Gobowen-Oswestry Railway Line: Economic Growth
Commons · Question 61320 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
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
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Jun 2025
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...