Work on 145 Somerset Homes May Start Before Railway Crossing Changes Sunday, June 21, 2026 somerset crewkerne tiliahomes footpath railwaycrossing development planning networkrail safety construction Construction of 145 new homes in Somerset could begin prior to alterations to a nearby railway level crossing, pending approval from Somerset Council. Tilia Homes, the developer behind the Maple Grove project off Lang Road in … Read More
Work on 145 Somerset Homes Could Begin Without Changes to Railway Crossing Sunday, June 21, 2026 somerset construction footpath development railway crewkerne safety networkrail tiliahomes planning Construction of 145 new homes in Somerset could commence before modifications to a nearby railway level crossing are made, pending approval from Somerset Council. Tilia Homes received planning permission on appeal in November … Read More
Work on 145 Somerset Homes Could Begin Before Railway Crossing Changes Sunday, June 21, 2026 somerset crewkerne housing railway footpath development safety council networkrail construction Construction on 145 new homes in Somerset could commence before key modifications to a nearby railway level crossing, if Somerset Council agrees to revised plans submitted by the developer. Tilia Homes won permission on … Read More
Dog Walker Killed by Train 'May Not Have Heard It Coming,' RAIB Report Finds Thursday, May 7, 2026 train accident hearingloss levelcrossing safety networkrail railaccidentinvestigationbranch pedestrian whistleboard pewsey An 82-year-old dog walker tragically lost her life after being struck by a Great Western Railway (GWR) train at a Pewsey footpath crossing in Wiltshire. A recent investigation by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) … Read More
Dog Walker Killed by GWR Train Likely Didn't Hear Warning Horn Due to Hearing Loss Thursday, May 7, 2026 railsafety levelcrossing hearingloss pewsey gwr networkrail raib accidentinvestigation hearingaids pedestriansafety An 82-year-old woman tragically lost her life after being struck by a Great Western Railway (GWR) train at the Pewsey footpath crossing in Wiltshire. Shirley Pope, an elderly dog walker, was hit by a passenger train traveling … Read More
Cost of Reopening Portishead Railway Nears £200 Million Tuesday, April 14, 2026 portishead railway somerset infrastructure government funding networkrail transport construction budget The cost to reopen the Somerset railway line between Bristol and Portishead has surged to nearly £200 million. Government officials have authorized an additional £14.69 million for the project, which is already in progress. … Read More