The case for expanding the rail network (February 2019)
Reopening a disused rail line can transform an area, boosting the local economy, creating better places to live and reducing carbon emissions. In this report, we rate rail lines both for their viability and for the social, economic and environmental benefits they would bring. PLEASE NOTE, SINCE THIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN SOME SCHEMES HAVE BEEN PROGRESSED AND THE LIST OF PROPOSED REOPENINGS IS THEREFORE NOT UP TO DATE.
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