Study to investigate re-opening Gobowen to Welshpool line

[Gareth Marston]

Well its not gone away folks..

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news...reopening-shropshire-to-mid-wales-rail-route/

Minister backs reopening Shropshire to Mid Wales rail route
By Jonny Drury | Gobowen | Transport | Published: 2 hours ago

A rail line between Shropshire and Mid Wales could be reopened under plans to grow business and ease pressure on a major road.

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Gobowen Railway Station
The Gobowen to Welshpool rail route was shut in the 1960s, however an idea was mooted by a Powys councillor about reopening the route back in June.

Now the proposal has been put to transport secretary for Wales Ken Skates, who was asked this week by Mid and West Wales AM Helen Mary Jones whether a study will be commissioned as part of the Mid Wales Growth Deal.

Mr Skates said the line would be looked at as part of a strategy to reopen lines across the country.

 

[The Planner]

"The line would be looked at" doesn't equal "Minister backs reopening" to me...

 

[CardiffKid]

Nor me.

The WG are of course still looking at the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line too.

 

[PHILIPE]

Nor me.

The WG are of course still looking at the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line too.

Trying to create an impression

 

[DaveHarries]

Or the M6 and the Aston Distressway in and out of Birmingham for that matter

Good name for it. Getting out of Birmingham in the peak hour is always a pain in the Aston.

Dave

 

[adrock1976]

Good name for it. Getting out of Birmingham in the peak hour is always a pain in the Aston.

Dave

Aston is not that terrible really. After all, it was the birthplace of HP Sauce, Aston Villa FC, and 4 guys (Tony Iommi (guitar), Terry "Geezer" Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums), and John "Ozzy" Osbourne (vocals)) who formed the original line up of Black Sabbath.