Our annual Community Rail Conference, hosted in partnership with the Department for Transport, took place in Derby on 19 and 20 October 2025.

This year’s agenda included a CRP Showcase session, where we heard 10 engaging outcomes-led examples of CRP activities making a difference in their local communities. We also returned to our dynamic ‘Open Platform’ format, designed to empower members to shape the agenda and put forward the topics and questions they think are important for deeper discussion.

Scroll below to see the presentation slides from our keynote speakers and CRP Showcase session.

RSSB resources

Download the Rail Social Value Framework.

Download the Community Rail Social Value guide.

Great British Railway readiness resources from Hereward CRP

Download example GBR readiness audit.

Download GBR readiness audit template.