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Buxton shortlisted for new pioneering electric passenger railway to ride on freight lines to Peak District beauty spots
Buxton has made it to the final three nationwide in a new project which would see electric passenger trains run on the freight lines to Monsal, Tissington and High Peak Trails.
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Access to the Monsal and Tissington Trails from Buxton is predominantly by private car along the busy A6 and A515. This concept could well revive in part earlier proposals reopen the line from Buxton to Matlock by MEMRAP.
According to the local paper Buxton may see the RVLR vehicle on the existing freight only lines (possibly with minor re-opened extensions). Have any other nominees made it to their local press?
Further to my earlier post February's "Rail Engineer " suggests further applications.
Very light rail - A revolution - Rail Engineer
Listen to this article If you’ve not been following what’s been happening in the world of very light rail (VLR) it is easy to get confused. In Issue 191 (July/Aug 2021), David Shirres described, among other things, the establishment of a VLR National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) at Dudley and the...
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