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About us

The community rail movement delivers a wide-range of initiatives improving mobility and sustainable travel, promoting inclusion and wellbeing, and helping communities have a voice.

What is community rail?

Find out about the different ways this grassroots, community-led movement engages people with railways and stations.
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What is community rail?

Find out about the different ways this grassroots, community-led movement engages people with railways and stations.

Who we are

We support our members to be effective in connecting communities with their railways, delivering social, environmental, and economic benefit.
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Who we are

We support our members to be effective in connecting communities with their railways, delivering social, environmental, and economic benefit.

Map of members

Find your nearest community rail partnership or station group on our interactive map.
Map-of-members

Map of members

Find your nearest community rail partnership or station group on our interactive map.

Our team and board

Bill Freeman

Team member
Interim chief executive

Sarah Fatica

Team member
Director of people & funding

Sarah Chilton

Team member
Director of communications & policy

News

Over 130 community-led events are set to take place across Britain during Community Rail Week, celebrating the crucial role community...
Hello everyone. We hope you are all well and enjoying the beautiful weather. This edition’s intro is full of important...
The Community Rail Education Network met on Wednesday 23 April to hear from High Peak & Hope Valley CRP, who shared...