| Plymouth Metro Posted by Noggin at 11:20, 8th June 2026 |     |
Apologies if covered elsewhere.
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard touting a "Plymouth Metro" starting with half-hourly services between Ivybridge and Bere Alston, new stations at Plympton and Laira, followed ultimately by Tavistock reopening.
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/london-overground-style-plymouth-metro-10999026
Not my neck of the woods, but I suspect that it needs a bit more than just rolling stock, at the very least a turnback siding at Ivybridge.
That said, it's a "playbook" that worked fairly well in Bristol - upping the Gloucester service to half-hourly made the rail service from places like Yate much more usable, bolstering the business case for new stations like Charfield and reopening the Portishead line.
