The #RailFuture campaign argues for improvements & extensions to the network. Its chair Mike Southgate has a barometer if services are improving: will his wife take the train as opposed to using car: the "Mrs Southgate Test". Plus #IslandLine issues too. Listen: www.vectisradio.com/on-air/prese...
October 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The #RailFuture campaign argues for improvements & extensions to the network. Its chair Mike Southgate has a barometer if services are improving: will his wife take the train as opposed to using car: the "Mrs Southgate Test". Plus #IslandLine issues too. Listen: www.vectisradio.com/on-air/prese...
At @Railfuture we like to meet rail users to discuss our aspirations for rail.
Our West Midlands branch is in the concourse of Birmingham New Street Station today (Weds 7 Oct 2026) from 10.30-16.00 to talk about rail in the West Midlands.
If you’re nearby, come along and have a chat with us.
Our West Midlands branch is in the concourse of Birmingham New Street Station today (Weds 7 Oct 2026) from 10.30-16.00 to talk about rail in the West Midlands.
If you’re nearby, come along and have a chat with us.
October 7, 2026 at 11:46 AM
At @Railfuture we like to meet rail users to discuss our aspirations for rail.
Our West Midlands branch is in the concourse of Birmingham New Street Station today (Weds 7 Oct 2026) from 10.30-16.00 to talk about rail in the West Midlands.
If you’re nearby, come along and have a chat with us.
Our West Midlands branch is in the concourse of Birmingham New Street Station today (Weds 7 Oct 2026) from 10.30-16.00 to talk about rail in the West Midlands.
If you’re nearby, come along and have a chat with us.
Upgrading Ely (along with Haughley Junction on the Great Eastern Mainline) is a key campaign for @Railfuture, to allow more freight and passenger services.
October 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Upgrading Ely (along with Haughley Junction on the Great Eastern Mainline) is a key campaign for @Railfuture, to allow more freight and passenger services.
Extra Express trains won't help overcrowding says RailFuture insidecroydon.com/2026/09/25/e... #Croydon #Gatwick @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social @abcommuters.bsky.social
September 25, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Extra Express trains won't help overcrowding says RailFuture insidecroydon.com/2026/09/25/e... #Croydon #Gatwick @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social @abcommuters.bsky.social
Some interesting discussion of the form of the Midlands Rail Hub viaduct in the Railfuture response to the consultation (should it mimic the arches in concrete, or use tarnished steel longer spans, maybe with a blood and custard colour scheme)
www.railfuture.org.uk
September 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Some interesting discussion of the form of the Midlands Rail Hub viaduct in the Railfuture response to the consultation (should it mimic the arches in concrete, or use tarnished steel longer spans, maybe with a blood and custard colour scheme)
I'm also informed that there is a CIV ticket you can buy which guarantees that you will be put on a eurostar if your connecting train is delayed But when I looked at it, it cost around £70 opposed to the £15 single fare so I have not tried that so far.
www.railfuture.org.uk/CIV-tickets
www.railfuture.org.uk/CIV-tickets
Railfuture | CIV tickets
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August 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I'm also informed that there is a CIV ticket you can buy which guarantees that you will be put on a eurostar if your connecting train is delayed But when I looked at it, it cost around £70 opposed to the £15 single fare so I have not tried that so far.
www.railfuture.org.uk/CIV-tickets
www.railfuture.org.uk/CIV-tickets
Of course the line needs reopening through Tavistock to Plymouth, to give proper connectivity for Cornwall & as diversionary route for Dawlish. Plymouth (pop260k) is largest city in UK with 1 rail connection. Railfuture info on Okehampton line is here: railfuture.org.uk/The-Okehampt...
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October 20, 2023 at 9:04 AM
Of course the line needs reopening through Tavistock to Plymouth, to give proper connectivity for Cornwall & as diversionary route for Dawlish. Plymouth (pop260k) is largest city in UK with 1 rail connection. Railfuture info on Okehampton line is here: railfuture.org.uk/The-Okehampt...
Railfuture queries whether TfL should operate services to Moorgate https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/railfuture-queries-whether-tfl-should-operate-services-to-moorgate.html #AlexandraPalace #GoviaThameslinkRailway #GreatBritishRailways #GreatNorthern #hatfield #hertfordshire #KingsCross
Railfuture queries whether TfL should operate services to Moorgate
Railfuture is questioning whether train services to Moorgate would be best served by Transport for London or Great British Railways.
www.railadvent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Railfuture queries whether TfL should operate services to Moorgate https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/railfuture-queries-whether-tfl-should-operate-services-to-moorgate.html #AlexandraPalace #GoviaThameslinkRailway #GreatBritishRailways #GreatNorthern #hatfield #hertfordshire #KingsCross
Info here: www.railfuture.org.uk/CIV-tickets
Railfuture | CIV tickets
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June 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Info here: www.railfuture.org.uk/CIV-tickets
Think #UKLabour wouldn’t do this? Don’t underestimate the potential effect of the individual greed of those in power. This potted article on the 1960s destruction of the UK rail network by a Transport Minister with roadbuilding shares is a case in point www.railfuture.org.uk/article1448-...
Railfuture | Roads scandal
►► Marples’ vision for Britain: Flyovers in Los Angeles. Photo by NGerda, released to public domain via Wikimedia◀◀
A new book about the man who masterminded the butchery of Britain’s railways...
www.railfuture.org.uk
March 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Think #UKLabour wouldn’t do this? Don’t underestimate the potential effect of the individual greed of those in power. This potted article on the 1960s destruction of the UK rail network by a Transport Minister with roadbuilding shares is a case in point www.railfuture.org.uk/article1448-...
Also, local branches can get in touch with their regional Rail Future group to see which line re-opening campaigns are already going. www.railfuture.org.uk/Welcome-to-R... (Put those in local election manifestos & create the political debate & local media coverage)
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January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Also, local branches can get in touch with their regional Rail Future group to see which line re-opening campaigns are already going. www.railfuture.org.uk/Welcome-to-R... (Put those in local election manifestos & create the political debate & local media coverage)
Next up at RailFuture #Cambridge, feedback from this last month. See the summary on the future of rail in East Anglia www.transporteast.gov.uk/region-colla...
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Next up at RailFuture #Cambridge, feedback from this last month. See the summary on the future of rail in East Anglia www.transporteast.gov.uk/region-colla...
@railfuture.bsky.social East Anglia are meeting in Cambridge next. www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
Saturday 6th December 2025 - Cambridge at 14:00
The Signal Box Community Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB
Saturday 6th December 2025 - Cambridge at 14:00
The Signal Box Community Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB
Railfuture | East Anglia Meetings and Events
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October 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@railfuture.bsky.social East Anglia are meeting in Cambridge next. www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
Saturday 6th December 2025 - Cambridge at 14:00
The Signal Box Community Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB
Saturday 6th December 2025 - Cambridge at 14:00
The Signal Box Community Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB
See also www.wisbechrail.org.uk
Wisbech Rail Reopening Campaign | Railfuture leading the Wisbech Railway Reopening Campaign
www.wisbechrail.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
See also www.wisbechrail.org.uk
Could ministers improve the rail infrastructure to make it easier for more to visit? www.railfuture.org.uk/East-Anglia
Railfuture | East Anglia
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August 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Could ministers improve the rail infrastructure to make it easier for more to visit? www.railfuture.org.uk/East-Anglia
"Today’s announcement seems to all be about “I want to do A, so I’ll make investment B” – what about investment Z which makes all of C to Y better?" railfuture.org.uk/article1921 @railfuture.bsky.social on the omission of Ely Junction (Cambs) in the Transport Secretary's announcement today.
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July 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Today’s announcement seems to all be about “I want to do A, so I’ll make investment B” – what about investment Z which makes all of C to Y better?" railfuture.org.uk/article1921 @railfuture.bsky.social on the omission of Ely Junction (Cambs) in the Transport Secretary's announcement today.
Re @lornadupre.bsky.social @andrewduffeu.bsky.social - the conversation needs to go beyond ‘exploring these options’ only @cambridge-connect.bsky.social has been up for nearly a decade www.cambridge-connect.uk/connect-ligh... The in-depth reports are there. Over to the candidates.
Cambridge Light Rail - Cambridge Connect
Cambridge Connect and Railfuture East Anglia collaborated closely over 2020 / 2021 to make a radical update to the original Cambridge Light Rail proposals, first advanced in 2016. We have worked with ...
www.cambridge-connect.uk
April 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Re @lornadupre.bsky.social @andrewduffeu.bsky.social - the conversation needs to go beyond ‘exploring these options’ only @cambridge-connect.bsky.social has been up for nearly a decade www.cambridge-connect.uk/connect-ligh... The in-depth reports are there. Over to the candidates.
Hence Rail Future East need much more support - they’ve done the ground work www.railfuture.org.uk/East-Anglia
Railfuture | East Anglia
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April 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hence Rail Future East need much more support - they’ve done the ground work www.railfuture.org.uk/East-Anglia
Would like to see #Cambridge’s public policy & engineering communities to sink their minds into our chronic transport problems. Would like to see maps with proposals like RailFuture. See our old rail network map at www.systemed.net/atlas/ and what we lost.
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Would like to see #Cambridge’s public policy & engineering communities to sink their minds into our chronic transport problems. Would like to see maps with proposals like RailFuture. See our old rail network map at www.systemed.net/atlas/ and what we lost.
For those of you following the problems of #Cambridge & its transport infrastructure esp rail & eastward links, @railfuture.bsky.social meets in Bury St Edmund’s on Sat 22 Feb. More on their campaigns at www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
Railfuture | East Anglia Meetings and Events
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January 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
For those of you following the problems of #Cambridge & its transport infrastructure esp rail & eastward links, @railfuture.bsky.social meets in Bury St Edmund’s on Sat 22 Feb. More on their campaigns at www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
See also the research commissioned by @railfuture.bsky.social East Anglia at www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+... - their next meeting is in Bury St Edmund’s on 22 Feb.
Railfuture | East Anglia Campaigns
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January 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
See also the research commissioned by @railfuture.bsky.social East Anglia at www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+... - their next meeting is in Bury St Edmund’s on 22 Feb.
Re #FabianNYC see @railfuture.bsky.social and the new infrastructure it is campaigning for around Cambridge & East Anglia generally. www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
Railfuture | East Anglia Campaigns
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January 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Re #FabianNYC see @railfuture.bsky.social and the new infrastructure it is campaigning for around Cambridge & East Anglia generally. www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
It'll be in one of the @railfuture.bsky.social campaigns www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...
Railfuture | East Anglia Campaigns
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December 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM
It'll be in one of the @railfuture.bsky.social campaigns www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+...