Doncaster Sheffield Airport is to continue developing plans for a rail link, despite the Department for Transport rejecting proposals on the grounds of "significant concerns". The DfT said it made the decision after rigorous assessment of the £300 million scheme. But in response, an airport spokesman told RAIL: "In order to properly assess the business case for GatewayEast rail, it is important to consider the economic benefits as a whole rather than the benefit of the transport cost-ratio in isolation, which is widely criticised as not being fit for purpose,
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