Local railways, usually branch lines, supported and promoted by partnerships of local authorities, operators, voluntary organisations, and local businesses.
This support is usually through Community Rail Partnerships (CRP) or sometimes by Rail User Groups.
Railways which are not part of the national network, or are clearly heritage and/or restoration projects may be considered for listing in Recreation and Sports and/or Tourist Attraction categories for an appropriate Locality.
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A description and history of community rail projects in the UK. [From Wikipedia]
A federation of community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups. Information about members, projects, conferences, publications, policies, and contacts.
Railway line running from Norwich to Sheringham. Includes timetable, fares, special events, cycling facilities, and a visitor's guide to the area. [North Norfolk]
Promotes travel on rural branch lines, and seeks improvements to services and facilities; includes visitor guides to six branch lines, timetables, local walks and attractions, and contacts.
Community Rail Partnership supporting the branch line linking Whitby to Middlesbrough; includes timetables, news of special events, maps, and a guide. [Cleveland and N Yorkshire]
Works to promotes the services and improve the facilities on local branch lines in the area; includes visitor guides, timetables, maps, special events, and newsletters.
Supports and promotes rail services between Shrewsbury and Swansea; includes timetables, special events, an animated tour, visitor information, news, and contacts.
A consortium of local authorities, transport providers, and local groups promoting and enhancing core public transport services. Includes visitor guides, special events, news, and links. [Derbyshire]
Formed to improve services and facilities on the Island line; includes their projects, activities, news, contacts, and links.
Supports and promotes a branch line from Oxenholme (on the West Coast Main Line) to Kendal and Windermere; includes timetable, special events, news, and a history. [Cumbria]
Supports the line which diverges from the Settle-Carlisle line for Morecambe. Includes timetables, history, descriptions of stations and local attractions, and guides to local walks. [N Yorkshire, Lancashire]
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 downloadable leaflets.
Formed to promote and support rail services between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon; includes their profile, station and route guide, local attractions, special events, news, and contacts.
A campaign for restoring the rail line between Skipton and Colne; includes listing of supporters, background information, news, and contacts. [N Yorks and Lancashire]
A group of local authorities, rail companies and local organisations aiming to improve train services, facilities, and leisure use of routes in the county; includes maps, guides, newsletters, and contacts.
Supports and promotes rail travel on branch services between Salisbury, Southampton, and Eastleigh; includes timetables, guides to attractions, maps, and transport links. [Hampshire and Wiltshire]
Working to promote the use and development of the Hadrian's Wall Line linking Newcastle and Carlisle; includes visitor guide to communities served, special events, news, links and contacts.
An illustrated guide to a line, now part of the Scotrail network, running from Glasgow through to Mallaig. Includes a chronology.
Partnership to support and promote rail services and facilities between Norwich, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft. Includes timetable, fares, special events, cycling facilities, and a visitor's guide to the area. [Norfolk and Suffolk]
A federation of community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups. Information about members, projects, conferences, publications, policies, and contacts.
A description and history of community rail projects in the UK. [From Wikipedia]
A consortium of local authorities, transport providers, and local groups promoting and enhancing core public transport services. Includes visitor guides, special events, news, and links. [Derbyshire]
Formed to improve services and facilities on the Island line; includes their projects, activities, news, contacts, and links.
Working to promote the use and development of the Hadrian's Wall Line linking Newcastle and Carlisle; includes visitor guide to communities served, special events, news, links and contacts.
Partnership to support and promote rail services and facilities between Norwich, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft. Includes timetable, fares, special events, cycling facilities, and a visitor's guide to the area. [Norfolk and Suffolk]
Supports and promotes a branch line from Oxenholme (on the West Coast Main Line) to Kendal and Windermere; includes timetable, special events, news, and a history. [Cumbria]
A group of local authorities, rail companies and local organisations aiming to improve train services, facilities, and leisure use of routes in the county; includes maps, guides, newsletters, and contacts.
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 downloadable leaflets.
Promotes travel on rural branch lines, and seeks improvements to services and facilities; includes visitor guides to six branch lines, timetables, local walks and attractions, and contacts.
An illustrated guide to a line, now part of the Scotrail network, running from Glasgow through to Mallaig. Includes a chronology.
Supports the line which diverges from the Settle-Carlisle line for Morecambe. Includes timetables, history, descriptions of stations and local attractions, and guides to local walks. [N Yorkshire, Lancashire]
Formed to promote and support rail services between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon; includes their profile, station and route guide, local attractions, special events, news, and contacts.
Supports and promotes rail services between Shrewsbury and Swansea; includes timetables, special events, an animated tour, visitor information, news, and contacts.
Community Rail Partnership supporting the branch line linking Whitby to Middlesbrough; includes timetables, news of special events, maps, and a guide. [Cleveland and N Yorkshire]
A campaign for restoring the rail line between Skipton and Colne; includes listing of supporters, background information, news, and contacts. [N Yorks and Lancashire]
Railway line running from Norwich to Sheringham. Includes timetable, fares, special events, cycling facilities, and a visitor's guide to the area. [North Norfolk]
Supports and promotes rail travel on branch services between Salisbury, Southampton, and Eastleigh; includes timetables, guides to attractions, maps, and transport links. [Hampshire and Wiltshire]
Works to promotes the services and improve the facilities on local branch lines in the area; includes visitor guides, timetables, maps, special events, and newsletters.
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