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Championing the community rail movement 🙌
Connecting people and their railways 🫂
Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable, healthy communities 🌍💚
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We were delighted to attend a Parliamentary Reception earlier this week, celebrating the launch of the 'Breaking Down Barriers' impact report - a collaboration between Greater Anglia and The Purpose Coalition 📚

Read the report here ↪️ www.purpose-coalition.org/impact-repor...
Photo showing four people attending the event at the Houses of Parliament. From left to right: Martin Halliday, community rail officer for the Wherry and Bittern Lines CRPs; Sarah Chilton, director of communications & policy at Community Rail Network; Chris Mitchell and David Pearce, co-chairs of Community Rail Norfolk.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Case study spotlight 💡

From our 2024-25 Impact Report 📙

Robin Hood Line CRP supported 12 students at risk of dropping out of education to learn fabrication & welding skills - their fantastic sculpture now sits proudly at Creswell Station 🦣 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page spread in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report. The page is detailing the Robin Hood Line CRP 'Fusion Learning' case study with colourful text, photos and quote boxes.
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Case study spotlight 💡

From our 2024-25 Impact Report 📙

Borders Railway Community Partnership opened The Signal Box, a second-hand shop run by volunteers which also acts as a social hub and meeting place for the community 👥 #CommunityRail communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page spread in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report. The page is detailing the Borders Railway Community Partnership 'The Signal Box, Galashiels' case study with colourful text, photos and quote boxes.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Case study spotlight 💡

From our 2024-25 Impact Report 📙

Funded by the #CommunityRail Development Fund and CrossCountry, Tyne Valley CRP supported the creation of a guide to help people access and explore the 28 World Heritage sites by public transport 🗺️ communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page spread in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report. The page is detailing the Tyne Valley CRP 'World Heritage Sites by Rail' case study with colourful text, photos and quote boxes.
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Case study spotlight 💡

From our 2024-25 Impact Report 📙

Severnside CRP's Fishing for Change, supported by #CommunityRail Development Fund and GWR, aimed to strengthen community cohesion by supporting families to try something fun and sustainable together 🐟 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page spread in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report. The page is detailing the Severnside CRP 'Fishing for Change' case study with colourful text, photos and quote boxes.
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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We're so proud to see many of our Scottish #CommunityRail members recognised at the ScotRail in the Community Awards for their dedication and creativity, helping to make Scotland's railways flourish!🎉

Read about the inspiring winners here ➡️ www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotra...
Photo showing members of 6VT Youth CRP, holding their award for Community Rail Project of the Year, which they won for Rail Explorers. Photo showing Judith Cleghorn, Borders Railway Community Partnership, holding her award for Outstanding Contribution to Community Rail.
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Case study spotlight 💡

From our 2024-25 Impact Report 📙

Three Valleys CRP became a #CommunityRail Network member in May 2025, following work by our team, Transport for Wales and local partners to embed the CRP firmly within the communities it serves ⬇️ communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page spread in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report. The page is detailing the Three Valleys CRP case study with colourful text, photos and quote boxes.
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The fifth and final strategic aim explored in our 2024-25 Impact Report looks at how we are developing #CommunityRail Network as an expert, well-connected and dynamic organisation 👥

Read the full report to learn more about our work in this area 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report, titled 'How are we developing as an expert, well-connected, high-performing, dynamic organisation?'. The page shows colourful text, photos, quotes and small graphics.
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Our 2024-25 Impact Report explores 5 of our strategic aims 📊

The fourth examines how we strive to develop broader support for #CommunityRail and a strong network of reciprocity 🤝

Access more in the full report 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report, titled 'How are we developing broader support for community rail and a strong network of reciprocity?'. The page shows colourful text, photos, quotes and small graphics.
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The third of the strategic aims explored in our 2024-25 Impact Report is how we support members and work with partners to put #CommunityRail at the forefront of a shift to sustainable, inclusive and active travel 🚉

Delve into the full report 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report, titled 'How do we put community rail at the forefront of a shift to sustainable, inclusive, active travel?'. The page shows colourful text, photos, quotes and small graphics.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Our 2024-25 Impact Report takes an in-depth look at how we keep #CommunityRail on the agenda, elevating its profile and demonstrating how grassroots experiences can shape and inform transport policy and wider decision-making.

Read the full report 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report, titled 'How do we ensure community rail insights inform policy and decision-making?'. The page shows colourful text, photos and small graphics.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We will be pausing at 11am today in honour of the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.

Our #CommunityRail family is proud to pay our respects to the Armed Forces community, past and present ❤️ #RemembranceDay

📸 Yorkshire Coast CRP
Photo courtesy of Yorkshire Coast CRP showing a Remembrance display at a station, with poppies adoring the fence on the platform.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Our 2024-25 Impact Report explores 5 of our strategic aims 📊

The first is how we support and empower our members to develop local and regional impact, whilst also championing #CommunityRail nationally.

Discover more in the full report 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Image showing a page in Community Rail Network's 2024-25 Impact Report, titled 'How do we support and empower our members?'. The page shows colourful text, statistics, quotes and small graphics.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Rail is one of the greenest ways to travel, especially when combined with walking & wheeling, cycling and public transport - a key message as #COP30 begins today.

#CommunityRail plays a vital role in supporting people to take greener, healthier, climate-friendly journeys 🌍
Photo courtesy of the Friends of Buxton Station showing a group of people on the platform at Buxton Station, next to a stationary Northern train, posing with a bicycle and a large poster advertising how people can book e-bikes to explore the town sustainably.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Highland Main Line CRP has proudly received a prestigious Red Wheel Award from the National Transport Trust, which recognises the Highland Main Line as a site of exceptional transport heritage, having stimulated tourism and economic development since its opening in 1863 🚂 #Railway200 #CommunityRail
Photo showing Sally Spaven (left), chair of the Highland Main Line CRP, and John Yellowlees (right) ScotRail honorary community rail ambassador, with the red plaque at a special ceremony at Boat of Garten Station on 16 October. Photo showing a group of people smiling and posing with the red plaque under Scottish flag bunting at a special ceremony at Boat of Garten Station on 16 October.
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🤝 1.1k instances of member support
👩💻 18 webinars, training courses & events
✅ Over 9.6k social media followers
💰 £419k provided in grants

These are just some of the insights we are proud to share from our 2024-25 Impact Report📝

Read the full report: communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Front cover of the impact report, featuring a photo courtesy of the Friends of Glazebrook Station, showing a busy station platform. Text reads: "Community Rail Network Impact Report 2024-25. Connecting communities with their railways and stations."
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Our chief executive spoke at yesterday's #TransCityRailNorth Conference, sharing #CommunityRail insights on how enhanced rail connectivity supports wider access to opportunity, and how we can unlock greater social value from our railways and respond to community needs 🤝
Photo showing a busy room at yesterday's conference. The big screen at the front says 'Trans City Rail North 2025'.
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Members! 🗣️

Do you have video clips of your #Railway200 activities from this year, or statistics demonstrating how many people you've engaged?

If so, we'd love to include these in our final Railway 200 promotions.

Send to [email protected] by Monday (10 November) 📽️
Photos showing different community rail activity on board 'Inspiration', the Railway 200 exhibition train. The top two photos are courtesy of Wherry Lines CRP, bottom right courtesy of Bishop Line CRP and bottom left courtesy of Heart of England CRP.
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Thank you to the 75+ people who joined our AGM!

Covering everything from rail reform to #Railway200, we shared our 2024-25 highlights and explored how we are continuing to work with members and partners to champion #CommunityRail.

Read our Impact Report 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Front cover of the impact report, featuring a photo courtesy of the Friends of Glazebrook Station, showing a busy station platform. Text reads: "Community Rail Network Impact Report 2024-25. Connecting communities with their railways and stations."
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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📢 Today, the government has taken a major step forward with a bill to set up Great British Railways - paving the way for a simpler, more reliable network, owned by the public, for the public.

See the response from our chief executive⬇️

Learn more on our website🔗 communityrail.org.uk/railways-bil...
We’re welcoming this important step in setting up Great British Railways (GBR). We’ll be continuing to play an active part in sharing community voices, experiences and insights, to feed into the design of GBR. From our work we see the incredible difference rail can make to people’s lives and local places, and the importance of enabling more people to use rail, for the sake of our climate and equitable access to opportunity. But we also appreciate the range of barriers people can face in using rail and making greener end-to-end journeys. We believe that rail reform, alongside wider work to improve transport accessibility and integration, will be transformative in unlocking social, environmental and economic value. We look forward to continuing to work with our members across Britain, railway and government partners, to put communities firmly at the forefront of this process of change and rail delivery. For us to create a railway that's truly inclusive, and at the heart of a sustainable transport system, drawing on local insights and treating communities as partners is paramount.
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This month, we've been celebrating the inspiring ways #CommunityRail supports more people to explore new places by walking, wheeling, cycling and rail 🚉

What are your favourite #TracksAndTrails?

Bonus points if it includes views of railway stations or lines!

📸 Conwy Valley & North Wales Coast CRP
Photo courtesy of Conwy Valley & North Wales Coast CRP showing a group of people cycling down an autumnal country lane.
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Corporate partner spotlight 🔎

TeamBA designed two pull-up banners and a large outdoor display board for Haslemere Community Station - highlighting the rich history and heritage of the station's iconic signal box and detailing the community-led efforts to preserve it 🚂
Photo showing the vibrant large outdoor display board packed with text, diagrams and images. The title reads: 'Haslemere Signal Box: learn more about our town's heritage attraction!'. Photo showing the two pull-up banners in the Haslemere Station building, advertising the Signal Box Trust and opportunities for volunteers to get involved.
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Members, your insights are wanted 🗣️

Transport Planning Society's young professionals research scheme wants to understand the frameworks used to align priorities between community groups and other stakeholders in the context of #CommunityRail.

Submit your thoughts: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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LAST CHANCE TO APPLY 📢

We are seeking a dynamic, experienced programme coordinator to lead our Travelling with Confidence grant.

Hurry, applications close at 9am on Monday (20 October) ⏳

Full details here ➡️ communityrail.org.uk/about-us/job... #JobSearch #Hiring #CharityJobs
Graphic showing the green and blue 'Community Rail Network' logo with a blue sign hanging off the bottom of it, which reads "We're hiring."
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Today is #WorldValuesDay 💚

#CommunityRail is constantly striving to be inclusive, positive and collaborative, enabling everyone and anyone to play their part and thrive.

To reflect these values, we have refreshed our Code of Conduct 👉 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Photo showing a busy room of people smiling at the camera. They are attending Community Rail Network's 'new officers training and networking' session in February 2023.
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM