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Arboretum Line Gets Local Backing
Just over a month ago Transport for Britain invited the people of Lichfield and the surrounding area to take part in a survey in order to gauge support for reopening the railway line between Lichfield and Alrewas to regular passenger services. So far the response to...
Lichfield – Burton Line one small step closer
Malcolm Holmes, the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Rail Executive today (Tuesday 27th October) visited the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) to meet Philippa Rawlinson, the Chief Executive of the NMA and Michael Fabricant. “This step brings the possibility of...
Restoring Passenger Services from Lichfield to Burton on Trent via Alrewas
As part of the latest government thinking on improving the UKs transport infrastructure the Department for Transport has acknowledged the huge potential of rail lines closed under the 1963 Beeching Act, and as a result has recently launched a £500 million 'Ideas Fund'...
City Life Magazine Feature
Lichfield based Transport for Britain launches its plans to operate a limited passenger train service from Lichfield Trent Valley to the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in the October issue of Lichfields City Life magazine. It is hoped that the plans which...