English freight line is among those examined for passengers
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A railway line near Southampton, saved from complete closure by military and freight traffic, has been examined for the possible reintroduction of passenger services. The Fawley Branch, which extends for about five miles (eight kilometres) along Southampton Water, an inlet of the English Channel, has been shortlisted as part of a UK government scheme to extend local and community connections to the network.
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