In early 2020 the Government announced a
Restoring Your Railways (RYR) competitive fund of £500m aimed
at reopening closed rail lines and stations to improve connectivity
for communities to jobs, homes and education. Over 3 rounds, the
following MCA submitted schemes were successful:
• Doncaster to Knottingley – Askern Line (sponsoring MP
Ed Miliband)
• Sheffield to Stocksbridge – Don Valley Line
(sponsoring MP Miriam Cates)
• Sheffield to Chesterfield via Barrow Hill Line (sponsoring
MP Lee Rowley)
• new station at Waverley on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line
(sponsoring MP Sarah Champion).
All schemes received £50k to develop a Strategic Outline
Business Case (SOBC).
SOBCs are currently being finalised for the Askern Line and Don
Valley Line schemes, and need to be submitted to the DfT by the end
of September 2022
These SOBCs will make the strategic case for each scheme and
consider a range of options for stations, services and
routeing.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/09/2022
Decision due: 21 Sep 2022 by Corporate Director of Public Transport
Contact: Stephen Edwards, Corporate Director of Public Transport Email: Stephen.Edwards@SouthyorkshireCA.gov.uk Email: stephen.edwards@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk.