Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway

Connecting communities and the railway

Southeast Communities Rail Partnership works to connect communities and the railway across Sussex, Berkshire, Hounslow , Richmond, Kent and Surrey. Community Rail is a nationwide movement, and you can be involved. Help shape the future of the railway, have your say, and bring your local station into the heart of the community.
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Latest News

Weekly Highlights 13th June 2025

Weekly Highlights 13th June 2025...

June 12, 2025, by Trevor Field

Read all about this week’s highlights here...

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Birthday celebrations at Ascot Station

Birthday celebrations at Ascot Station...

June 10, 2025, by Sandy Mahon

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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UK’s favourite railway artwork revealed

UK’s favourite railway artwork rev...

June 9, 2025, by Paul Bromley

‘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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SCRP achieves recognition for its high-quality educational visits

SCRP achieves recognition for its high-q...

, by Maddy Mills

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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Cake highlights from this week’s SCRP news

Cake highlights from this week’s S...

June 6, 2025, by Trevor Field

Read about Railway 200 celebrations & more community rail projects in this week’s news from SCRP link 6th June 2025  ...

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Railway 200: careers websites

Railway 200: careers websites...

June 4, 2025, by Paul Bromley

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...

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TONBRIDGE-REIGATE – RAILWAY 200 BLUE PLAQUES

TONBRIDGE-REIGATE – RAILWAY 200 BL...

, by Sharon Gray

TONBRIDGE-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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Ore community garden official opening

Ore community garden official opening...

June 3, 2025, by Paul Bromley

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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Community Rail Week at Tonbridge Station

Community Rail Week at Tonbridge Station...

June 2, 2025, by Sharon Gray

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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Tonbridge station – new artwork on display

Tonbridge station – new artwork on...

, by Sharon Gray

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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Your Community Rail Line

Explore your local area by train and find day trips, attractions, walks, architecture & heritage sites to visit.

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Case Studies

Community Rail week plus Rail 200 event

May 21, 2025,
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Updated Winchelsea travel map launched

May 19, 2025,
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Friary Gardeners annual visit to Robertsbridge

May 18, 2025,
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Education

Providing young people with skills to travel safely, confidently & independently by train

What we do

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