

Laura Edgar

CBI | Infrastructure | motorways | Network Rail | politics | railways | UK | URS

Businesses are urging a new approach in order for the UK to address its long-term infrastructure challenges.
Back on track: A branch line revival

23.09.2014

Mark Smulian

Association of Community Rail Partnerships | Infrastructure | rail | railways | UK

The drive to get us off roads and on to more eco-friendly communal trains is fraught with difficulty not only because of Beeching’s legacy, but also because of the disconnect between planner and rail...