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40,000 brownfield homes to be built on UK’s surplus railway land

New homes from old railways - the derelict loading bays at Mayfield terminal in Manchester. Image: © Mayfield Regeneration Partners

Rail freight is being placed at the heart of the UK government’s latest housing drive. An initiative, christened the “Platform4 Property Company”, is promising to regenerate surplus railway land. Up to 40,000 new homes will be built over the next decade on brownfield railway sites, often located adjacent to active rail infrastructure.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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