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  • by Erin Kelly
    Hello everyone. We hope you are enjoying the last few weeks of summer. Chief executive update Our chief executive Jools is scheduled to return from parental leave on Wednesday 3 September and will have a short time together with Bill before he finishes on 12 September. We will of course keep you updated, and we’re […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    To mark 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, Mid Chesire Community Rail Partnership (CRP) is holding a baton relay over six days in September. These station-to-station walks will closely follow the route of the Mid Cheshire Line, starting at Manchester Piccadilly Station on Monday 22 September and finishing six days later at […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    Last week’s visit of Inspiration, the Railway 200 exhibition train, to Lowestoft Station, has attracted the highest visitor numbers to date for any station on the train’s nationwide tour. 3,111 people visited the train during its four-day stay in Lowestoft from 11-14 August, beating the preceding four-day weekend stop in the nearby city of Norwich, […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    A new illustrated walking map has been launched to highlight four wellbeing routes in and around Tewkesbury, all starting from the town centre and reachable via Ashchurch-for-Tewkesbury Station. The Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks map is the latest in Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership’s series of community co-created leisure trails. The new map invites visitors and residents to explore […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    A group of 12 Cub Scouts have returned to Barnstaple Station for a day of community rail activities, followed by a try the train trip to Eggesford, as part of their work towards their Platforms for Change badge. On the morning of Tuesday 5 August, the Cubs arrived at Barnstaple Station and were split into […]

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