for the development of the area". In November 2009 Councillor King declared his interest as a board member of the Bramleyline group in a Fenland District Council meeting. The news of the ATOC proposal was also welcomed by Wisbech's Conservative Mayor, and Conservative Cllr Kit Owen, Fenland's portfolio holder for Open for Business. Cambridgeshire County Council proposal In 2012, Cambridgeshire County Council requested a three-phase study from Atkins into the reopening of the line for public transport. The first part, detailing "potential revenue and patronage that may arise from reintroducing passenger services on the line, with an assessment of the operational costs", was published in early 2013. It concluded that a light rail scheme could generate a £15.5m operating surplus between 2014 and 2029. The report considers restoring the line for heavy rail, light rail and heritage railway operation, but notes that "few if any heritage railways in the UK operate a commuter service throughout the year". Railfuture Campaigning group Railfuture have made an uncosted proposal that that line should be restored as a commuter route, providing an hourly service to Cambridge, with a maximum suggested journey time of 35 minutes. They compare their case for restoring the service to the completed Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link. In March 2014 the route was declared by Stephen Hammond, the transport minister, to be a "strategic priority". The project cost was considered to be between £35 and £52 million but the route was still felt to have the potential to be profitable, with up to 78,000 people expected to make the journey from Wisbech to Peterborough. In February 2015 David Cameron stated that he intended to "have a proper look at Wisbech to March line and to see whether this can work. Infrastructure is a big part of our plan for the east of England." No-frill train trials In February 2017, it was announced that no-frills trains would be trialled on Britain's railways with proposals including the Wisbech Line. Campaign for Better Transport Expanding Railway Report This line has been identified by Campaign for a Better Transport as a priority 1 candidate for reopening. References External links Wisbech Rail, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Wisbech Rail Reopening Campaign Wisbech & March Bramley Line heritage railway official site Heritage railways in Cambridgeshire 1862 establishments in England