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    Fleetwood branch rebuild passes yet another major hurdle

    Jul 05, 2022 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones

    A SCHEME to reopen the mothballed Fleetwood Poulton branch to commuters is to receive funding from the Department for Transport, it has been announced.

    The DfT said the plan to reopen the 4 ¾-mile line is moving to the next stage as part of the Restoring Your Railway Fund. In June, it was listed in the latest DfT report as one of those progressing past a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) and is therefore being supported to develop further. The SOBC was prepared by

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