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Mar 2021
Plans to reinstate a trainline Harrogate, Ripon and Northallerton are once again back on the table.
Dr Beeching axed the line in the late 1960s but it is a candidate in the government's new 'Restoring Your Railway Fund.' The Department for Transport (DfT) launched the fund in January.
Harrogate - Ripon - Northallerton is one of 195 bids. So far 25 have been successful. It means that those projects will be given money towards feasability studies.
The government announced on Friday that it will deliver on the first Restoring Your Railways scheme in Devon.
If the plans went ahead it could be one of the biggest ever investments in the Harrogate district. Some expert estimates put the potential cost as high as £500 million.
This is not the first time that these proposals have cropped up and it may prove to be problematic. Homes have been built on some parts of the track and on Ripon's former train station.
Former Ripon mayor Dr Adrian Morgan is a keen supporter of the plans. He has been fighting for reinstatement for the last 34 years and told the Stray Ferret:
Cllr Andrew Williams, leader of Ripon City Council, told the Stray Ferret how this line could be good news for Ripon in particular:
Kevin Hollinrake, the MP for Thirsk and Malton, also said:
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