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Renewed campaign launched to reopen the Poulton to Fleetwood rail link
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Lorraine Beavers, MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, is holding a meeting with stakeholders to discuss reinstating the disused Poulton to Fleetwood rail link. The line has been closed to passenger services since 1970 and completely inactive since 1999, following its initial truncation during the Beeching cuts.
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- MP Lorraine Beavers is hosting a meeting with community leaders, transport experts, and business representatives to advance proposals for the rail link.
- Supporters argue the reopening would improve access to jobs, education, and services while boosting the local economy.
- Fleetwood lost its main rail link in 1966 during the Beeching cuts, with remaining passenger services ending in May 1970 and freight traffic ceasing in 1999.
- Plans to reopen the line progressed under the Government's Restoring your Railway fund in 2022, but the fund was cancelled in July 2024.