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Bosses at Oswestry's heritage railway say they are thrilled at news that the Government has agreed to foot the bill for a community rail link connecting the town to the mainline, with a stop at the country's orthopaedic hospital.The Cambrian Heritage Railways had been expecting a decision on the multimillion pound scheme for the Gobowen to Oswestry line. Its Strategic Outline Business Case was submitted exactly a year ago as part of the Beeching Restoration Fund.
The railway has been busy working toward a community rail line from Oswestry to Gobowen for well over a decade. With tracks still in place the halt is just a few hundred metres from the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. He said that there were no indications as to how the creation of the line would now progress or the costing."It has been a long road so far as there is still a long way to go."
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