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Councillors from Shanklin to Ryde have been asked to support the Keep Island Line Franchise Campaign. Residents are reminded of the public meeting being held from 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th August at Shanklin Theatre.
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Leader of the council has assured members of the Keep Island Line Franchise Campaign that he believes Island Line should remain part of the South West Trains franchise.
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The study will consider the costs, benefits and risks of the different approaches to the future provision of the Ryde to Shanklin service.
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News, hot from the meeting to save Island Line, the DfT have informed Isle of Wight council officials that the line will be included in the next rail Franchise
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Conservative councillors, including the group leader and the Chairman of the Island Conservatives voted in favour of keeping the rail line in the franchise at last night's meeting. It appears the Island's MP is now left standing alone on his support for a CIC to run Island Line trains.
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Council confirm what was said at last night's meeting that Island Line will remain in the franchise specification for 2017.
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The unanimous vote at last night's meeting called on Andrew Turner MP to facilitate a delegation from KILF to meet the rail minister.
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Last night IWC claimed the DfT had confirmed with them that Island Line would be in the Franchise. Today the DfT are saying it's not been decided. What is going on?
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Campaigners say it's essential the Island's MP starts listening to Island residents on the future of Island Line trains as a matter of urgency and ask him to name a date in the next couple of weeks when he can attend a public meeting.
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A call for the council to lobby the DfT to ensure Island Line remains within the South Western Franchise will be voted on next week. It goes against the MP's idea of a Community Interest Company running the line.
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The future of Island Line is hotly-debated. Here's the first in a number of exchanges between David Pugh and Nick Finney exchanging views on whether the Government provides a subsidy to the line, or not.
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Island line campaigners say it's unlikely DfT would have considered Island Line being out of the franchise if the MP hadn't enthused about the idea of a community rail project to the government in the first place.
