The Association of Community Rail Partnerships – ACoRP – is a federation of over 50 community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups.

We are an organisation of ‘do-ers’, focused on practical initiatives which add up to a better more sustainable local railway. Improved station facilities, better train services and improved integration with other forms of transport are central to the work of ACoRP and its members.

The Government’s Community Rail Development Strategy provides a framework for partnerships to improve the effectiveness of local railways in meeting social, environmental and
economic objectives.

The work of ACoRP and its members is applauded in the Government’s White Paper ‘The Future of Rail’ and in the House of Commons Transport Select Committee report ‘Rural Railways’.

What ACoRP does
Works with decision-makers at a local, regional and national level to ensure that local rail’s important role is fully recognised.

Helps identify innovative solutions for local railways

Disseminates examples of good practice

Works with local stakeholders to develop new partnerships

Supports an expanding membership

Organises training sessions for members

Brings out regular reports on community rail issues

Maintains a lively, user-friendly website

Produces an email newsletter ‘Train on Line’

Publishes a top quality magazine ‘Train Times’

Encourages people to think out of their trains!

A rural scene at Cantley in Norfolk with a train on loan from Wales.
Photo Brian Barnsley

ACoRP’s members
Community rail partnerships are a bridge between the railway and local communities. They are about positive development, bringing together a wide range of interests along the rail corridor. Some partnerships have been instrumental in achieving spectacular increases in use of rail through innovative marketing, improved services and better station facilities.

Their work includes improving bus links to stations, developing walking and cycling routes, bringing station buildings back to life, art and education projects and organising special events which promote the railway and its relevance to the community.

The Old Water Tower,
Huddersfield Railway Station,
St Georges Square,
Huddersfield,
HD1 1JF.

Phone: (+44) 01484 548926
Fax: (+44) 01484 481057
E-mail: office@acorp.uk.com