Loads of good stuff this time. Also including...
Hoses for refilling steam-heated carriages at Nottingham (© @watfordgap.bsky.social)
Some RCTS history at Cheltenham Spa (© @jdk653.bsky.social)
This smashing surviving 1908 door at Hall Green (© Hazel Nicholson)
Drinking fountain at Lancaster (me!)
Photo showing artist Anne Schwegmann-Fielding posing next to the vibrant mosaic in place on a wall at Westerfield Station. The piece includes butterflies, flowers, bumblebees and other insects.
Photo showing artist Anne Schwegmann-Fielding and representatives from the Westerfield Station Adopters and East Suffolk Lines CRP posing next to the vibrant mosaic in place on a wall at Westerfield Station.
Photo showing Westerfield Station volunteers Sandy and Yvonne visiting the workshop to see the roundel as it was being made.
Check out the fantastic new roundel at Westerfield Station 🎨
Entitled ‘Pollinators’ and created from recycled crockery and tiles, the mosaic is inspired by the diverse range of wildlife that can be found in the station garden 🐝🐞 #CommunityRail
Drumroll please...🥁
We’re pleased to announce #CommunityRailWeek will return from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 June 2026, supported once again by Rail Delivery Group 🎉
Get in touch with our comms team to find out how you can showcase your inspiring work 👉
Here's a great opportunity to help our #CommunityRail members develop and grow their community connections. Come and work with us at @communityrail.bsky.social ! Tea, cake and trains are all included ... if that's your thing too!!
31.01.2026 12:35 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0It doesn't get as much airtime as the gold lettering ... so why not!?
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Photo showing two employees from Siemens Mobility taking part in a volunteering day at Mauldeth Road Station in 2025. The two employees are wearing orange hi-vis jackets and tending to a planter on the station platform.
We're so proud to see #CommunityRail once again featured in Siemens Mobility's social value report 🙌
Our partnership empowers Siemens employees to connect with our members and support community-driven railway initiatives.
Discover more on Page 12 📩 assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/asse...
Thank you! The Midland Mainline livery is absolutely stunning! Best privatisation HST livery IMHO!
23.01.2026 20:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I don't think this picture needs any words!
Well, OK. Just a couple .... #Wow #Splendid and ... what incredible work by UK Rail Leasing who have completed this work for us at @125.group.
@todaysrailwaysuk.bsky.social @railfocus.bsky.social
We're looking forward to watching 'Britain's Favourite Railway Stations', starting on More4 tonight at 9pm - even more so as the series features several #CommunityRail stations, including Lowestoft in tonight's episode! 📺
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Starting 2026 with a #CommunityRail beer - of course! Very nice brew as a collaboration between Popes Yard brewery and @abbeylinecrp.bsky.social. Cheers!
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Photo courtesy of Community Rail Lancashire showing a group of primary school children wearing blue uniforms, stood on a bridge looking and waving down at two Northern trains pulling into Accrington Station.
We would like to wish all of our wonderful members, partners, followers and friends a very Happy New Year 🥳
We're so excited to see what the year ahead brings and we can't wait to continue championing and empowering #CommunityRail with you throughout 2026 and beyond! ♥️
📸 Community Rail Lancashire
#CommunityRail trails from stations come in so many different forms!
Along the Heart of Wales Line, there are unique local makers, traders and businesses ready to be discovered - and all handily compiled in Heart of Wales Line CRP's guide 📝 #TracksAndTrails
Graphic for Paul, regions support manager at Community Rail Network sharing his favourite walk. 'One which brings back childhood memories and which I still visit, is the first section of the Steel Cotton Rail Trail from Sheffield to Dore & Totley. A walk through both urban redevelopment, green spaces, parks and woods, it's also a walk of anticipation and ambition to press on further and explore the delights of Derbyshire and the Hope Valley.'
Now it’s Paul’s turn, regions support manager @communityrail.bsky.social, sharing one of his favourite places to walk.
Follow our #TracksAndTrails series to discover more team favourites throughout the day!
Shared this today at the @chilternrailways.bsky.social #CommunityRail conference. Let's make @communityrail.bsky.social even more incredible!
@oxcrp.bsky.social @harryburr.bsky.social
Every year we turn our annual @communityrail.bsky.social conference over "to our members, by our members" #OpenSpace #Unconfernce style I look back with thanks to those who showed me this format @paulineroche.bsky.social @lornaprescott.bsky.social 😃 but think too of dear friends John P & Nick B 😢
10.10.2025 06:29 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wow, what a fantastic selection of Open Platform topics our members came up with.
The sessions this morning covered accessibility, the changing political landscape, diversification of funding and engaging schools on rail careers - to name just a few! #CommunityRail
We're here in #Nottingham for the annual @communityrail.bsky.social conference. 120 people have turned out from across Britain to share ideas about making the railway network more accessible, station adoption, rejuvenating redundant railway buildings, and boosting tourism by promoting rail travel.
07.10.2025 11:07 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
It's all about this gentleman this weekend!
#GeorgeStephenson #Railway200 #CommunityRail
@railway200.bsky.social @communityrail.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to the modern railway!
Today is a huge date in the 2025 calendar...
27 September marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway!🎉
We're so proud that #CommunityRail has played a central and inspiring role in the national celebrations 🚂 #Railway200
The big day is here! 🗓️
27 September marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway 🎉
We're so proud to have joined our #CommunityRail family in showcasing scenic, greener journeys throughout the national celebrations 🚂 #Railway200 @railway200.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vMo...
Campaign graphic. In a light green colour are castles, hills and buildings, and 'Days Out by Rail' written in the middle. The two photos at the top show families waving at trains and looking out the window on their journeys.
🎉 LAUNCH DAY 🥳
#DaysOutByRail is your ticket to unforgettable adventures across Britain, all by train!
Throughout August, we’ll be sharing hidden gems and scenic spots from across #CommunityRail, perfect for exploring new places like a local 🚉 scenicrailbritain.com/campaigns/da...
Yes, on my travels I did think of all those conversations we'd had about European stations! Milan just seems to keep opening up as you go deeper through it! I like the overall presence & undercroft of Rotterdam. Also special mention for Strasbourg (or do I mean Kings Cross... 😉)
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Inside Antwerp station
Exterior of Rotterdam Centraal station
Interior of Milan Centrale station
Front of Paris Nord station with Metro entrance
Not sure which to pick as my favourite.... maybe @thebeautyoftransport.com or @mrtimdunn.bsky.social can help decide? Over the last week I've seen that Europe certainly knows how to 'do stations' that really announce their presence! @interraileu.bsky.social
28.07.2025 22:29 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Apparently it's all happening in #Basel this evening....
I was passing though there yesterday on my tour around European destinations and thought the station looked magnificent too. Ready for a big celebration!
#TrainsAndFootballAreComingHome
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social @thebeautyoftransport.com
A group of people smiling with London Eye behind
Lovely to attend our @communityrail.bsky.social parliamentary reception today hosted by Helena Dollimore MP with Lord Peter Hendy & @southeastcrp.bsky.social guest speakers and to meet so many of our #CommunityRail members & supporters. What amazing support!! Great team here organising it all too!
07.07.2025 18:22 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
“We couldn't have hoped for a better response from members, partners and the public during this year’s campaign.”
For the latest edition of Rail Director, our interim chief executive looks back on our fifth and biggest #CommunityRailWeek yet 📝
Check it out 👇 issuu.com/raildirector...
I always use a TOC app. Usually reet Northern, but occasionally EMR m'duck! :)
01.07.2025 14:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Are they some of the Batty Towers? Always like to partake in a good paternoster. All the best for the next chapter!
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Photo showing a large group of people at the launch of the Railway 200 exhibition train at London Paddington Station. The train can be seen to the right, with 5 people holding a banner all about 'Inspiration' on the platform. The rest of the platform is busy with people taking photos.
We were thrilled to attend the launch of the #Railway200 exhibition train today!
Starting tomorrow, 'Inspiration' will visit 60 locations across Britain over the next year to mark 200 years of the modern railway🚂
Learn more ↪️ @railway200.bsky.social www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/unique-...
Probably only @thebeautyoftransport.com or @doublearrow64.bsky.social will understand how giddy I felt when I saw this at Langho station today! Oh yes, full on Regional Railways and British Rail Community Unit. The railway doesn't get much* better than this! (*OK it does) @communityrail.bsky.social
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