Background 49 miles / two tracks British Rail cost cutting 1985 / 28 miles singled Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) system Vision: nothing more than two-hourly service ever needed Infrastructure now fits the vision (or lack thereof) Growth since the Beccles Loop Background Service not convenient / Push for an hourly service 2008 Feasibility Study 2010 Hourly service Southern half 2013 RETB radio licenses to permanently expire Growth since the Beccles Loop Background Beccles Loop opens December 2012 New signalling system commissioned at the same time Growth since the Beccles Loop Promoting the Service 2012 Community Rail Officer hired The CRP heavily promotes the new hourly service Growth since the Beccles Loop Facilities Improvements New Help Points at Halesworth and Melton New CIS at Beccles, Oulton Broad So. and Westerfield Car parks were more than doubled in size at Melton and Wickham Market Growth since the Beccles Loop Results Growth since the Beccles Loop Community Rail Partnership 2013 Southwold Bus Link 2013/2014 CRP Reorganisation Growth since the Beccles Loop Community Rail Partnership 2014/2015 Designated Service status 2015 Halesworth TVM with ACoRP / SCC funding Growth since the Beccles Loop Community Rail Partnership 2015 Major ACoRP grant Wickham Market Station canopy 2015 Lowestoft Arches co-funded with the Wherry Lines CRP Growth since the Beccles Loop Community Rail Partnership 2016 Free shuttle bus to Folk East 2016/2017 Walks Booklet and waymarked walks routes Growth since the Beccles Loop Community Rail Partnership 2016 Queen’s Birthday 2016 CRP opens Visitor Information Point Growth since the Beccles Loop Community Rail Partnership 2017 New line guides and maps 2017 £100,000 major scheme at Lowestoft Growth since the Beccles Loop Working on…... Better facilities at Derby Road and Felixstowe More parking at Beccles, Darsham and Saxmundham Pedestrian routes at Oulton Broad So. and Melton Through ticketing from Saxmundham to Aldeburgh Elimination of timetable gaps by reducing unused legacy freight paths to Sizewell A Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with LAs, TOC, Network Rail, DfT Board membership Engage with the DfT and Network Rail Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with ACoRP and the Railway Heritage Trust Utilising resources, training and sharing best practice Identifying historical station facilities that might qualify for funding Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with our Neighbour CRPs Sharing resources and coordinating events Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with Community More attractive and viable for community business start-ups (who are members of our Line Groups) Beccles Wickham Market Trimley and Saxmundham next Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with the Community National Organisations Local Organisations Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with the Community User Groups Growth since the Beccles Loop Working with the Community Businesses Station Adopter groups and Individuals Growth since the Beccles Loop Working in Partnership... A team effort that produces results for rail passengers and the communities the railway runs through Growth since the Beccles Loop .