Platform Rail named as finalists in global sustainability awards programme
Platform Rail is among the finalists in the ninth annual Global Good Awards, recognising leaders and organisations achieving practical, real-world impact for people and the planet.
Gloucestershire CRP seeks passengers to share insights on travel and accessibility
Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (CRP) is carrying out independent research for CrossCoutry to audit the Passenger Assist service using a mystery shopper approach, and is seeking train travellers to share their insights and perspectives on travel and accessibility.
Gloucestershire CRP and Community Connexions launch Slimbridge Shuttle bus
Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and WWT Slimbridge are excited to announce the launch of the Slimbridge Shuttle, a new local minibus service that will connect the communities of Cam, Dursley and Slimbridge with the railway station at Cam & Dursley and the famous WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The service, the first of its kind […]
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 […]
Gloucestershire CRP launches destination tourism toolkit
Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership, along with the Travel Foundation, have launched their ‘Connecting Climate, Community & the Visitor Economy’ toolkit at a special webinar this week (26 Jan). The webinar, aimed at community rail partnerships across the country, featured an insight into the new toolkit and highlighted how to use the tools to effectively engage […]
Community rail colleagues invited to join online launch of Gloucestershire CRP’s rail to leisure toolkit
Colleagues from across community rail are invited to join Gloucestershire CRP and the Travel Foundation, supported by Community Rail Network, as they launch the ‘Connecting Climate, Community & the Visitor Economy – Opportunities for Community Rail & Destination Partnerships’ toolkit. Community Rail Partnerships (CRPs) are invited to join the free webinar on 26 January 2023, […]
Ground-breaking initiative will tackle loneliness by engaging young people with transport
An innovative, empowering initiative designed to tackle loneliness among young people by engaging them with local railways and wider transport links has been given the green light. The ‘Engaging young people through community rail’ initiative is one of 12 projects being supported by the Department for Transport’s new Tackling Loneliness with Transport Fund. It will […]