From Community Rail

  • by Erin Kelly
    Do you have skills in community engagement, providing advice, support and training? Could you motivate and support local communities to engage with their local railways and sustainable travel?  The purpose of this role is to provide support and advice to community rail partnerships and station groups in the South of England and Midlands, on working […]
  • by Alice Mannion
    An inspiring range of community rail initiatives, delivered by community rail partnerships, station friends volunteers, and other community groups across Britain, has been celebrated at the 19th Community Rail Awards. The event, organised by Community Rail Network and jointly sponsored by Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway, was this year held in Swansea and […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    To mark International Women’s Day and to encourage more women to get involved with rail, Community Rail Lancashire released the second volume of an anthology celebrating women’s stories of rail travel. 100 More Women, 100 More Journeys celebrates stories from women across the country about journeys they have taken via rail, encompassing the heartbreaking to […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    Hello everyone. We’re looking forward to seeing many of you at the Community Rail Awards in Swansea in just over a week’s time – it looks set to be a fantastic celebratory evening! Contributions for new Value of Community Rail report We are calling on all our members to input examples and evidence on your […]
  • by Erin Kelly
    Claire Sandys, Community Rail Officer at North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership (CRP), gives us an insight into what the team of dedicated volunteers achieve at Blythe Bridge Station. Blythe Bridge Station, located about 6 miles southeast of Stoke-on-Trent, is managed by East Midlands Railway (EMR) and forms a stopping point on the Crewe to Newark […]

From: https://communityrail.org.uk