Why was there such a gap between the rhetoric and reality of 'Restoring Your Railway' between 2020 and 2024? This research piece looks at schemes in Northumberland and Nottinghamshire..
This research piece has been adapted from elements of our previous work in Project Development under Sustainable Transport Midlands (STM).
Our Project Development team were working on initial assessment of potential projects to develop, following our work in Daventry. We present some of that work here, regarding a project that would have incorporated two freight-only (formerly passenger) lines, draw some comparisons with the project to restore passenger services to the Northumberland Line, and make some wider observations on the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) scheme.
In this adapted research piece, we analyse the slow and seemingly cyclical progress on line reopening schemes in Northumberland (now in delivery) and in Nottinghamshire (still proposed) and their politics. These schemes fall within the wider context of the Restoring Your Railway’ (RYR) scheme, which we introduce in the research.
This research publication was written prior to David Frankal’s employment at Network Rail. This represents David Frankal’s view in his capacity as Joint Chief Executive of Enroute and should not be taken to represent the view of Network Rail or any other organisation.
Read some of our other research
