The charity Railway Children is asking the railway industry to take part in what it describes as “a fun, simple fundraising challenge to bring staff together, spark creativity and boost morale – all while changing the lives of vulnerable children. “…
Category: Charity
Alstom’s Traincare Centres welcome charity railtour
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has welcomed a passenger service into three of its Traincare Centres as part of a unique charity railtour. On Saturday 4 April, a Branch Line Society charter visited Alstom facilities in Manchester (Longsight), Wolverhampton (Oxley) and Liverpool (Edge Hill) as it traversed rare track along the West Coast Main Line […]
Volunteers raise funds for RNLI at Cleethorpes station
A group of volunteers from TransPennine Express (TPE) and The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) took to Cleethorpes station over the weekend to fundraise for the lifeboat charity. TPE announced its partnership with RNLI last year, as well as with two other independent lifeboat charities – St Abbs Lifeboat and Humber Rescue. The partnerships bring […]
TfW teams up with 225 Group and Branch Line Society for charity rail tour through Wales
Transport for Wales (TfW) has partnered with the 225 Group and Branch Line Society to run a special one-day charity rail tour on a Mark 4 train to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society and Railway Children. The “Gerald of Wales” will depart Holyhead on Saturday 25 April at 07:08, travelling along the North Wales coast and continuing […]
Small talk saves 2,000 lives in past year
New data reveals that 52% of Brits think small talk is a thing of the past despite more than half of people saying they would appreciate the kind words of a stranger if they were visibly upset. The data is released as Samaritans, Network Rail, and British Transport Police, relaunch their partnership campaign Small Talk […]