Community rail colleagues praise positive impact of Feel Good Field Trips
Ian Davis, Community Rail Support Officer for the Northern region, recently had the opportunity to join one of Avanti West Coast’s Feel Good Field Trips, seeing for himself the positive effects of the project on the pupils involved. Ian shared his experience with us below: “I took the opportunity to participate on a Feel Good […]
Commemorate the Coronation with Yorkshire Coast CRP and Friends of Goostrey Station
Community rail partnerships and station groups are gearing up to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III in May. The Yorkshire Coast CRP will be holding a coronation celebration event at Bridlington Station on Monday 8 May, 10am-12pm. The Partnership will be serving refreshments to guests and the public, and the Driffield Ukulele band will […]
Lewes gardeners celebrate 10 years at the station
The station gardening group at Lewes Railway Station is celebrating 10 years of work in keeping the platforms and waiting areas looking lovely. Lead volunteer Mary Sautter first became involved at the station when she was part of the Lewes Little Gardens scheme, which aimed to tidy up small corners of the town. Through town […]
Dance performance encourages young people to become confident train travellers
A group of young dancers from Strike A Light’s Youth Dance Company have performed a dance routine on a train between Gloucester and Chepstow as a way for young people to become confident train travellers and explore Gloucestershire and further afield. ‘Tunnel Vision’ was commissioned especially by the Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (GCRP) and CrossCountry […]
Suffolk and Cumbrian railway stations over 300 miles apart officially twinned
Schoolchildren at Brampton Primary School in Suffolk have helped to twin their local railway station with another Brampton station over 300 miles away in Cumbria. The twinning was celebrated with the unveiling of a new mural at the Suffolk station, painted by the children. The link between the two Brampton stations was facilitated by the […]
Friends of Buxton Station send humanitarian message of support to Ukraine
The Friends of Buxton Station (FoBS) have come together with local community group Buxton Friends of Ukraine to keep the message of hope alive for Ukrainian people. On 8 April 2022, the Kramatorsk Railway Station was the subject of a deadly attack when, providing a route out of the war zone for around 4,000 evacuees, […]
Bishop Line CRP unveils pathway project connecting communities by rail
On Monday 3 April, rail industry and community groups came together to celebrate the connection of three communities by means of a new pathway. The new path at Bishop Auckland station makes is easier and safer for passengers to access Weardale Railway services, whether arriving on a Bishop Line train from Darlington or using Bishop […]
East Anglia’s station adoption initiative reaches 20-year milestone
A scheme to get individuals and communities in East Anglia involved with their local railway stations is celebrating 20 years of brightening up stations across the region. The Station Adoption initiative, now managed by Greater Anglia, was officially launched on 3 March 2003 by Anglia Railways in Norfolk and Suffolk. Over the years, the scheme, […]
Siemens Mobility offering volunteers for Community Rail Week projects
As a Community Rail Network corporate partner, Siemens Mobility would love to connect with community rail partnerships and station groups who would benefit from some volunteer support over Community Rail Week. As well as being able to provide assistance with manual work, Siemens also have STEM ambassadors, communications specialists, engineers, environmentalists, health and safety staff […]
Community Rail News – 5 April 2023
Hello everyone, we hope you are keeping well and enjoying the Spring weather. Firstly, huge thanks to all speakers, delegates, partners, and our brilliant events team, for making last week’s Community Rail Conference for CRPs, run jointly with the Department for Transport (DfT), such a success. Revisit the event’s key moments and presentations here. World […]
