A bid to reopen a passenger railway line which was closed as part of the Beeching cuts has been backed by business leaders.
The Ivanhoe Line, between Burton-upon-Trent and Leicester, was closed to passenger trains in the 1960s.
A campaign to restore the 31-mile (50km) route saw it selected as part in the government's £500m Restoring Your Railway programme.
The East Midlands Chamber said it hoped the project could be brought to life.
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