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On the 4th June, we celebrated the 169th birthday of Ascot Railway Station as part of Railway 200. Ascot was opened on 4th June 1856 and is now a very busy station serving the local community, commuters and leisure travellers. A permanent plaque was unveiled in the booking hall a...
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‘Train Landscape’ by artist Eric Ravilious has been named as the best-loved railway artwork in the UK. The watercolour was painted in 1940 and shows the chalk white horse of Westbury, Wiltshire, viewed through the window of a third-class train carriage. Tirzah Garwood, wife o...
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The Southeast Communities Rail Partnership (SCRP) Education Service achieved national recognition for its educational visits and has been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge. The LOtC Quality Badge is the only scheme that recognises quality of learning...
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Read about Railway 200 celebrations & more community rail projects in this week’s news from SCRP link 6th June 2025 ...
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Our Railway 200 project to create 200 ‘blue plaques’ of people and places with connections to the railways includes promoting the jobs of the future. Each of the train operators with whom we work in partnership as well as Network Rail has careers sites listing current...
Read articleTONBRIDGE-REIGATE – RAILWAY 200 BLUE PLAQUES by Danny Coope * * * * * * 1 JOHN TOWES 1872-1970 ENGINE TIMEKEEPER John Charles Towes, was the son of Martha and William Towes, a railway fireman and later engine driver. John was one of seven children born to them at 15 Garland...
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Derelict land at Ore station on the Marshlink line has been transformed into a community garden. The official opening of the space was held on Friday 23 May during Community Rail Week. HM Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex Andrew Blackman was among the invited guests who also include...
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Students and staff from the Oaks Specialist College (Tonbridge) were part of the Community Rail Week celebration at Tonbridge Station. They displayed items made by the students who participate in the college’s crafting activities which included wood worked items, candles,...
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As part of the Railway 200 celebrations an original piece of artwork has gone on display on platform 3 at Tonbridge station. This clever design by Molly McCarthy, a student at Reigate School of art, was commissioned by the East Surrey Arts Society. A twin image is also being en...
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The Southeast Communities Rail Partnership is a voluntary not for profit partnership which aims to encourage people to travel by train and to engage people in their local railway
