From Community Rail
- by Erin KellyIt’s nearly time for you to submit your nominations for this year’s World Cup of Stations! With 2025 marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, this year’s World Cup of Stations, organised by Rail Delivery Group, will see the nation celebrate the most life-changing station of the last 200 years. This theme will […]
- by Erin KellyA disused area of Battlesbridge Station has been transformed into a new wildlife area thanks to a community rail project. The work was facilitated by the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and volunteer station adopters, Chris Honeyman and Nathan Dodd, following a £5,000 grant from Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund […]
- by Erin KellyHello everyone. We hope, as always, that this bulletin finds you well. Rail reform We continue to ensure the voice of community rail is heard as rail reform and the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR) progresses. Whilst we meet regularly with the Department for Transport, it is always good to be broadening the interest in […]
- by Erin KellyThe Wherry 100 bus service, which connects rail passengers arriving at Great Yarmouth Station with the town centre, bus station, seafront attractions and one of the area’s largest holiday parks, will run again this year. Having operated for several years, its future was in doubt after the previous transport company chose not to continue the […]
- by Erin KellyCommunity Rail Network members are invited to join the next Tourism Network session on Tuesday 5 August, 10-11.30am. The session will be joined by guest speaker Jane Stewart from the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership, who will be sharing details of the CRP’s recent tourism and leisure initiatives, including the launch of their nostalgic posters […]
From: https://communityrail.org.uk