A Platform for Growth
- Published Thu 23 of Jul, 2015 18:04 BST - (5307 Reads)The first small steps in our programme to develop the Wealden Line from a sleepy Uckfield branch into a second main line to the Sussex Coast are underway.
Windsor link consultation
- Published Wed 22 of Jul, 2015 22:19 BST - (5463 Reads)Map of Windsor Link Railway proposal
Station campaign success
- Published Wed 22 of Jul, 2015 21:03 BST - (4890 Reads)Mockup of new Lea Bridge station
Speed trap
- Published Tue 21 of Jul, 2015 16:53 BST - (3715 Reads)Fares Complexity
- Published Wed 08 of Jul, 2015 20:34 BST - (6414 Reads)Railfuture is concerned about the complexity of fares, which are way beyond the abilities of the general public – and even some railway staff – to fully understand. This is a big problem as substantial savings can be made by knowing the ‘best’ ticket to buy. (Photo: Some of the tickets from Paul Hollinghurst’s railway journeys.)
Constructive Conference
- Published Sun 05 of Jul, 2015 20:51 BST - (5282 Reads)Attendees of the Railfuture Summer 2015 Conference in Newark were welcomed by the Town Mayor Councillor Robert Crowe and his wife. Also shown above are Railfuture Lincolnshire branch chairman, David Harby, who helped organise the conference, and branch sales and catering officer Sue Dovey.
Airport rail links take off
- Published Fri 03 of Jul, 2015 10:33 BST - (7109 Reads)The Airports Commission Final Report was launched on 1st July 2015 by Sir Howard Davies. It concluded that the new Northwest runway at Heathrow presents the strongest case, in conjunction with a package of measures to address environmental and community impacts. (Photograph from Heathrow Airport Sustainable Transport Plan.)
Progress down-under
- Published Wed 01 of Jul, 2015 08:38 BST - (2231 Reads)Scientists on track
- Published Tue 30 of Jun, 2015 16:35 BST - (2107 Reads)Rail development reset
- Published Fri 26 of Jun, 2015 11:01 BST - (7594 Reads)The Government announced yesterday that the Network Rail development programme for the current control period will be cut back so that it can get back on track and be delivered within the £38Bn budget.
St Albans busway threat
- Published Fri 26 of Jun, 2015 11:00 BST - (3485 Reads)David Horton, General Secretary of the Abbey Flyer Users' Group (ABFLY) warns that this scene of a digger ripping up the Cambridge - St Ives railway line could be repeated on the Abbey Line between Watford and St Albans. Photograph by Steve Wilkinson.
Portishead consultation
- Published Wed 24 of Jun, 2015 08:33 BST - (4875 Reads)Plans for the re-opening of the Portishead railway line, as part of the first phase of the MetroWest transport project, are now open for public consultation - a major step forward for Railfuture campaigning.
Devolution? New trains!
- Published Mon 22 of Jun, 2015 19:54 BST - (5644 Reads)Pyjama protest
- Published Mon 22 of Jun, 2015 18:03 BST - (4425 Reads)Expand Eurocity network?
- Published Thu 18 of Jun, 2015 17:18 BST - (5335 Reads)The front page and an impressive map from a discussion paper from the European Passengers’ Federation produced mainly by volunteers from Britain’s Railfuture and Germany’s Pro Bahn.
Reopening rural railways
- Published Wed 17 of Jun, 2015 07:45 BST - (6571 Reads)A new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has today found that the case for reopening rural railways in England is becoming irresistible.
A station back in Skem
- Published Mon 08 of Jun, 2015 16:39 BST - (6390 Reads)Lancashire County Council is forging ahead with plans to connect Skelmersdale town centre to the rail network.
Newcourt station opens
- Published Thu 04 of Jun, 2015 20:31 BST - (5930 Reads)Newcourt station between Digby and Topsham on the Avocet Line opened this morning, and this photograph shows the first train at 05.57.
Message to The House
- Published Fri 29 of May, 2015 18:12 BST - (3244 Reads)This article by Chris Austin, Railfuture Head of Infrastructure and Networks Group, was published today in The House, the magazine of the Houses of Parliament. It brings the electorate's wishes and expectations for a developing railway in the UK to the attention of the new parliament.
Oxford Metro
- Published Thu 30 of Apr, 2015 22:22 BST - (4858 Reads)Trams would benefit the historic heart of Oxford
Transport consultants Dr Nicholas Falk and Reg Harman look to Europe and the US and argue that the
UK city of Oxford should have a transport system more like its ‘twin’, Grenoble.
Photograph: Grenoble, by Reg Harman. Trams on lines A and B mix with people in the heart of the city.
Transport consultants Dr Nicholas Falk and Reg Harman look to Europe and the US and argue that the
UK city of Oxford should have a transport system more like its ‘twin’, Grenoble.
Photograph: Grenoble, by Reg Harman. Trams on lines A and B mix with people in the heart of the city.