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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Charles Willoughby

January 27, 2025, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of Charles Willoughby. Charles was born in Dunsden in 1872, one of at least six...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: George Gibbins

, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of George Gibbins. George Edward William Gibbins was born in Oxfordshire in 189...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Elsie Lindsey

, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of Elsie Lindsey. Elsie’s mother Rosa Shuff was a housemaid until her marriag...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Charles Parker Sharpe

, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of Charles Parker Sharpe. Charles was born in Slough in 1878, one of 9 children...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Lottie Martin

, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of Lottie Martin. Seven year old Lottie Martin was out picking primroses with h...
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Winnersh Station celebrates its 115th birthday.

January 14, 2025, by Sandy Mahon
An impressive number of guests from the local community in Winnersh came along to the unveiling of a permanent plaque to commemorate the 115th birthday of Winnersh Station on 10th January. A history p...
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Merry Christmas from SCRP

December 25, 2024, by Paul Bromley
All the staff and directors at Southeast Communities Rail Partnership wish everyone a peaceful and Merry Christmas. Thank you to all our volunteers, station groups and partners for your contributions ...
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SWR features SCRP In Touch Magazine

December 19, 2024, by Fiona Morton
SWR has a very supportive team who see the value of community rail. The breadth and depth of the work  CRPS and volunteers across the network is featured in their quarterly newsletter. We are very pl...
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New initiative to give disabled people confidence in usin...

, by Paul Bromley
A special project will begin next year to build the confidence of people with special educational needs and disabilities in using public transport. Education officers from Southeast Communities Rail P...
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SWR Arterio event at Waterloo Station

December 2, 2024, by Sandy Mahon
Enjoyed a fantastic day at Waterloo Station on 28th November, where South Western Railway marked the start of the full roll-out of their transformational new Arterio trains across the network. There w...
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