From Community Rail
- by Erin KellyHello everyone, Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed a restful and joyful festive season. As we step into 2026, it promises to be a busy and exciting year for community rail. Rail reform remains high on the agenda, and we are committed to ensuring that the voice of community rail is heard loud […]
- by Erin KellyNew images are to go on display showing how Lowestoft’s historic railway station could look with a reinstated concourse roof, enabling better facilities for rail passengers and creating a unique tourist attraction for the town. The Lowestoft Central Project and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) commissioned leading railway architects to produce the designs which […]
- by Erin KellyThe Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has installed banners at every station along the 72 miles of the scenic railway to welcome new passengers on the line. West Coast Mainline trains are being diverted onto the former Midland Railway line in early January while the Clifton railway bridge over the M6 […]
- by Erin KellyKents Bank Station Library, on the Furness Line between Lancaster and Barrow, has been honoured with a prestigious ‘Lancastrian Award.’ Covering the area traditionally known as ‘Lancashire North of the Sands’, the award recognises the library’s dedication to the North of England’s railway heritage and history. Since its opening in January 2024, the library has […]
- by Erin KellyThe Friends of Handforth Station have added to their growing collection of branded signs – known as totems – that adorn the station’s platforms. Last month, the volunteers received a totem from Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as another from a local restaurant, their third foreign-language totem. Donated by the Giuliano Italian Restaurant, it […]
From: https://communityrail.org.uk