From Community Rail
- by Erin KellyHello everyone. We hope, as always, that this bulletin finds you well. Spending Review Earlier today, the Chancellor delivered the UK Government’s Spending Review, setting budgets and priorities for its departments up to 2028/29. There were several announcements regarding investment for rail, buses and transport decarbonisation, as well as funding for city regions. Read the full […]
- by Erin KellyThe government has today (June 11) announced details of its spending review, including the budget allocated to the Department for Transport (DfT) and other departments up to 2028/29. The review states that capital investment, excluding spending on High Speed 2 (HS2), will increase at an annual average real terms growth rate of 3.9% per year between […]
- by Erin KellyThe Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project were delighted to be supported by volunteer teams from Network Rail, allowing them to make significant progress in efforts to improve the approaches to Lowestoft Station as well as assisting with a heritage initiative. Network Rail colleagues from various regional teams joined forces to […]
- by Erin KellyOur popular tourism and leisure campaign, Days Out by Rail, is set to return this summer from 1-31 August, and we’re inviting everyone in community rail to get involved. Now in its fifth year, the campaign aims to encourage more people to take the train for greener, healthier leisure journeys. Inspiring blogs and itineraries and […]
- by Erin KellyThe Friends of Buxton Station (FoBS) worked with a group of primary school students to commemorate World Bee Day. The milestone is celebrated annually across the world on 20 May to spread awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators. As part of the town’s Wild Week activities, which sees local young people engage in nature-based […]
From: https://communityrail.org.uk