Heart of Wales Line Trail – Heart of Wales Line Development Company
Concept and aims The Heart of Wales Line Development Company set out to create a long-distance walking trail linked to the line, known as one of the most scenic in Britain. Their three core aims were to; What happened Having secured a £5,000 grant, the development company commissioned consultants to carry out a feasibility study for the […]
Discover Amazing Women by Rail – Mid Cheshire CRP
Overview The Mid Cheshire Line Community Rail Partnership working closely with the Friends of Littleborough Stations and Community Rail Lancashire along with support from the Association of Community Rail Partnerships and Women in Community Rail helped develop a new initiative, Discover Amazing Women by Rail. In-depth research was carried out on women who had done extraordinary things throughout […]
Kilmarnock Connections – ScotRail Alliance
Kilmarnock Connections is a permanent public artwork that aimed to revitalise Kilmarnock Station Underpass, officially opened on 7 December 2016. The project was initiated by a partnership led by ScotRail, as an integral feature of a £300,000 project to upgrade the underpass. Concept and aims Kilmarnock is a town in East Ayrshire, 18 miles west of […]
Strawberry Line Cafe Project Interest Company
Overview The Strawberry Line Cafe Project Interest Company (CIC) was set up in 2008 to restore and run a community cafe on Yatton Station in North Somerset. The station was a key location on the Strawberry Line Heritage Trail, a popular walking and cycling route, and had strong passenger numbers, including commuters. Activity The CIC recognised, via […]
Bolton Station Community Development Partnership
The Prince’s Trust team with Mayor of Bolton, Cllr. Elaine Sherrington. Concept and aims Bolton Station Community Development Partnership (BSCDP) has been working with two Prince’s Trust teams over the last year to create a thriving garden area on Platform 4 at Bolton Station. Based at Bolton Central Fire Station, the Prince’s Trust has been working with young […]
Room with a View – Hereward CRP, Bittern Line CRP, Wherry Lines CRP, East Suffolk Lines CRP, Essex and South Suffolk CRP
The aim of this joint project between The Bittern Line, Wherry Lines, East Suffolk Lines, Hereward Line, Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnerships and train operator Greater Anglia was to attract more people to take days out on local branch lines. The group wanted to showcase the amazing places and attractions within easy reach of the lines, and highlight that […]
North Staffordshire CRP
Concept and aims North Staffordshire CRP wanted a fresh approach to their new line guide for 2019 – 20. When the local sixth form college approached the community rail officer to offer graphics BTEC work experience students it was clearly a good opportunity of mutual benefit. The additional offer of a film project allowed the partnership […]
Track Record Arts: The Soundtrack to the Severn Beach – Severnside CRP
Track Record came about due to the fondness that local Bristol poets and musicians Eyebrow and The Spoke had for the Severn Beach Line. They wanted to fuse music with the written word to create a soundtrack for the line that passengers could download and enjoy while making their journey. Supported by the Severnside Community Rail Partnership, […]
Julie Gibbon: award-winning volunteer – Tyne Valley CRP
About Julie’s Twitter handle, @ManyHatsJulie, says it all. She has been involved in campaigning for improvements in rail services for over 20 years, and as group secretary, was a founding member of the Tyne Valley Rail Users Group in 2000. Throughout much of this time, she has been heavily involved with major projects such as the […]
Lyric and Line – Tyne Valley CRP
Music has the power to engage people, that is the simple concept behind ‘Lyric and Line’. Singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones approached Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership (TVCRP) with a proposal to use songs to facilitate various community views of rail travel. For some time, the partnership had been exploring different ways of identifying and understanding barriers to rail use, particularly […]