Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 61320

Gobowen-Oswestry Railway Line: Economic Growth

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to make an assessment of the potential impact of establishing the Oswestry-Gobowen railway line on the economy of the local area.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The previous government’s Restoring Your Railway programme funded the development of a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for the Oswestry-Gobowen rail link. Feedback on the SOBC was provided to the promoters (Cambrian Heritage Railway Ltd) during 202...

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