Date: 01/03/2016

A £1 million competition to encourage more visitors to travel by rail to see hidden gems across the UK is launched by the Department for Transport. The competition will offer grants to rail operators for innovative ideas and trials and is aimed particularly at heritage railways and community rail partnerships. It hopes to encourage more tourists and make it easier to explore the UK by rail.

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Competition aimed at heritage and community railways to make it easier to travel across the UK by rail launched.