A series of schemes to connect communities to their railways have won prestigious national rail awards. The projects from station groups and Southeast Communities Rail Partnership (SCRP) were recognised by Community Rail Network in the annual awards ceremony held on Thursday (13 ...
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SCRP projects and volunteers were shortlisted in a record-breaking number of categories. Here’s hoping we come away with some winning certificates. In other highlights a lion features on one of our lines. Schools have been enjoying many a try a train trip and you may have s...
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Another packed week of projects & events for Southeast Communities Rail Partnership including World Book Day & a chance meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport for One Go Train group at Reading Station. Please see SCRP Weekly Highlights 7th March for all of the ...
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A special touring train to mark 200 years of the modern railways is coming to our area. The touring train, named Inspiration, is expected to visit 60 locations across Britain over the 12 months up to summer 2026, creating a buzz of interest and excitement at mainline stations, he...
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Lots of community art in production this week. Our Try a Train Trips and Rail Education grow in popularity and demand. Go Learn Education project adds £8 million per year in added social value alone. Check out our case studies for more information on the impact of our work. Th...
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Over the Past Five months, SCRP line officer Andy Pope, has been conducting learning workshops with members of the Aspens Charity community. The Charity provides support to people on the autism spectrum and with learning difficulties. We have been looking at what you need to arra...
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Lot’s of publicity this week for creating goodwill and good news stories with our Railway 200 chocolate giveaways . You may have seen the celebrations at Rye on ITVs Meridian news. New groups are waking up to importance of community rail and connections are being nurtured with ...
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As you will have seen in the news, the Government is seeking views on new policies to be included in the forthcoming Railways Bill, which will enable the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR). GBR will be a single directing mind that will run our rail infrastructure and p...
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Sharing the love for our railways this week through chocolate, Railway 200 birthday celebrations and art installations. A big week for Hounslow to Richmond line with two major projects completed. In the next few weeks we will look forward to the launch of a special film and mee...
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Celebrations have been held to mark the anniversary of the opening of the railway line between Hastings and Ashford International. Marshlink Community Rail line officer Paul Bromley organised the special event at Rye station on Thursday 13 February – 174 years to the day since ...
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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
