Skipton Council reaffirms support for 'missing link' railway

Craven Herald, 25th July 2024

ENTHUSIASTIC support has been given by Skipton councillors to the rebuilding of the 'missing link' railway line between Skipton and Colne.

Skipton town councillors reaffirmed the council's long standing commitment to the £300 million project which would see the reinstatement of the 12- mile section of railway linking Skipton with East Lancashire.

Representatives of the Skipton-East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) told the full council at its meeting last week that reinstatement of the line, which was closed in 1970, but with large parts of the track bed still in place, was a 'transformational project' that would reap benefits for both areas.