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Annual Report 2013-14 from the Chair

Annual Report 2013-14 from the Chair

Association of Community Rail Partnerships Annual Report 2013-14 From The Chair

We are approaching nearly two years in our new office the opportunity of highlighting the achievements of rail in the water tower at Huddersfield and the conversion partnerships and the social and economic values of com- and renovation work has both attracted great interest munity rail achievements. and won awards. It has provided a better working envi- During the year we held several events and seminars ronment for staff colleagues and is in a more convenient for our members, rail partnerships and station friends, location for visitors. whilst maintaining dialogue with the rail industry and Looking forward there are changes developing in com- the three national governments. The ACoRP Board met munity rail with a willingness to try new approaches on on four occasions and the Finance & General Purposes several fronts. This is particularly evident in the ongo- Committee met on four further occasions. Members of ing work on the Heart of Line where additional the board give their time voluntarily to steer and guide services are being introduced allied to consultancy study. the organisation; as always our gratitude to them and to Support for community rail and partnerships is now our small but dedicated hard working staff team too included as an integral part of the refranchising proc- The past year has seen changes in staffing with the retire- ess, and bidders have to set out their stall in this respect ment of Philip Jenkinson and Susan Miles whilst this in their bids. Rail North has brought a new dynamic to AGM sees the retirement of three of our board members: established concepts of franchising too. Mike Bishop who led on relations with stations friends ACoRP itself is undertaking an organisational review to groups; Marjorie Birch who ably guided us on person- adapt our way of working to reflect change inherent in nel matters; and John Hummel who charted the way for new challenges and opportunities. One of those challeng- our move to the water tower and stands down through ill es will be to nurture new relationships with health. All have contributed much to ACoRP in their sev- following the changes in their community rail represen- eral different ways and we thank them for what they have tation. The soon-to-be-published updatedValues of Com- done over the years. You will all be missed. munity Rail and Volunteering report will afford members Peter Roberts MBE Honorary Chairman Cover photo: ACoRP on the Big Screen for Community Rail in the September 2014 City, Liverpool Street, May 2013 (Photo by Neil Buxton)

John Ellis, chairman of the NHRA, watches as Jerry Swift of Network Rail unveils the plaque recording the Network Rail Partnership Award to the new ACoRP office in April (photo by Paul Bigland) Annual Report 2013-14

Introduction Designation is taken seriously and we hope that lines achieving that status will use it to their best advantage. In 2013-14 presented a subtle but definite sea-change in that respect, we were delighted to welcome the Manches- the perception of community rail. Peter Wilkinson, the ter – Buxton and – Glossop/Hadfield routes to DfT’s new Franchise Director, brought a new dynamism the designation family, making a total of 36 to date. and direction to the franchising process and ACoRP’s subsequent meetings with him suggested that he was Providing training for new project officers definitely not looking for ‘plain vanilla’ in the new North- ern and TPE franchises. Our work with Rail North ACoRP’s training days are aimed at introducing new leaves us feeling equally optimistic and this has all been community rail officers to the railway industry and the bolstered up by a successful (if stressful!) presentation to community rail world and frequency rather depends on the Transport Select Committee and a very supportive how many new CRPOs there are! Our last session was meeting with Transport Minister Baroness Kramer. held in May 2013 and we are encouraged by the many diverse backgrounds of the new officers who often teach The ScotRail franchise was the first indication of the new us as much as they learn from us! approach, with Transport putting in an exten- sive requirement to support – and fund – community Seminars and events to promote CR rail and station adoption. This resulted in a clamour of One of ACoRP’s aims, and a key aspiration of our main bidders around ACoRP’s door, a number of whom were funders, is to educate, advise and spread best practice and prepared to give us access to some quite sensitive in- to that end, we ran a number of events during the year, formation in order to develop their strategies. It left us including two members’ seminars, a station adopters’ thinking how much had changed since ACoRP started in seminar, a small stations conference, a marketing semi- 2000, when it was hard work just to get anyone to under- nar and a Northern CRPs meeting in Hull. stand the concept of community rail, let alone recognise it! As part of our three-year agreement with Scotland, we also ran a conference in Stirling which explored the pos- All this comes at price, however, and we suspect that, in sibilities for community rail in that nation. The success exchange, we’re now being asked to step up to the plate of the event was partly due to the courage of the five and deliver. This is an exciting opportunity and will no ScotRail bidders who all agreed to attend and make their doubt bring new responsibilities for CRPs and with it, pitch to the delegates. In retrospect, this was quite a risky an expanded role for ACoRP. Let’s review how we got strategy on our behalf but thanks to the willingness of there…… the bidders and the enthusiasm and co-operation of the Assisting with delivery of the Community Rail delegates, it was generally agreed that the day had been a Development Strategy great success and we have no doubt that it helped move the community rail cause on in Scotland. Many of you will have met with Brian Barnsley during the year as he and Kul do their annual review of designat- ed line plans. This is not meant to be difficult for you and we hope you find the process helpful. The information we glean from these reviews is fed back into the DfT’s Community Rail Steering Group, which meets quarterly to discuss and resolve issues and developments associat- ed with community rail and, in particular, the designated lines. The annual Designated Lines Seminar, held this year in Blackpool, also uses the information to help CRPs to address some of their more pressing issues. A particu- larly interesting venture for us this year was the ‘Abellio Challenge’ event, a kind of ‘Dragon’s Den’, which asked a number of CRPs to present new and innovative ideas to their peers and a panel of judges, the winner receiving a £1,000 prize to develop their project.

ACoRP seminar in session, Blackpool (photo courtesy Abellio) Producing quality publications Operating small grants schemes With increasing costs on one hand and reducing budgets Part of the funding ACoRP receives from the govern- on the other, ACoRP had to take a long, hard look at its ments of , Wales and Scotland includes an flagship publicationTrain Times. It was not only becom- element for a series of grant funds and these have been ing too expensive to produce but, we felt, was becoming very successful in pump-priming projects which would outdated and consequently, not delivering to our audi- otherwise fall by the wayside. They’re also structured to ence. We reluctantly decided to cease publication and draw in match-funding, so everyone gets involved. focus on a new and improved Train on Line, which would There are two funds in England, the Small Grant Fund be more up-to-date, more flexible and easier to pro- (ESGF) and the Designated Community Rail Develop- duce. We were rapidly proved right, with monthly issues ment Fund (DCRDF), while Wales and Scotland have including up-to-the minute information and often going their own Small Grant Funds to support CRPs in those out at 16 pages. As this is being written, our analytics nations (WSGF and SSGF respectively). Because com- software suggests that almost 4,000 readers are down- munity rail is still in its infancy in Scotland, the SSGF has loading it, which suggests we’ve done the right thing! remained unspent to date, although with Transport Scot- Of course, Train on Line is not only a method of dissemi- land’s approval, ACoRP is carrying forward the amounts nating information across the membership but also a tool and, as new CRPs come about, we expect there to be an we can use to influence decision-makers. In that respect, increasing call on the fund during 2014-15. it’s only as good as the information our members send us, More information on the projects that have been support- so please keep sending it in – we’d rather have too much ed can be found at the end of this report (see Appendices). than too little! Support new and existing CRPs Thanks must also go to Abellio for helping to provide ACoRP with a series of maps outlining CRPs both lo- We’re always pleased to welcome new partnerships into cally and across the UK. These are available from our the fold and 2013-14 saw five new CRPs arrive. First up website1 and include a zoomable version, a UK map and was the , the eighth of the Devon & Corn- local maps for CRPs for use in reports and presentations. wall Rail Partnership’s CRPs and part of the ‘Citizen’s Seeing them in this format makes you realise how many Rail’ project – a European collaboration funded through CRPs there are now! INTERREG. Meanwhile, Sussex CRP added a fifth line to their expanding portfolio. Stretching along the south coast, between Brighton and Seaford, the CRP takes 1 http://www.acorp.uk.com/MAP.html advantage of the area’s new status as a National Park and See also back cover is already producing some impressive results. The three remaining CRPs all cover small stretches of longer lines: l The East Hampshire CRPcovers four stations (Liphook, Liss, Petersfield & Rowlands Castle) Founding member Paul Salveson formally declares the ACoRP on the line between Guildford and Portsmouth; water tower office open, watched by General Manager Neil Buxton (photo by Paul Bigland) l The Foxton, Shepreth & Meldreth CRPunsur - prisingly supports those three station on the line between Hitchin and and is a first for the local train operator, ; l The TransWilts CRPsupports the line which provides services between Swindon and Westbury The Scottish CRP project, generously funded by Trans- port Scotland and running for three years until March 2015, is also beginning to show results. Although ScotRail has an excellent reputation for station adoption, community rail hasn’t been high on the Scottish agenda until now, so much of the early work needed our two Development Officers, Jim Wilkins and Linda Ferguson, to go back to the roots of community rail. After some initial misgivings, our Scottish colleagues have grasped the nettle and there are currently ten partnerships in de- velopment, one of which – SAYLSA – has become a fully- fledged CRP. Sadly, Linda moved on to pastures new in December but Annette Filby, her replacement appointed in February 2014, has proved every bit as good! Although there have been one or two teething problems, everything at the water tower has finally settled down and it now really feels like our office. The quality of the project has been recognised not only by our European funders and partners but also by the Railway Heritage Awards, who presented ACoRP with a winners’ plaque in December, and by the Huddersfield Civic Society, who gave ACoRP the ‘Best Refurbishment’ award in March. All this happened just in time to show the awards off at the formal launch on 13 March. Over a hundred people attended, including some of our European partners, the Mayor of Kirklees Council, several Lords and many of our friends from the railway industry. Dawn and Hazel created a fantastic day and with glorious sunshine, even the weather was with us! As part of the Heritage Open Lidlington station in Bedfordshire benefited from a small grant Days Programme, we opened the water tower to the pub- lic on a Saturday and Sunday in September 2013 and plan Wales was relatively quiet during 2013-14, largely due to to do so again in September 2014. a review of priorities and strategies undertaken by Welsh Recognising the changing landscape, the ACoRP Board Government and brought about by the financial climate. instigated the New Challenges project, which aimed to This led to some understandable frustration from our assess our current workload and priorities with a view to Welsh colleagues, who saw budgets decreasing and inter- making the organisation able to meet developments and est in community rail apparently waning. Extensive lob- changes in the coming years. Several meetings were held bying from both ACoRP and the Wales CRPs produced to move this on, culminating in a staff and Board ‘away- results, however, with ACoRP’s funding returned to its day’ in February. original level for 2014-15 and financial support provided for the innovative Heart of Wales project, which is look- During the year, both Philip Jenkinson and Sue Miles ing at a complete revamp of the service and the way it is decided to retire and we sadly said goodbye to them run. Not quite a microfranchise but with local input, the during the autumn of 2013. As our Community Stations aim is to focus on local need, making the service fit for Officer, Sue achieved some remarkable successes and has purpose. There are also moves to integrate local trans- left us with an excellent legacy of stations as community port and community rail in particular, more closely with hubs. Philip was one of the original members of ACoRP the Welsh tourist agenda. and recalled working out of Paul Salveson’s kitchen in the early days – how things have moved on! Knowing Community stations his predilection for Class 144 ‘Pacers’, ACoRP’s farewell present to him was …his very own Pacer in Northern liv- Following the retirement of Sue Miles last autumn (see ery. Finally – and much to our pleasure – we celebrated below), the loss of the Network Rail community rail team Brian Barnsley’s wedding in April. Amanda (the new and in the light of decreasing funding, ACoRP reviewed Mrs Barnsley) has been around the community rail world the Community Stations project and decided to hold it in for many years and has been one of ACoRP’s much-ap- abeyance until there was a clearer view of what some of the preciated volunteers. We understand she’s keeping Brian new franchisees proposed to do. There have been some in check although she has allowed him to build a garden encouraging approaches from a number of the bid teams railway! subsequently but we will need additional funding if we are to reactivate the project. The ACoRP team will continue Press, publicity and promo events to provide basic advice although, regrettably, we’re not in a position to do much more than that at present. Maintaining ACoRP’s public profile is always important, especially with politicians and decision-makers and Office premises and general management ACoRP tries to have several high-profile events each year to achieve that. Along with all the external work that ACoRP is involved in, there is still a need to attend to internal management The ACoRP Community Rail Awards always take prime of the organisation and to that extent, there have been position in our diary, the 2013 event being held in a four meetings each of the Board and F&GP. The Annual lovely, sunny . By all accounts, people felt it General Meeting, an opportunity for members to hear was amongst our best, with a male voice choir welcoming and question what we’ve been up to, was held in October people and contributing to the atmosphere. As always, 2013 at Carnforth. Day-to-day issues are managed by we are grateful to our many sponsors and supporters, our system of monthly staff meetings. without whom this event wouldn’t happen. Particular Devolution of railways in the north has been high on our thanks go to , who laid on a special agenda, particularly with the refranchising of Northern train up the Valley line to and in mind, leading us to discuss how ACoRP and commu- the who then took everyone on to nity rail might work with the new Rail North organisa- , where we saw the outstanding work being tion. In July, this lead to the creation of a Memorandum done to expand and improve the station area, to take ac- of Understanding between Rail North and ACoRP, which count of the new Welsh Highland services. outlined our joint objectives and involvement. We were Our ‘Community Rail in the City’ promotion was out in also consulted by the DfT who wanted to discuss how we force at many major termini in May, including for the felt community rail might be included in the Northern first time, some outside . A major development ITT. This was extraordinarily encouraging and goes to was a 20-second video specially produced to promote show how far ACoRP has progressed since it started. community rail and shown on all the major station video Developments in this area were backed up with two screens. Our sincere thanks go to Network Rail and J C important meetings, the first, in January, with Baroness Decaux for facilitating this. Kramer, the new Minister of State for Transport and the second, in March, with Peter Wilkinson, DfT’s interim ACoRP also took advantage of the 50th anniversary of Franchising Director. the Beeching report to promote the growth in use of local and rural services since that fateful day. Although many At about the same time, we received an invitation to give of us still acknowledge the importance of the report in evidence to the Transport Select Committee inquiry into knocking the railway into shape, we did find ourselves Transport in Isolated Communities. We provided writ- occasionally mulling over what might have happened to ten and spoken evidence and although the latter was a little stressful (!) we got our message across, with subse- some lines if they hadn’t been closed and the community 4 rail concept had been developed in the 60s, rather than quent feedback being supportive and useful. the 90s……. ACoRP also provided written and spoken evidence to Although public events have undoubted value, there’s the inquiry into the future Wales & still no substitute for hard facts and figures and ACoRP’s Borders franchise. Again, this proved useful and al- ‘Values…’ reports have been extremely helpful in that though refranchising is not due until 2018, it enabled us respect.2 However, having been commissioned in 2007 to highlight the value of community rail when considered and 2008 respectively, we felt the figures and arguments as part of a franchise ITT. This subsequently led to a needed to be revisited in order to ensure the reports strategy meeting with James Price, the Welsh Govern- remained relevant. With help from DfT and a number of ment’s Director General of Economy, Science and Trans- other supporters 3 therefore, we commissioned Transport port which no doubt improved the outlook for the Heart Regeneration Ltd to undertake a review of the original of Wales line project (see above). findings. This started late in 2013-14 and we expect the News from Network Rail towards the end of 2013-14 report to be concluded by late summer/early autumn was not so cheery, with the announcement that their 2014. Community Rail section would be dismantled, making Jerry and Mike redundant. In the future, community Industry consultations rail responsibility will be devolved to the route manag- As always, we try to keep lines of communication open ers and ACoRP has been extensively involved with the and we have very good working relationships not only changeover process. Nonetheless, it will be a great loss to with the three governments of England, Wales and Scot- community rail as Jerry and Mike have been tireless sup- land but with many senior and influential players in the porters and I think I can speak for everyone when I say wider rail industry. The list below outlines the key meet- they’ve been good friends too. The new structure hadn’t ings we’ve had during 2013-14: been formalised in time for this Annual Report but we expect the policies and disposition to be in place by early autumn 2014. ACoRP still remains on Network Rail’s formal consultation list for disposals however and we attended two of their Local Authority conferences, which are usually very informative. Neil Buxton 2 The Value of Community Rail Partnerships: General Manager http://www.acorp.uk.com/Values%20of%20CPR’s%20project.html September 2014 The Value of Community Rail Volunteering: http://www.acorp.uk.com/Values%20of%20Vol%20project.html

3 Abellio Greater Anglia; Community Rail Lancashire; 4 Passenger Transport In Isolated Communities: (House of Commons Trains; First Great Western; Network Rail; Northern; Passenger Focus; Transport Committee, July 2014) http://www.publications.parlia- South West Trains. ment.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmtran/288/288.pdf Board of Management 2013-14

Attendance at Meetings

BOARD MEETINGS 2013-14 05.06.13 16.09.13 25.11.13 05.03.14 Chris Austin OBE Philip Ayers Marjorie Birch Michael Bishop Sheila Dee Goodbye from (clockwise from above): Jerry Swift, a smiling face we’ll miss; Mike David Edwards Franklin, never knowingly under-dressed; John Hummel Philip Jenkinson, the man with his very own ‘Pacer’; and Sue Miles Faye Lambert (Jerry’s photo courtesy Network Rail; Peter Roberts MBE others by Neil Buxton) Jim Trotman Keith Walton Richard Watts Notes – John Hummel was granted leave of absence from the board. Jim Trotman was co-opted to the board.

F&GP COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2013-14 08.05.13 09.07.13 19.11.13 12.02.14 Philip Ayers Marjorie Birch Sheila Dee John Hummel Peter Roberts MBE Keith Walton Note – John Hummel was granted leave of absence. DCRDF Grants 2013/14 Date Organisation Item Paid £ 03.04.13 Furness line CRP Raised flowerbeds at Cark station. 935.00 08.05.13 Kent CRP Snodland Station Community Garden 1,000.00 21.05.13 Derwent Valley CRP Brightening Up Derwent Valley Line Stations 1,000.00 30.08.13 East Lancs CRP Accrington Eco Shelter 5,000.00 06.08.13 Devon and CRP Falmouth 150 0.00 12.08.13 Lancs CRP’s Ribble Valley Rambler 3,775.00 16.08.13 CRP Cycle Shelter at Ancaster 1,500.00 06.09.13 Mid Cheshire Line Trains, Trams and No Automobiles Art exhibition 880.00 13.09.13 Devon and Cornwall CRP Guide 0.00 19.09.13 Bentham Line CRP Bentham Line Cohesion Project 4,720.00 19.09.13 Partnership Illustrating the Penistone Line 1,055.00 19.09.13 Devon and Cornwall CRP Rambles from the Railway on the Valley Line 807.00 18.11.13 Lancs CRP’s Passport to Safer Rail Travel 998.00 18.11.13 Derwent Valley CRP Nottingham promotion 2,500.00 18.11.13 Derwent Valley CRP Station improvements 5,000.00 03.12.13 Kent CRP Links to Medway Valley River Walk from Stations 5,000.00 12.12.13 Mid Cheshire Take the Train’ - Station Information Leaflet – template and pilot 900.00 16.12.13 CRO Bures Station improvements 500.00 01.12.13 Cumbrian Coast CRP Maryport CIS 5,000.00 23.12.13 Lancs CRP’s All Change at Cherry Tree 5,000.00 14.01.14 Devon and Cornwall CRP Improving views from the train on the 7,365.00 20.01.14 Isle of Wight CRP Sandown Bus pt 1 1,350.00 21.01.14 Devon and Cornwall CRP Walks from the Railway (across lines) 6,250.00 28.01.14 Derwent Valley CRP Derwent Valley Website 2,275.00 29.01.14 Derwent Valley CRP Garden infrastructure 1,000.00 30.01.14 Severnside CRP - Further Passenger Research 4,000.00 01.02.14 Isle of Wight CRP Heritage Plaques 2,500.00

The work at Bures gets under way. (Essex & South Suffolk CRP) ACoRP Small Grants Fund - England

Date Organisation Item Paid £ 17.04.13 Friends of Sowerby Bridge Stn Plants and flowers for the Bronte Garden 250.00 01.05.13 Isle of Wight CRP Leaflet 1,000.00 01.05.13 Friends of Heaton Chapel Station Various projects 250.00 08.05.13 Friends of Hindley Station Clearing and chipping overgrown area behind wall 250.00 21.05.13 Plumpton Station Partnership Scheme Rain collection pipe and repair gutter 200.00 21.05.13 Derwent Valley CRP Hayrack wall planters 985.00 15.05.13 Humber Regional RDC Costs for team of 10 to attend CR in the City London 575.00 29.05.13 Humber Regional RDC Integrated transport system to access Driffield Show 430.00 04.06.13 Derwent Valley CRP Station - School Art Project 400.00 05.06.13 Severnside CRP City to Seaside - school arts project 1,000.00 13.06.13 South Fylde CRP Publicity - posters, brochures, fliers for two events 550.00 03.07.13 Sussex CRP Joint Line Guide 1,000.00 04.07.13 F o Sowerby Brdg & Mytholmroyd Digital Projector, screen and replacement bulb 450.00 06.08.13 Friends of Hattersley Station Creation of attractive, safe open parking area 250.00 12.09.13 Kent CRP Planting of spring bulbs - 100.00 12.09.13 Kent CRP Walk and Buffet 60.00 19.09.13 Sussex CRP Create, print and install removable boards at Crawley Stn 1,000.00 29.09.13 South East Manchester CRP Production of review of activities of SEMCoRP for 2013 250.00 03.10.13 Penistone Line Partnership Annual Report 171.00 08.10.13 Bishop Line CRP Advert in welcome to Durham Tees Valley Guide 450.00 08.10.13 Friends of Dorridge Station Restoration of original 1930s waiting room 250.00 08.10.13 Esk Valley RDC Reprint leaflet promoting public houses and rail travel 574.00 14.10.13 Lakes Line CRP Walks from the line leaflet 500.00 17.10.13 Friends of Leamington Station To purchase Webb C14L petrol-powered mower 250.00 20.10.13 Ashchurch, Tewkesbury & DRP Grp Acro Pro membrane to cover cleared area over winter 150.00 22.10.13 Humber Regional RDC Prepare & print annual Report 250.00 22.10.13 Humber Regional RDC YCCRP - Santa Train Flyer 425.00 22.10.13 Humber Regional RDC BCCRP - Santa Train Flyer 405.00 29.10.13 Humber Regional RDC Christmas Tree 350.00 07.11.13 Mid Cheshire CRP Cheshire Celebrates Booklet 1000.00 07.11.13 Friends of Millbrook Station Provision & Maintenance of Planters 250.00 18.11.13 Derwent Valley CRP Hand pulled Water Bowser 250.00 27.11.13 Derwent Valley CRP Hose Reel 45.00 05.12.13 North Cheshire Rail Users Group Heritage Fence replacement 1000.00 11.12.13 Three Rivers CRP CRP Introduction Leaflet, Anniversary Events, New Walks Leaflet 957.51 03.01.14 Mid Cheshire CRP Annual Report 250.00 20.01.14 Ashchurch, Tewkesbury & DRP Grp Production of group Sign 120.00 22.01.14 Mid Cheshire CRP Art work project Altrincham Station 500.00 07.02.14 Winchelsea Station Partnership Group Replant existing 6 station planters 200.00 19.02.14 Sussex CRP Distribution of joint line guides 649.00 19.02.14 Bishop Line CRP Print and distribute a line guide 580.00 27.02.14 Mid Cheshire CRP Derelict embankment in to buddleia/butterfly garden 500.00 05.03.14 Clitheroe Line CRP Clitheroe Line Connections 520.00 05.03.14 Friends of Eccles Station Garden Project further planting 250.00 06.03.14 Friends of Handforth Station Over by Christmas event, New Station Signs 765.00 14.03.14 Friends of Sowerby Bridge Stn Purchase 3 full size replica station totem 150.00 23.03.14 Friends of Lidlington Station Tubs, Troughs, 2 x totem 184.41

ACoRP Small Grants Fund - Wales Date Organisation Item Paid £ 12.03.14 Flintshire CC - Jamie Sant New Marketing Leaflet 2,750.00 07.03.14 Conwy Valley Rail Initiative North & are open for business 2,281.00 19.03.14 Rail Partnership Encouraging Travel by Train 2,750.00 24.03.14 The The 120 mile station garden 2,750.00 24.03.14 Conwy Valley Rail Initiative Volunteer Support 469.00 Thurso

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Barton Cleethorpes CRP 2 Montrose Routes of members of ACoRP Bishop Line CRP 3 West Limited service Highland CRP 4 Lines Oban Crianlarich Perth Dundee Places with multiple stations on different lines A N N E Rail Partnership 5 L D P 47 Borders Railway CRP 50 Gleneagles Not all stations shown Dunblane Not all lines shown in London Cambrian Rail Partnership 6 Stirling Dunfermline Kirkcaldy Larbert Chester - Shrewsbury Rail Partnership 7 Alloa Fife Circle Development of ACoRP map sponsored by: Inverkeithing Upper A N N E Balloch L D Clitheroe Line CRP 8 Helensburgh Grahamston Edinburgh P 53 Waverley Milngavie Croy Falkirk Conwy Valley Rail Initiative 9 Central North Berwick High A N N E Dumbarton Haymarket L D Queen P Promotion Group 10 Street Westerton Cumbernauld Bathgate 51 A N N E Springburn Newcraighall L D Crewe - Manchester Line CRP 11 Partick P 50 Port GLASGOW Coatbridge Drumgelloch Berwick-upon-Tweed Central Cumbrian Coast Line CRP 12 Glasgow Inverclyde Whifflet Gourock E Wemyss Bay Gilmour St 52 Cambuslang Shotts SA Derwent Valley Line CRP 13 Ayr Paisley Largs Line Canal T Motherwell Barrhead Newton Galashiels C Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership 14 AO Ardrossan Kilwinning Hamilton Neilston Carstairs Burns Line East Tweedbank S East Hampshire CRP 55 Troon T Kilmarnock Kilbride Morpeth Prestwick Larkhall Lanark East Lancashire CRP 15 Ayr

39 Galloway Dumfries Lockerbie East Suffolk Lines CRP 16 Line Stranraer Annan 42 Edinburgh - Dunbar - Berwick CRP 51 Carlisle Tyne Valley Line Newcastle Sunderland Durham Coast Line Edinburgh to North Berwick CRP 53 Workington 12 Hexham Hartlepool

Bishop Durham Stockton Esk Valley Railway Development Co 17 Penrith Appleby

Whitehaven S E W Auckland 3 Bishop Line Middlesbrough Essex & South Suffolk Rail Partnership 18 Saltburn

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Cumbrian Windermere 26 C Whitby Far North Line CRP 48 Coast Kirkby Stephen

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Kendal A Settle & Foxton, Shepreth & Meldreth CRP 54 Carlisle Line T S Scarborough 12 Oxenholme 35 Furness Line CRP 19 Lake District 19 Northallerton Glasgow - Barrhead CRP 52 Malton Barrow-in-Furness Ulverston Settle Thirsk Bridlington Heart of Wales Line Forum 20 Carnforth Hellifield Knaresborough Morecambe Ilkley Coast Line Lancaster Heysham 45 Heart of Wessex Rail Partnership 21 27 Harrogate Skipton Church Beverley Clitheroe 27 Fenton Airedale Hereward CRP 22 Colne Line Shipley 8 Forster Dearn Square Valley Burnley Hebden Line Highland Main Line CRP 46 38 Preston Blackburn 15 Bridge Bradford Brough North Hull Halifax Interchange Selby Line High Peak & Hope Valley CRP 23 Blackpool Kirkham 15 Todmorden Castleford Pontefract South & Wesham Calderdale Dewsbury Rochdale Line Isle of Wight CRP 24 43 Westgate Barton-on-Humber Southport 43 Kirkgate Huddersfield 8 Goole Kent CRP 25 Bolton Salford Wakefield 2 Ormskirk 43 Crescent Stalybridge Doncaster Barnetby Grimsby Kyle Line CRP 49 Formby Kirkby 33 Wigan Victoria Penistone Cleethorpes New Brighton MANCHESTER Hadfield Scunthorpe Habrough Lakes Line CRP 26 LIVERPOOL Piccadilly Moorfields Lime St Guide 23 Barnsley Market Rasen Bidston Airport 37 Bridge Glossop Swinton Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe CRP 27 West Kirby Earlestown Romiley Gainsborough Birkenhead Marple Rotherham Central Parkway Central Strines Wirral Ellesmere 11 Stockport 23 Worksop Lymington - Brockenhurst CRP 28 Llandudno 5 Runcorn Lincoln Lines Port Bank Quay Hooton Menai 31 23 New Mills Sheffield Retford Marston Vale CRP 29 Bridge Colwyn Bay Prestatyn Shotton Altrincham Chesterfield Mansfield Castle North Wilmslow Gate Bangor Llandudno Rhyl Buxton Erewash Robin Mid Cheshire CRP 30 Junction Chester Hartford 30 Valley Hood Newark Macclesfield Line Line Skegness 11 AE Poacher 5 Alfreton Line North Cheshire Rail Users Group 31 Borderlands Matlock Betws-y-Coed Line 7 S Sheringham Cromer Congleton T Boston North Staffordshire CRP 32 9 13 32 Sleaford Blaenau Ffestiniog 5 Grantham Crewe Kidsgrove General 32 34 4 Bittern Line Penistone Line Partnership 33 Alsager O C Pwllheli Wrexham Central Nottingham Kings Lynn Porthmadog W CETS 44 Poacher Line CRP 34 6 Ruabon Nantwich Uttoxeter Brundall Stoke-on-Trent A Spalding North & 7 Y T S Barmouth West Line Wherry Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Co 35 Gobowen R 44 Lines T Thetford Cambrian Coast Whitchurch O Stone Line N Machynlleth Welshpool A TS Loughborough THE BROADS Severnside CRP 36 Dovey Junction Shrewsbury IM 22 Ely Reedham Newtown 6 COU Peterborough Wellington Burton-on- D Diss 44 South East Manchester CRP 37 Trent AL March 6 Oakham N SS East South Fylde CRP 38 D Bury Telford Suffolk 20 Shifnal St Edmunds Line 16 Stranraer - Ayr Line Support Association 39 CRO Leicester Huntingdon Beccles Walsall Stowmarket Market 16 Sussex Community Rail Partnerships 40 Wolverhampton Harborough Westerfield Sandwell & Dudley Snow Tamworth Hinckley Newmarket Hill Three Rivers CRP 41 Cambridge 16 Felixstowe Knighton Smethwick Stourbridge New Kettering 54 18 TransWilts CRP 56 Ludlow Street International Sandy Heart of Wales Line Stourbridge Junction RY Wellingborough Letchworth Tyne Valley CRP 42 T Moor Coventry Llandrindod Street Rugby Hitchin Stansted Thorpe-le-Soken Kidderminster Solihull Northampton Bedford Walton-on-Naze West Highland & Oban Lines CRP 47 Leominster Warwick Stevenage Sudbury 18 Colchester Bromsgrove COUN Marston Marches Redditch Town 18 Line Leamington Vale Braintree Line Luton Hertford Bishops Clacton West of Lancashire Rail Partnership 43 Stratford- Spa Marks Tey upon-Avon 29 Stortford 18 Droitwich Spa Milton Welwyn N E N Witham 10 CROSS R CRP 44 Banbury Keynes Broxbourne Shrub Hill St Albans Enfield TE Merthyr Tydfil Rhymney Foregate Street Bletchley Fishguard Great North Abbey Yorkshire Coast CRP 45 Aberdare Malvern Cotswold Line Clarbeston Road Worcester Line Aylesbury 18 Southminster Valley Moreton-in- Bicester 1 Chelmsford Whitland Lines Chingford Treherbert Cheltenham Spa Marsh Watford Junction G T E A S Caerphilly Abergavenny Town W Hampstead Wickford 10 COUNTRY Dalston Shenfield Milford Haven Coryton Princes 20 Pontypridd Gloucester Stroud Risborough Willesden Romford Tenby Ebbw Vale Junction Pembroke Radyr Golden Valley Maesteg Chepstow Line Oxford High Victoria Wycombe St Pancras Kings Stratford 36 Kemble Didcot Central Queen Street Newport Parkway Cross Southend Neath 36 Henley Marlow Euston Upminster Central Port G T W E S T E R N Shoeburyness Marylebone Liverpool Talbot Bridgend Bay Severn Pilning Parkway Slough Paddington Parkway Barry 56 Swindon Street Penarth Junction BRISTOL LONDON Rhoose 36 Temple Meads 36 Reading Charing Cross Fenchurch Street Tilbury Barry Chippenham Windsor Victoria Island Severn Beach Heathrow Blackfriars Ebbsfleet Sheerness-on-Sea Kensington London Bridge Gravesend Newbury Bath Trowbridge Strood 25 Weston-super-Mare Dartford Spa 21 Berks & Hants Line Wokingham Richmond Waterloo Swanley GH I Faversham Margate G T W E S T E R N CROSSFarnborough Ramsgate North Woking Clapham J H Sittingbourne Bridgwater Westbury Basingstoke R N Bromley Otford 36 S O U T H W E S T E South PSE Streatham East 25 W Deal Barnstaple Castle Farnborough Croydon 14 Taunton Warminster Canterbury Cary 1D Tarka Alton Guildford Epsom Oxted E E Line Tiverton Andover Maidstone Heart of Winchester Sevenoaks Parkway Wessex Line Salisbury Dorking Redhill W Folkestone Okehampton Crediton Reigate Dover Yeovil Pen Paddock Mill Romsey Haslemere Gatwick 40 Tonbridge Sherborne East Wood Ashford St Davids Honiton Junction 41 Eastleigh Three Bridges 40 Central Grinstead E Newton Abbot Parkway Haywards Royal U Petersfield Uckfield Tunbridge Marsh Link R Channel Gunnislake 14 Axminster Heath O S Tunnel Bere 14 Southampton 55 Wells Tamar Alston Avocet Central Fareham Horsham T A Valley Riviera Line Maiden Newton 21 40 Coastway Line Hastings R Line Line Exmouth Coastway Line Totnes ChichesterWest Worthing Lewes Torquay Bournemouth East 14 14 Wareham Atlantic 14 Dorchester Havant Barnham Newhaven Eastbourne Coast Plymouth Brockenhurst Brighton Continental Line S W Littlehampton Europe Looe Valley Paignton Poole Portsmouth Bognor 40 Line 28 Seaford Looe Lymington Regis Par Weymouth Ryde St Ives 14 24 Island Line 14 Shanklin St Erth Maritime © 2014 Andrew Smithers Line www.projectmapping.co.uk Falmouth

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