Community Rail Partnerships

Rail Ale Trail Rail Ale Trail- A guide to the Devon, Cornwall, and Wessex branch lines, with an emphasis on real ales and pubs in villages and towns on the routes. Includes maps, fares, and down… Sussex Community Rail Partnership Sussex Community Rail Partnership- A group of local authorities, rail companies and local organisations aiming to improve train services, facilities, and leisure use of routes in … Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership- Promotes travel on rural branch lines, and seeks improvements to services and facilities; includes visitor guides to six branch lines, timetab… West Highland Railway West Highland Railway- An illustrated guide to a line, now part of the Scotrail network, running from Glasgow through to Mallaig. Includes a chronology. Lancaster & Skipton Rail Users Group Lancaster & Skipton Rail Users Group- Supports the line which diverges from the Settle-Carlisle line for Morecambe. Includes timetables, history, descriptions of stations and loca… Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership- Formed to improve services and facilities on the Island line; includes their projects, activities, news, contacts, and links. Kent and Medway Community Rail Partnership Kent and Medway Community Rail Partnership- Supports and promotes use of the Swale and Medway Valley branch lines. Includes maps, timetables, and information about local attractio… The Shakespeare Line The Shakespeare Line- Formed to promote and support rail services between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon; includes their profile, station and route guide, local attractions, s… Tyne Valley Community Railway Partneship Tyne Valley Community Railway Partneship- Working to promote the use and development of the Hadrian's Wall Line linking Newcastle and Carlisle; includes visitor guide to communiti… Three Rivers Rail Partnership Three Rivers Rail Partnership- Supports and promotes rail travel on branch services between Salisbury, Southampton, and Eastleigh; includes timetables, guides to attractions, maps… Skipton East Lancashire Railway Action Partnership Skipton East Lancashire Railway Action Partnership- A campaign for restoring the rail line between Skipton and Colne; includes listing of supporters, background information, news,… Lakes Line Community Rail Partnership Lakes Line Community Rail Partnership- Supports and promotes a branch line from Oxenholme (on the West Coast Main Line) to Kendal and Windermere; includes timetable, special event… Hope Valley and High Peak Transport Partnership (HVHPTP) Hope Valley and High Peak Transport Partnership (HVHPTP)- A consortium of local authorities, transport providers, and local groups promoting and enhancing core public transport se… Heart of Wales Line Heart of Wales Line- Supports and promotes rail services between Shrewsbury and Swansea; includes timetables, special events, an animated tour, visitor information, news, and cont… Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership- Works to promotes the services and improve the facilities on local branch lines in the area; includes visitor guides, timetable… Community Rail Community Rail- A description and history of community rail projects in the UK. [From Wikipedia] Association of Community Rail Partnerships Association of Community Rail Partnerships- A federation of community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups. Information about members, projects, conferences, publications, … Esk Valley Railway Esk Valley Railway- Community Rail Partnership supporting the branch line linking Whitby to Middlesbrough; includes timetables, news of special events, maps, and a guide. [Clevela… Heart of Wessex Railway Heart of Wessex Railway- Promotes travel on the Bristol-Weymouth lines, and seeks improvements to services and facilities; includes visitor guide, timetables, local walks and attr… Wherry Lines Wherry Lines- Partnership to support and promote rail services and facilities between Norwich, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft. Includes timetable, fares, special events, cycling fa… The Bittern Line The Bittern Line- Railway line running from Norwich to Sheringham. Includes timetable, fares, special events, cycling facilities, and a visitor's guide to the area. [North Norfolk]