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Did you know? ❔

With the support of #CommunityRail, many walking, wheeling and cycling routes in the South East of England are designed to start and end at railway stations, making it easy to swap traffic for tranquil #TracksAndTrails.

Discover more 🚵‍♀️ scenicrailbritain.com/inspiration/...
South East walking and wheeling - Scenic Rail Britain
Discover the joy of South East walking and wheeling, a refreshing way to explore the region’s coastlines, countryside, and communities, while travelling sustainably.
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November 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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🎨 Too many brilliant entries to fit in one exhibition! We've swapped in 40 new artworks to the Abbey Fliers Art Exhibition!

👀 Catch them at St Albans Abbey Station and Platform 11, Watford Junction. Which is your favourite? 🚂✨

#AbbeyFliers #CommunityRail #CommunityArt #AbbeyLine #LoveYourStation
October 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Episode 2 has landed 🎙️

We took our 'All Aboard' podcast to the recent #CommunityRail Conference in Derby.

Hear from two of our keynote speakers as well as one member who made the journey all the way from the Netherlands 🚄

Listen here 🎧 sites.libsyn.com/626090
All Aboard: the community rail podcast
All Aboard is the podcast that tells the stories you won't hear on the platform. Meet the people bringing Britain's railways and communities closer together, making rail travel more accessible,…
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November 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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#CommunityRail brings you #TracksAndTrails 🛤

For the next two weeks, Scenic Rail Britain is highlighting the range of amazing ways you can explore new places by walking, wheeling, and cycling - using the train to get there.

Unlock your next adventure 👉 scenicrailbritain.com/campaigns/tr...
Tracks and Trails - Scenic Rail Britain
Tracks and Trails is your invitation to step off the train and into adventure with a collection of rail-accessible walks perfect for visitors who want to travel greener and experience more.
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October 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Today we're joining our #CommunityRail friends in celebrating the many scenic walking, wheeling and cycling routes accessible by rail. There are some fantastic routes to explore right here in East Suffolk, connecting the railway with nature, heritage and local attractions.
#TracksAndTrails
October 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Can you believe it's already been a week since our #CommunityRail Conference? ⏳

If you're looking to catch up on all the resources, including:
🔸keynote speaker slides
🔸social value guide
🔸CRP showcase presentations

Then head to our website ↪️ communityrail.org.uk/past-event-m...
Community Rail Conference 2026 - Community Rail Network
Community Rail Awards 2025 now open for Entries! Click here to read more.
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October 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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We will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) next Wednesday 4 November, 2-3:30pm, via Zoom, and we’d love to see as many members as possible there 👥💻

Book your place here ➡️ #CommunityRail www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
Community Rail Network AGM 2026
Register your place to attend our Annual General Meeting
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October 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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We engage with communities along the #TyneValleyRailway in a number of ways. It was wonderful to read the feedback from the #charity the Minerva Centre based #Hexham following their attendance at our market on Sunday
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October 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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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, director of stakeholder and community engagement at Northern, 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.
October 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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#CommunityRail returns to Derby! 🎉

We're back in this brilliant city for our annual Conference in conjunction with the Department for Transport 🚄

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.
October 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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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.
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.
October 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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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, 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. 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.
October 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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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.
October 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Fitting recognition for Hindley, which was the first place I visited when I worked in #communityrail. The work that has gone into the station gardens there is amazing and Sheila and Sandy are a lovely couple:
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Hindley couple spent 20 years building railway station garden
Sheila and Sandy Davidson have been planting trees, flowers and shrubs at Hindley station for 20 years.
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October 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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It's voting time! 🗳️

Which station is a winner in your eyes? 🏅

Read the stories behind this year's 20 #WorldCupOfStations finalists - featuring many amazing #CommunityRail stations 👏

Choose your winner by midnight this Sunday ➡️ www.raildeliverygroup.com/our-services...
World Cup of Stations 2026
Better planning for the railway's future We are working towards earlier, more significant and joined up industry input into the long term railway planning and
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October 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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#VoteHaltwhistle in the #WorldCupofStations. Please get involved in the #WorldCupofStations. Your vote will count & we would love to see #Haltwhistle win. Voting takes place 12 to 18 Oct.
The theme is "stations creating connections that matter" & Haltwhistle certainly does.
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October 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Creating connections that matter 🫶

How amazing it is to see multiple #CommunityRail stations featured on the shortlist for #WorldCupOfStations! 🏆

Including Hindley, Crediton, Haltwhistle, Stow and Bishopstone 👏

Which one will get your vote on 12 Oct? 🗳 www.raildeliverygroup.com/our-services...
Campaign graphic on a dark blue background. Text in white and bright orange reads: "World Cup of Stations. Established 2019. Nominations now open! The stations creating connections that matter. Championing the stations that are creating and strengthening connections. Whether they're connecting people to special locations, with friends and family, to events, or within local communities, we're celebrating the railway bringing people together." Small illustrations scattered around show speech bubbles, confetti canons and people with their arms in the area in celebration.
October 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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LAST CALL KLAXON! 📢

Members, you only have until 5pm this Wednesday 30 September to submit your entries for this year's #CommunityRail Awards 🏆

Find the all-important categories, judging criteria and entry form on the Entry Hub on our website 👇 communityrail.org.uk/events-and-c...
Graphic. Photo shows a table full of star-shaped glass trophies at a previous Community Rail Awards ceremony. The white Community Rail Network logo can be seen sandwiched between two bright green lines, and the text below reads: "Last chance to enter the 2027 Community Rail Awards!"
September 28, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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What makes #ScenicRailBritain unique?

Well, all the ideas we share for greener tourism and leisure journeys are community-led, recommended by the people who know them best💚

So this #WorldTourismDay, let #CommunityRail inspire your next #DaysOutByRail ↪️ scenicrailbritain.com
Graphic surrounded by four photos. Light blue shape in the middle, surrounded by a pink outline, has the Scenic Rail Britain logo with text that reads: "Opening the door to greener adventures by train". The photos, clockwise from top left, show: a man walking down a coastal path (Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership); grandparents walking hand-in-hand with their two grandchildren next to an LNER train on the platform at Wakefield Westgate Station; a group of ramblers hiking past the Ribblehead Viaduct (Lancashire Rail Ramblers); and a man alighting a Northern train with a bicycle (Community Rail Lancashire).
September 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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How amazing to see several #CommunityRail station groups featured in this Guardian article, celebrating some of the 1300+ groups across Britain that create vibrant and inclusive stations, enhance biodiversity and transform communities through gardening 🌱

📰➡ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It’s transformed the village’: the volunteers greening up Britain’s train stations
Exclusive: Five gardening teams shortlisted for Royal Horticultural Society’s new Railway Stations in Bloom award
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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#Pembrey #BurryPort #BurryPortRailwayStation #SouthWestWales #WelshArt #PublicArt #CommunityRail #CommunityArt #LocalHistory #WelshHeritage #MaritimeHistory #TransportForWales #RailwayHeritage #AmeliaEarhart #WestWales
New Artwork Installed at Pembrey and Burry Port Railway
New artwork at Pembrey and Burry Port railway station celebrates local history, community creativity and the town’s maritime heritage.
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September 24, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Happy #WorldCarFreeDay 🙌

All year round, #CommunityRail works to encourage more people to embrace greener, inclusive travel 🚵🚄

Ditch the car and choose the train, bus, tram, walking, wheeling and cycling - it means better connected communities with healthier futures 💚

📸 Friends of Glazebrook St.
Photo courtesy of the Friends of Glazebrook Station showing the bustling station platform. There is a craft group working at a long table under the canopy; a pair of volunteers wearing orange hi-vis jackets sat nearby; and a Northern train stationary at the platform with families with buggies getting on and a man with a bicycle getting off.
September 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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HURRY, LAST CHANCE! ⏳

Rail Delivery Group wants to hear all about the incredible #CommunityRail stations you love, creating community connections that really matter.

Submit your #WorldCupOfStations nominations by midnight tonight 🏆 www.raildeliverygroup.com/our-services...
Campaign graphic on a dark blue background. Text in white and bright orange reads: "World Cup of Stations. Established 2019. Nominations now open! The stations creating connections that matter. Championing the stations that are creating and strengthening connections. Whether they're connecting people to special locations, with friends and family, to events, or within local communities, we're celebrating the railway bringing people together." Small illustrations scattered around show speech bubbles, confetti canons and people with their arms in the area in celebration.
September 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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#WorldCupOfStations is BACK! 🏆

Rail Delivery Group is once again celebrating the amazing stations creating connections that matter 🫂

Nominate your favourite #CommunityRail stations by midnight this Sunday (20 Sept) for a chance to see them shortlisted ➡️ www.raildeliverygroup.com/our-services...
Campaign graphic on a dark blue background. Text in white and bright orange reads: "World Cup of Stations. Established 2019. Nominations now open! The stations creating connections that matter. Championing the stations that are creating and strengthening connections. Whether they're connecting people to special locations, with friends and family, to events, or within local communities, we're celebrating the railway bringing people together." Small illustrations scattered around show speech bubbles, confetti canons and people with their arms in the area in celebration.
September 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Along with our #CommunityRail friends each September, we celebrate #CatchTheBusMonth 🚌

We're all about promoting greener leisure journeys and you can explore even further when you combine rail with bus.

Check out our suggestions here 🍂 www.scenicrailbritain.com/busmonth
Combine train and bus for greener adventures - Scenic Rail Britain
We're getting on board for Catch the Bus Month and bring you some suggestions on how you can explore further when you combine your adventure with trains and buses.
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September 15, 2026 at 7:09 AM