Petition Re-open more closed railway lines

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Re-open many of the railway lines and stations closed in the 60's to give better transport links.

e.g. Somerset & Dorset line in particular the section Blandford Form to Poole. Bath to Shepton Mallett.

Lines in North Devon onward from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe, Bideford, Torrington and Okehampton to Bude and Exeter.

Re-open stations at Corsham, Wellington (Somerset) and Wotton Bassett.

The Waverley Route in its complete length and the Woodhead Route.

Many other routes and stations to numerous to mention.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

134 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 134 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 7 August 2012
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