Date: 30/07/2021

Victorian railway bridges which were due to be filled in with concrete in an act previously decried as ^cultural vandalism^ will be repurposed as part of a new scheme to encourage walking and cycling, the transport secretary has announced. The government is halting the demolition of historic railway lines in the hope that they can be remodelled as routes which encourage greener means of travel.

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Britains Victorian railway bridges may be saved in new green travel plan

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Grant Shapps presents walking and cycling scheme, after Highways England slammed for pouring concrete into railway arch

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