Community Rail Network

Championing the community rail movement 🙌 Connecting people and their railways 🫂 Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities 🌍💚

[rail74 crp @Rail74Crp]

🧸🚆 Free Sensory Travel Bags for families with autistic and other neurodivergent children along the Rail 74 route. Help make train journeys calmer and more confident. Supported by Siemens. Apply 👇
https://t.co/zXeP5NNXwM

[Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership @TVCRP]

Supporting our communities is something we do in various ways. Minerva Centre, a #charity based in #Hexham had a stall at our monthly market on Sunday. What fabulous feedback from them following the event at #Haltwhistle
#communityrail

[Friends of Altrincham Interchange @FoAInterchange]

Another #poem by #poet Dylan Miller on display in our waiting room on platform 4 . He’s on @RadioAlty today at 2pm . Be sure to tune in. @northernassist @BeeNetwork @CommunityRail @BestKeptStation #Altrincham

[Heart Community Rail @HeartCRP]

Celebrating @bhmuk shining a spotlight on the inspirational life of Asquith Xavier's contribution to the rail industry & civil rights fight. A story that resonates with this year’s theme, Honouring Our Communities, recognising black history isnt just made up of famous names #BHM

[Community Rail Network @CommunityRail]

Then it was time for Open Platform! 🗣️

This member-driven format offers the opportunity for the people in the room to shape the workshops by pitching #CommunityRail topics they feel would benefit from a collaborative conversation with their peers. @transportgovuk

[East Suffolk Lines @EastSuffolkLine]

As part of the @CommunityRail Conference in Derby, yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting Cromford on @DVLrail with the Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership & @EastMidRailway. The conference is a chance to network, exchange ideas and find out about inspiring projects

[Community Rail Network @CommunityRail]

Next up we had Daisy Chapman Chamberlain, community rail liaison at DfTO, and Rachael Everard, director of sustainable development at @RSSB_rail, who discussed social value in #CommunityRail and the vital role of our movement in the new era of rail reform.

[Community Rail Network @CommunityRail]

Good morning - Day 2 of the #CommunityRail Conference is underway! 👏

Our chief exec Bill Freeman has welcomed our keynote speakers, kicking off with Carolyn Watson from @northernassist, who is exploring #CommunityRail and the journey to #GreatBritishRailways.

[Community Rail Network @CommunityRail]

Huge #CommunityRail congratulations to Irlam, this year's #WorldCupOfStations winner!🎉

From school visits and heritage tours to the popular café, the fabulous volunteer group at this station does amazing work to create community connections with the railway that truly matter❤️

[Rail Delivery Group @RailDeliveryGrp]

Celebrating Irlam Stations win this morning!

A huge congratulations to the whole team 🎉

#WorldCupofStations

[Friends of Wemyss Bay Station @OfWemyss]

Calling families of pre-schoolers!

As part of our efforts to encourage reading, there will be a Spooky Stories and Craft session at the bookshop on Friday 30th Oct, 11am. With Inverclyde Libraries, there will be stories and craft & every child will get a free book & badge

[Alex Hornby @alexhornbyrail]

🏆 We’re up early to celebrate with the volunteers and team at Irlam alongside @MrTimDunn as we take home the #WorldCupofStations prize for 2026!! 🎉

🙏 So chuffed and grateful to the work of the lovely team here at Irlam! Nothing says community spirit like this place. 💙

[Rail Delivery Group @RailDeliveryGrp]

The results are in! 🎉 Irlam Station has been crowned winner of the World Cup of Stations 2026!

From school visits and railway heritage tours to its popular café, Irlam is much more than a place to catch a train. It brings generations together, creates new memories and gives the local community a place to connect.

This year’s competition celebrated the stations creating connections that matter, and Irlam is a brilliant example of what that means.

#WorldCupOfStations

[Community Rail Network @CommunityRail]

We kicked things off with a new element to our Conference - the CRP Showcase Session 🎉

We heard 10 outcomes-led examples of #CommunityRail activity making a difference in local communities - from tackling violence against women and girls to transforming station spaces 👥

[Community Rail Network @CommunityRail]

#CommunityRail returns to Derby! 🎉

We're back in this brilliant city for our annual Conference in conjunction with @transportgovuk 🚄

Members, train operators, corporate partners and friends of community rail, we hope you're ready to connect, collaborate, learn and share 👥

[Rail Delivery Group @RailDeliveryGrp]

Voting has now closed for the #WorldCupofStations. A big thank you to everyone who voted.

The winning station will be announced tomorrow so keep an eye out to see if your favourite came out on top!

https://t.co/TUHYNQ5v4N

[Department for Transport @transportgovuk]

Introducing the new home of Great British Railways, Becketwell in Derby.

The brand new development will be the heart of GBR and marks a major step as we bring our railways back into public control.

Here’s everything you need to know about what a publicly owned railway means for you 🚆

[ScotRail @ScotRail]

🏆 Let’s bring the #WorldCupOfStations title home to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Cardross has reached the final 5, and we need your vote! 🌻💚 Thanks to the incredible efforts of local volunteers, the station has blossomed into a beautiful community garden, supporting biodiversity and bringing people together with a real sense of local pride. 🐝🌼

🗳️ Vote for Cardross here 👉 https://t.co/cV2c5rsh3B

Let’s get behind our community and bring the trophy home! 🙌 @RailDeliveryGrp

[Wherry Lines @WherryLines]

Berney Arms Station in the heart of the @BroadsNP on the @greateranglia @WherryLines is in the final five of this years @RailDeliveryGrp #WorldCupOfStations - your votes are needed again if it is to win! More info & voting here: https://t.co/slvTqpzyHO

[East Suffolk Lines @EastSuffolkLine]

Some of the fantastic floral displays at the stations in @EastSuffolk that received recognition yesterday @greateranglia's Station Adoption Conference. #Lowestoft, #Trimley, #Halesworth, #Woodbridge. The photos were taken this morning except Trimley which was snapped on Monday.

[Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership @TVCRP]

It's #Haltwhistle market on Sunday at the #railwaystation & in the Old Booking Hall. . Starts at 10am. There's some new stallholders too. Come along , browse, #shoplocal, treat yourself or perhaps you'll find some lovely #gifts for #Christmas presents.