@CommunityRail

Championing the community rail movement 🙌 Connecting people and their railways 🫂 Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities 🌍💚

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communityrail.org.uk
Joined October 2011
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Community Rail Network retweeted
rail74 crp@Rail74CrpOct 20
🧸🚆 Free Sensory Travel Bags for families with autistic and other neurodivergent children along the Rail 74 route. Help make train journeys calmer and more confident. Supported by Siemens. Apply 👇 forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…
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Supporting our communities is something we do in various ways. Minerva Centre, a #charity based in #Hexham had a stall at our monthly market on Sunday. What fabulous feedback from them following the event at #Haltwhistle #communityrail
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Another #poem by #poet Dylan Miller on display in our waiting room on platform 4 . He’s on @RadioAlty today at 2pm . Be sure to tune in. @northernassist @BeeNetwork @CommunityRail @BestKeptStation #Altrincham
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Community Rail Network retweeted
Heart Community Rail
@HeartCRPOct 21
Celebrating @bhmuk shining a spotlight on the inspirational life of Asquith Xavier's contribution to the rail industry & civil rights fight. A story that resonates with this year’s theme, Honouring Our Communities, recognising black history isnt just made up of famous names #BHM
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Then it was time for Open Platform! 🗣️ This member-driven format offers the opportunity for the people in the room to shape the workshops by pitching #CommunityRail topics they feel would benefit from a collaborative conversation with their peers. @transportgovuk
Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage speaking to the crowd is Chris Birks, director of policy and communications at Community Rail Network.

ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage speaking to the crowd is Chris Birks, director of policy and communications at Community Rail Network.

Photo showing a full room of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference, taking part in a group 'Open Platform' session.

ALT Photo showing a full room of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference, taking part in a group 'Open Platform' session.

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Community Rail Network retweeted
East Suffolk Lines@EastSuffolkLineOct 20
As part of the @CommunityRail Conference in Derby, yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting Cromford on @DVLrail with the Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership & @EastMidRailway. The conference is a chance to network, exchange ideas and find out about inspiring projects
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Next up we had Daisy Chapman Chamberlain, community rail liaison at DfTO, and Rachael Everard, director of sustainable development at @RSSB_rail, who discussed social value in #CommunityRail and the vital role of our movement in the new era of rail reform.
Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Daisy Chapman Chamberlain, community rail liaison at DfTO.

ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Daisy Chapman Chamberlain, community rail liaison at DfTO.

Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Rachael Everard, director of sustainable development at RSSB.

ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Rachael Everard, director of sustainable development at RSSB.

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Good morning - Day 2 of the #CommunityRail Conference is underway! 👏 Our chief exec Bill Freeman has welcomed our keynote speakers, kicking off with Carolyn Watson from @northernassist, who is exploring #CommunityRail and the journey to #GreatBritishRailways.
Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Carolyn Watson, director of stakeholder and community engagement at Northern.

ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Carolyn Watson, director of stakeholder and community engagement at Northern.

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Huge #CommunityRail congratulations to Irlam, this year's #WorldCupOfStations winner!🎉 From school visits and heritage tours to the popular café, the fabulous volunteer group at this station does amazing work to create community connections with the railway that truly matter❤️
Rail Delivery Group
@RailDeliveryGrpOct 20
Celebrating Irlam Stations win this morning! A huge congratulations to the whole team 🎉 #WorldCupofStations
Six people pose together holding a World Cup of Stations sign celebrating the station’s 2026 win in a railway themed venue.

ALT Six people pose together holding a World Cup of Stations sign celebrating the station’s 2026 win in a railway themed venue.

Four people sit together in a railway themed café holding the World Cup of Stations 2026 Winner sign beneath gold and burgundy balloons.

ALT Four people sit together in a railway themed café holding the World Cup of Stations 2026 Winner sign beneath gold and burgundy balloons.

A television crew interviews station representatives as they celebrate their World Cup of Stations 2026 win inside a railway themed café

ALT A television crew interviews station representatives as they celebrate their World Cup of Stations 2026 win inside a railway themed café

Four men pose with the World Cup of Stations 2026 Winner sign, smiling at the camera from above.

ALT Four men pose with the World Cup of Stations 2026 Winner sign, smiling at the camera from above.

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Community Rail Network retweeted
Friends of Wemyss Bay Station@OfWemyssOct 20
Calling families of pre-schoolers! As part of our efforts to encourage reading, there will be a Spooky Stories and Craft session at the bookshop on Friday 30th Oct, 11am. With Inverclyde Libraries, there will be stories and craft & every child will get a free book & badge
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Community Rail Network retweeted
Alex Hornby@alexhornbyrailOct 20
🏆 We’re up early to celebrate with the volunteers and team at Irlam alongside @MrTimDunn as we take home the #WorldCupofStations prize for 2026!! 🎉 🙏 So chuffed and grateful to the work of the lovely team here at Irlam! Nothing says community spirit like this place. 💙
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Community Rail Network retweeted
Rail Delivery Group
@RailDeliveryGrpOct 20
The results are in! 🎉 Irlam Station has been crowned winner of the World Cup of Stations 2026! From school visits and railway heritage tours to its popular café, Irlam is much more than a place to catch a train. It brings generations together, creates new memories and gives the local community a place to connect. This year’s competition celebrated the stations creating connections that matter, and Irlam is a brilliant example of what that means. #WorldCupOfStations
Graphic announcing Irlam as the 2026 World Cup of Stations winner, featuring a snowy station photo and the competition slogan, “The stations creating connections that matter”.

ALT Graphic announcing Irlam as the 2026 World Cup of Stations winner, featuring a snowy station photo and the competition slogan, “The stations creating connections that matter”.

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We kicked things off with a new element to our Conference - the CRP Showcase Session 🎉 We heard 10 outcomes-led examples of #CommunityRail activity making a difference in local communities - from tackling violence against women and girls to transforming station spaces 👥
Collage of 4 photos showing officers from 4 community rail partnerships giving short presentations at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. Clockwise from top left, these are Crewe to Manchester CRP, Community Rail Lancashire, Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company and Heart of Wales Line CRP.

ALT Collage of 4 photos showing officers from 4 community rail partnerships giving short presentations at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. Clockwise from top left, these are Crewe to Manchester CRP, Community Rail Lancashire, Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company and Heart of Wales Line CRP.

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#CommunityRail returns to Derby! 🎉 We're back in this brilliant city for our annual Conference in conjunction with @transportgovuk 🚄 Members, train operators, corporate partners and friends of community rail, we hope you're ready to connect, collaborate, learn and share 👥
Photo showing a room full of people at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. Chris Birks, Community Rail Network's director of policy and communications, is speaking to the people in the room.

ALT Photo showing a room full of people at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. Chris Birks, Community Rail Network's director of policy and communications, is speaking to the people in the room.

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Community Rail Network retweeted
Rail Delivery Group
@RailDeliveryGrpOct 19
Voting has now closed for the #WorldCupofStations. A big thank you to everyone who voted. The winning station will be announced tomorrow so keep an eye out to see if your favourite came out on top! raildeliverygroup.com/our-se…
World Cup of Stations graphic thanking people for voting, with the Rail Delivery Group website and #WorldCupOfStations hashtag.

ALT World Cup of Stations graphic thanking people for voting, with the Rail Delivery Group website and #WorldCupOfStations hashtag.

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Community Rail Network retweeted
Department for Transport
@transportgovukOct 15
Introducing the new home of Great British Railways, Becketwell in Derby. The brand new development will be the heart of GBR and marks a major step as we bring our railways back into public control. Here’s everything you need to know about what a publicly owned railway means for you 🚆
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Community Rail Network retweeted
ScotRail
@ScotRailOct 15
🏆 Let’s bring the #WorldCupOfStations title home to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cardross has reached the final 5, and we need your vote! 🌻💚 Thanks to the incredible efforts of local volunteers, the station has blossomed into a beautiful community garden, supporting biodiversity and bringing people together with a real sense of local pride. 🐝🌼 🗳️ Vote for Cardross here 👉 raildeliverygroup.com/WorldC… Let’s get behind our community and bring the trophy home! 🙌 @RailDeliveryGrp
Cardross Railway Station.

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Community Rail Network retweeted
Wherry Lines@WherryLinesOct 14
Berney Arms Station in the heart of the @BroadsNP on the @greateranglia @WherryLines is in the final five of this years @RailDeliveryGrp #WorldCupOfStations - your votes are needed again if it is to win! More info & voting here: raildeliverygroup.com/our-se…
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Community Rail Network retweeted
East Suffolk Lines@EastSuffolkLineOct 14
Some of the fantastic floral displays at the stations in @EastSuffolk that received recognition yesterday @greateranglia's Station Adoption Conference. #Lowestoft, #Trimley, #Halesworth, #Woodbridge. The photos were taken this morning except Trimley which was snapped on Monday.
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It's #Haltwhistle market on Sunday at the #railwaystation & in the Old Booking Hall. . Starts at 10am. There's some new stallholders too. Come along , browse, #shoplocal, treat yourself or perhaps you'll find some lovely #gifts for #Christmas presents.
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