Return to Tavistock
THE restoration of rail services between Plymouth and Tavistock (which last ran in May 1968, see panel) is currently the subject of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Funding, with a view to building a solid business case. It is hoped this will then attract further finance from the Department for Transport, local authorities, and the possible bonus of a Town & Country Planning Act 1990 ‘Section 106’ subvention. This clause requires housing development promoters to help enhance local infrastructure, which could run into multi-millions of pounds.
The locally-focused team responsible for achieving the Exeter-Okehampton reopening on time and within budget is now applying its expertise to the Tavistock opportunity. Great Western’s head of service development Matthew Barnes and Network Rail’s South West senior strategic planner David Northey outlined the
