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Beverley to York Railway

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Beverley train station 1961.

Hull and Beverley are linked with Market Weighton, Pocklington, Stamford Bridge and York by the increasingly congested A1079. The Minsters Rail Campaign believes that the former 32-mile Beverley to York “Minsters” rail line (closed in 1965), which branched off the existing Hull-Scarborough line at Beverley and served these places, should be reinstated. 

The track was closed in 1965 following recommendations in the Beeching Report two years earlier. Written by the then-Chair of British Railways, Dr Richard Beeching, the report was the basis of the infamous cuts throughout the sixties which resulted in around 6,000 miles of railway lines being axed on cost and efficiency grounds.

This will contribute substantially to the long-term economic and social future of the East Riding, improving public transport, reducing car dependency and encouraging sustainable development. It will also be an alternative link from Hull and the East Riding to the rest of the rail network. This is much needed because the existing rail infrastructure serving Hull lacks resilience. Regionally, the line will contribute to the Government’s “Northern Powerhouse” initiative and fulfill its promise to "Levelling up" the country, improving east-west connectivity between East and North Yorkshire. 

In January 2020, shortly after the 2019 general election, the Government pledged an initial £500 million to help reverse the sweeping Beeching cuts of the 1960s. Just shy of 200 bids have been submitted across three rounds of funding, the latest of which closed on 5th March where 85 bids were submitted.

Alongside the internationally acclaimed engineering firm AECOM, the Minsters Rail Campaign have submitted their bid to restore the Beverley to York railway line, with a view to announcing the successful bids later this year.

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Graham stood in front of the bridge at Beverley train station

Graham Stuart MP to discuss repair plans for Beverley railway station pedestrian bridge

Wednesday, 26 January, 2022

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, will meet representatives of Network Rail and Northern Rail and the Chairman and members of Beverley Civic Society to discuss Network Rail’s plans for the repairs to the pedestrian bridge at Beverley railway station this Friday at 10am.

Beverley to York Railway Graphic

Funding success for Beverley-York rail

Wednesday, 27 October, 2021

A bid to restore a 40-mile direct rail route between Hull and York has today been given the green light by Government Ministers.

Graham at Minsters Rail Campaign group committee meeting.

Beverley-York rail bid analysed by Department for Transport ahead of expert panel review

Wednesday, 26 May, 2021

Local MP for Beverley and Holderness, and lead sponsor of the bid to restore 32 miles of rail track between Beverley and York, has welcomed the news that the bid is currently being analysed by technical advisers at the Department for Transport (DfT) and Network Rail.

Train driving towards Beverley Minster (Image credit: Sam Hewitt)

Waiting game for renewed Beverley-York rail bid; local MP calls for continued momentum to build up head of steam

Thursday, 15 April, 2021

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has called for continued political momentum on his latest bid to restore the stretch of track connecting Beverley and York in order to shore up local support for the scheme.

Stamford Bridge Viaduct

Rail Minister: Beverley-York railway ‘has potential’

Tuesday, 1 December, 2020

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness and parliamentary sponsor of a bid for funding to help restore the direct rail route from Beverley to York, has said that he remains ‘optimistic’ about the project’s future, despite the proposal being initially turned down by the Government.

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