Rail's forgotten region
- Published Tue 21 of Apr, 2015 13:47 BST - (7562 Reads)Speak up to stop us becoming rail’s forgotten region. Join Railfuture!
Help stop social exclusion
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Social exclusion and High Speed Rail
Social exclusion and High Speed Rail
Budget 2015 Uckfield win
- Published Wed 18 of Mar, 2015 15:13 GMT - (10363 Reads)Buried in the budget papers today is the statement that the government will provide £100,000 for a further study into reopening the Lewes to Uckfield rail line. This is a major success for our campaign - we will work to steer the scope of the study to capture all the potential benefits.
Norfolk Orbital Railway
- Published Wed 18 of Feb, 2015 20:15 GMT - (8037 Reads)There is a practical pro-rail initiative in Norfolk which has long been in preparation and which is now making serious progress.
Government backs Wi-Fi
- Published Wed 11 of Feb, 2015 22:16 GMT - (4785 Reads)Paving over tracks
- Published Wed 11 of Feb, 2015 21:49 GMT - (7986 Reads)The Cambridge Guided Busway scheme opened in 2011 (costing almost twice as much as planned and nearly three years late) uses the former track-bed of two rail routes either side of Cambridge. The photos above, taken from a document produced for Cambs County council by Capita shows the poor state of the busway, after only three years of use, which could cost £30m to repair. Even the bus stops are not cared for (photo Jerry Alderson). Is this really something we want more of?
First Hastings Javelin
- Published Mon 02 of Feb, 2015 19:11 GMT - (10153 Reads)Railfuture travelled on the first Javelin, glimpsed at Hastings on Friday with Amber Rudd and Rail Minister Claire Perry, to celebrate progress towards electrification of Marshlink and a high speed service between Bexhill, Hastings, Rye, Ashford and London St Pancras.
Crossrail on show
- Published Thu 29 of Jan, 2015 15:21 GMT - (5352 Reads)Cambrian Express
- Published Tue 27 of Jan, 2015 20:23 GMT - (5894 Reads)Oxford's new station
- Published Tue 27 of Jan, 2015 18:27 GMT - (7086 Reads)Sleeper relaunch
- Published Sun 25 of Jan, 2015 21:33 GMT - (7412 Reads)Wealden Rail Rally
- Published Tue 13 of Jan, 2015 18:37 GMT - (6142 Reads)On the last day of the consultation period for the Network Rail Sussex Route Study Railfuture joined with local parliamentary candidates, councillors and rail campaigners in a Rail Rally at Crowborough station to press for better services and more investment for the Uckfield line.
Cheapest fares by law?
- Published Tue 06 of Jan, 2015 23:04 GMT - (8046 Reads)Rail men bid to be MPs
- Published Tue 06 of Jan, 2015 14:56 GMT - (2564 Reads)Public v private
- Published Sun 04 of Jan, 2015 22:42 GMT - (2634 Reads)Bring Back BR?
- Published Sat 03 of Jan, 2015 16:30 GMT - (4856 Reads)Boost for Beattock
- Published Sat 03 of Jan, 2015 16:24 GMT - (6688 Reads)Back to the Borders
- Published Fri 02 of Jan, 2015 22:21 GMT - (4563 Reads)Cut the cost of rail travel
- Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2014 10:08 GMT - (10700 Reads)If you spend more than £36 per month* on off-peak rail travel in the West Midlands, East Anglia, London or the South East then a Gold Card will save you money. Fares will be increasing on 2nd January but yours will go down if you get a Gold Card for Christmas!
* £27 per month if you buy in 2014.
* £27 per month if you buy in 2014.
Boxing Day trains
- Published Mon 15 of Dec, 2014 18:44 GMT - (6035 Reads)Railfuture’s campaigns, opinions and successes are often reported by the press and media, see Railfuture in the news.