From Community Rail
- by Erin KellyHello everyone. It’s time to get your thinking caps on – entries for the 2027 Community Rail Awards are now open! We’re delighted to announce that next year’s Awards will take place on Thursday 4 March 2027 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, with Northern and TransPennine Express joining us as joint headline partners. The […]
- by Erin KellyHello everyone. Before we get into the bulletin, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the derailments in Lewes and Wickford last week. Our thoughts are with everyone affected, and our thanks go to the emergency services, Network Rail and railway colleagues for their swift, professional response, and to all working to support passengers […]
- by Erin Kelly2 September 2026 19 August 2026 5 August 2026
- by Erin KellyHello everyone and welcome to this week’s Community Rail Network newsletter. It’s been an exciting start to the week as we welcome Bill Freeman as our new chief executive. Having officially joined us on Monday, he’s already hit the ground running meeting community rail partnerships in Scotland, with visits to meet members from Wales and […]
- by Erin KellyA landmark piece of Bristol’s community heritage has been restored to its original vibrancy. Led by Severnside Community Rail Partnership and funded through Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund, the restoration was carried out by Bristol-based artist Valeriia Proskurina, who dedicated four weeks to the project, regularly working 16-hour days to ensure every […]
From: https://communityrail.org.uk