Community Rail News – 11 Jan 2023
Hello everyone. We hope you all had a good festive break, and we would like to wish you all the best for the coming year. Team changes We’re sorry to tell you that Brian Barnsley, one of our longest serving member of the team and head of support and development, has decided to take retirement […]
Santa Express welcomes new timetable on the Abbey Line
The Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has worked with London Northwestern Railway and rail users’ group Abfly to bring in a new timetable on the Abbey Line, marking the occasion with a Santa train event for the local community. Sunday 11 December saw the launch of later train services on the Abbey Line, as […]
Exhibition space at Andover Station showcases local community artwork
Andover Railway Station is currently giving local community artists the rare chance to have their work displayed publicly. Andover Station was recently adopted by a branch of The Arts Society, and The Arts Society Test Valley is now working with other stations on the South Western Railway (SWR) network to celebrate the achievements of local […]
Community Rail Lancashire launches rebranded education programme ‘TrainEd’
Community Rail Lancashire’s (CRL) rebranded education programme, TrainEd, was launched on Monday 9 January at ‘The Bunker’ in Accrington. After many successful years delivering rail education across Lancashire and Yorkshire, it was felt that creating a new brand would be more inclusive of all the schools, colleges, groups and communities covered by the CRL Education […]
New doodle art installed at Alderley Edge Station
A new piece of artwork featuring a map of the village has been installed at Alderley Edge Station. Kelvin Briggs, chair of Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group, commissioned Manchester-based freelance illustrator, mural artist and serial map doodler Dave Gee to put pen to paper to create a map of Alderley Edge village with the addition […]
Severnside CRP links local community with Christmas events throughout festive season
Severnside Community Rail Partnership (CRP) fully embraced the festive spirit last month, linking community groups and schools with Christmas offerings on and around the local rail network. Days Out by Train The festive mood started with a ‘Days Out by Train’ trip for members of the Welcome Café in Weston-super-Mare to the famous Bath Christmas Market. The […]
Hereward CRP encourages communities to engage in local transport planning
Hereward Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has launched a new guide to help people get on board with transport planning. The Transport Planning Guide for Local Communities is designed to encourage people to have their say on plans for transport schemes in their local communities, empowering them to shape and influence future developments. As well as […]
Ribbon cutting to mark completion of Okehampton station heritage restoration project
Project partners, funders and former railway staff gathered at Okehampton Station in December to mark the completion of the station heritage restoration project, part of the overall Dartmoor Line reopening work. Over the last 18 months, much work has been done to restore and enhance the railway heritage of the station, while also ensuring that […]
Warm-Up Wednesday sessions commence at Lowestoft Railway Station
The Parcels Office Exhibition Space at Lowestoft Railway Station is to host a series of winter warmer sessions for the local community. Warm-Up Wednesdays, which are free to attend, will take place each week on Wednesdays between 11am and 3pm until the end of March. Members of the public are invited to come along and […]
Platform brings together rail education and festive celebrations
Platform Rail has hosted a unique event for nearly 200 students from Coniston Primary School, bringing together rail education and Christmas celebrations. Ahead of the event, Emilie from Platform visited the school to deliver a pre-travel assembly to Years 2-6, and a pre-travel workshop to early years foundation stage and Year 1. The sessions covered […]
