Train Times (Summer - Issue 51)

Lucy Tennyson rides the Esk Valley Railway. Plus all the usual up-beat features.

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Train Times (Spring - Issue 50)

Train Times reaches fifty! In this issue:-Philip Jenkinson remembers Issue 1, Lucy Tennyson discovers the Marston Vale and Abbey Lines and we review where ACoRP Small Grant Fund monies have been used in the last year. Plus all the usual up-beat features.

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Scenic Britain by Train 2008

Following the success of the previous six editions, a new 2008 edition has been published.  Produced in co-operation with Transport Marketing Ltd. it showcases many of the scenic rail lines around Britain. Most of the lines featured are supported by Community Rail Partnerships.
Our many rural branch lines take you to some of Britain's most beautiful scenery and loveliest villages and they're connected to all parts of the country by the high quality, frequent, InterCity rail network.

To get a printed copy please send a A5 24p sae to the ACoRP office or for a pdf copy press the download button below.

Rail Freight -
a guide for community groups and rail partnerships.

A practical toolkit to encourage community groups and others to look at
rail's potential to take freight off the roads, and to also offer a healthy
dose of realism as to what rail can deliver.

Printed copies can be obtained free from the ACoRP office.

Station Adoption Toolkit 2006 –
a guide for the local community

This toolkit will be of interest to a wide range of community groups and individuals. More and more local stations are being adopted by their communities. These are usually the smaller unstaffed stations which have lacked 'tender loving care'. Station adoption is a way of turning stations round and bringing them back into the heart of the communities they serve.

Printed copies can be obtained free from the ACoRP office or downloaded below

Rail Reopening Toolkit –
a complete guide to the process of reopening a disused railway

Published in October 2004 in conjunction with the Countryside Agency the toolkit has been created to provide a consistent and recognised approach to evaluating the viability of closed rail routes as re-opened rail corridors. It is a guide to developing a structured proposal for reinstating a rail route and will inform national and local bodies as they examine rail route proposals from inception to implementation.

The above is now out of print but a pdf can be downloaded below (2.8m)

Trains, Trams, Tram/Trains

The 2004 report produced by AEA Technology Rail for ACoRP. This report reviews the options - ranging from refurbished heritage stock to modern lightweight diesel railcar. There is no single solution and this report illustrates different options through a number of case studies.

Still available from the ACoRP office price £2.50

Rail Safety Standards Board

Good Practice in Station Adoption
Final Report

Good Practice in Station Adoption
Case Studies

Good Practice in Station Adoption
Literature Review

Good Practice in Station Adoption
Good Practice Guide Train Operators

Good Practice in Station Adoption
Good Practice Guide Groups