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Grants up to £1,000 offered for projects along the Cambrian Line

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August 11, 2026
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The Cambrian Railway Partnership is offering grants to local groups for community projects within a six-mile radius of a Cambrian railway station.

Passport allows walkers to log progress on Welsh long-distance trail

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July 28, 2026
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A new ‘Trail Passport’ has been introduced for walkers to log their progress while they explore the 141-mile-long Heart of Wales Line Trail.

Former Hest Bank Signal Box becomes ‘Box on the Bay’

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July 14, 2026
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Hest Bank signal box becomes a STEM classroom for pupils

Funding for community groups along Wales railway line

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June 14, 2026
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Transport for Wales is offering grants of up to £400 to community groups along the Heart of Wales Line to encourage participation in sport.

Volunteers create new garden at Greater Anglia station

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April 7, 2026
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A new garden, developed by volunteers, has been created at Greater Anglia’s Bures railway station, on the borders of Essex and Suffolk.

Great Western Railway launches new Customer and Community Improvement Fund

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January 11, 2026
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Great Western Railway has opened the process for bids for funding from its Customer and Community Improvement Fund for the 2026/27 financial year.

Take a special train on New Year’s Day to a North Yorkshire resort

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December 30, 2025
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The Esk Valley Railway has confirmed special trains from Darlington to Whitby will run as advertised.

North Cambridgeshire’s Hereward Line hosts Poetry Train celebrating Railway 200 and the Fens

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December 21, 2025
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The Hereward Community Rail Partnership (HCRP) has held what Greater Anglia describes as a “unique cultural event” involving poetry on a train.

Charity Santa trains offer families in Essex a festive day out by rail

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December 21, 2025
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The Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (ESSCRP) provided festive fun for Essex families facing hardship with a series of special Santa train journeys.

Charity Santa trains offer families in Essex a festive day out by rail

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December 21, 2025
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The Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (ESSCRP) provided festive fun for Essex families facing hardship with a series of special Santa train journeys.