New hope in campaign to reopen Wisbech Rail

Hopes of reopening Wisbech Rail have been revived this week after an independent study concluded that the project would be financially viable.

There have been fears that the £200 million projected cost of the project would mean that Wisbech remained cut off from the rail network for the foreseeable future.

But a draft Full Business Case (FBC) has concluded that restoring a heavy rail link between Wisbech and Cambridge would be practicable, provide value for money and be “transformative” for the town’s economic potential.