'Rail User Groups' and 'Campaign Groups'
This section is divided into two parts, 'Rail User Groups' and ‘Campaign Groups’.
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For Rail User Groups, click this box:
Campaign Groups are listed within this page. The groups are divided into 2 parts:
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1. National and Regional Campaign Groups
2. Campaign Groups relating to Specific Railway Re-Openings
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PART 1
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CAMPAIGN GROUPS
This section is further divided into the following:
(A) Independent National Campaign Groups with Open Membership Structure
(B) Other Independent National Campaign Groups
(C) Regional Campaign Groups
(A) Independent National Campaign Groups with Open Membership Structure
Railfuture
For Railfuture, follow this link: www.railfuture.org.uk
Transport for All
Nature: A disabled-led group striving to increase access to transport and street space across the UK.
Membership: Free, open to all
Website: www.transportforall.org.uk
Email: See email addresses under ‘Take action – Contact’ on website
Facebook: www.facebook.com/transportforall
Twitter: www.twitter.com/transportforall
Scottish Association for Public Transport
Nature: Campaign group for efficient, sustainable and coordinated public transport in Scotland
Membership: Individuals £15, Pensioners, students, unwaged £8
Website: www.sapt.org.uk
Email: See website
(B) Other Independent National Campaign Groups
The Association of British Commuters
Nature: A grassroots campaign for justice and equality in public transport. Aim is the radical reform of the public transport system to support social, economic and climate justice across the UK.
Website: www.abcommuters.com
Email: contact@abcommuters.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/1208771822490198
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ABCommuters
Campaign for Better Transport
Nature: Established by certain trade unions, this is now a national charity working across England and Wales to make transport better, greener and fairer.
Website: www.bettertransport.org.uk
Email: Use contact box
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bettertransport
Twitter: www.twitter.com/cbtransport
Campaign for Family-Friendly Trains
Nature: Working for better facilities for children and their families on the UK rail network
Website: www.familyfriendlytrains.com
Email: See email addresses under ‘Contact Us’ on website
Campaign to Bring Back British Rail
Nature: Non-charitable campaigning body. A UK pressure group with the object of completing the renationalisation of Britain's railways.
Website: www.bringbackbritishrail.org
Email: info@bringbackbritishrail.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bringbackbritishrail
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bringbackbr
(C) Regional Campaign Groups
Campaign for Rail
Nature: Campaigning for and promoting the development of rail services in the West Midlands region, both passenger and freight. Working with the decision makers, liaising with rail companies and authorities at local and national level.
Membership: £10 per year
Magazine: West Midlands Rail User issued 3 times per year
Website: www.campaignforrail.org.uk
Email: contact-us@campaignforrail.org.uk
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064582311067&view_public_for=100134175129513&ref=page_internal
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways
Nature: Campaigning for rail at the core of an integrated transport network for Bristol, Bath and the West of England
Membership: £10 for individual members/ £5 for concessions
Website: www.fosbr.org.uk
Email: Use contact box on website
Get Glasgow Moving
Nature: A grassroots public transport campaign founded in 2016 by local people.
Membership: Fee amount at discretion (minimum annual subscription is £1)
Website: www.getglasgowmoving.org
Email: Use contact box
Facebook: www.facebook.com/getglasgowmoving
Twitter: www.twitter.com/getglesgamoving
Transform Scotland
Nature: Scottish alliance for sustainable transport. Sister organisation to Campaign for Better Transport. Aims to bring together public, private and third sector organisations from across Scotland
Membership: Possible for certain approved organisations. Individuals can be ‘supporters’
Website: www.transformscotland.org.uk
Email: Use contact box
Facebook: www.facebook.com/transformscotland
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TransformScot
West Coast Rail 250
Nature: Campaigns for improved rail services along the West Coast Main Line to support economic growth and employment.
Website: www.westcoastrail250.co.uk
PART 2
CAMPAIGN GROUPS RELATING TO SPECIFIC RAILWAY RE-OPENINGS
This is a selected list of Campaign Groups which are campaigning in relation to the reopening of railway lines, and which have maintained websites and an active membership.
The RCD is a directory of societies and clubs, and so does not list projects or campaigns not organised on a society basis with a membership open to the public.
For a full list of campaign groups in whatever form, you may visit the following Railfuture page: www.railfuture.org.uk/display3380
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1. ACE Rail
Campaign: To reopen the line from Bideford to Barnstable
Membership: ACE is a campaign of Tarka Rail Association (membership of TRA open to all)
Annual Subscription: £7
Newsletter: 3 per year
Contact: See email address in ‘Contacts’ section of website
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/950297745918116
Website: www.tarkarail.org
2. Bridge the Gap – Connect East Sussex
Campaign: To reopen the line from Uckfield to Lewis
Membership: Bridge the Gap is a campaign led by Railfuture (membership of Railfuture open to all)
Annual Subscription: Individual: £20/ Joint: £22/ Under 26: £14/ Business: £35
Newsletter: Quarterly magazine, ‘Railwatch’, and ‘Rail User Express’
Contact: roger.blake at railfuture.org.uk
Website: www.railfuture.org.uk/Uckfield-Lewes
3. Campaign to Re-Open the Ivanhoe Line (CRIL)
Campaign: To reopen the line from Leicester to Burton
Membership: 2 categories (‘Active Membership’ and ‘Supporter’)
Annual Subscription: £2.99 per month
Newsletter: Periodic by email
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website: www.ivanhoeline.org
4. Combe Rail
Campaign: To reopen the line from Braunston to Barnstable
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £10 for year/ £250 for life membership
Newsletter: ‘The Devon Belle’ magazine is issued quarterly
Contact: info (at) combe-rail·org·uk
Website: www.combe-rail.org.uk
5. Don Valley Railway
Campaign: To reopen the line from Stocksbridge to Sheffield
Membership: Claims over 100 members, means of joining unclear from website
Annual Subscription: Unclear
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website: www.donvalleyrailway.org
6. English Regional Transport Association (ERTA)
Campaign: (i) open part of the Great Central Railway as corridor link, (ii) reopen the Northampton to Market Harborough railway (iii) a Guildford-Horsham-Shoreham rail link (iv) East - West Rail variations and enhancements, including reopening Bedford to Northampton line) (v) Bedford area rail enhancements
Membership: Open to all
Newsletter: 6 per year
Annual Subscription: £15
Contact: See ‘Contact Us’ page on website
Website: www.ertarail.co.uk
7. Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways
Campaign: For integrated transport network in Bristol/ Bath area including new stations and re-opening lines in and around the area
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £10 individuals/ £5 concessions/ £1 under 18’s/ £25 organisations.
Newsletter: Three times per year
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website: www.fosbr.org.uk
8. Lein Amlwch (Anglesey-Central-Railway)
Campaign: To reopen the line from Amlwch to Gaerwen connecting with national rail services
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: Single: £10/ Family: £18/ Senior: £8
Newsletter: News pages on website
Contact: See email address in ‘Contacts’ section of website
Website: www.leinamlwch.co.uk
9. Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership (MEMREP)
Campaign: To reopen the line from Chinley to Matlock creating a Manchester- Derby rail corridor
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: Single: £25/ 16 and Under: £12/ Couple: £35/ Family: £40
Newsletter: Update news on Facebook and Twitter
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website: www.memrap.org
10. Minsters Rail Campaign
Campaign: To reopen the line from Beverley to York
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £10 a year/ Corporate Membership £50 per year
Newsletter: Occasional news items appear on website
Contact: contact@minstersrail.com
Website:www.minstersrail.com
11. Mid Cheshire Rail Link Campaign
Campaign: Rail user group for Mid Cheshire Line. Also campaigning to reopen Middlewich line (Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe line) to passenger services
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: Adult: £8/ Under 21: £2/ Family: £11/ Voluntary body: £25/ Corporate: £100
Newsletter: ‘The Mid Cheshire Rail Report’ newsletter issued three or four times a year
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website: www.mcrua.org.uk
12. Peak Rail and Peak Rail Association
Campaign: To reopen the line from Buxton to Matlock creating a cross Pennine rail corridor, for both regular passenger service and heritage rail operations
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: Adult: £16. Senior: £12. Junior: £10
Newsletter: Magazine ‘The Peak Express’, issued three times a year
Contact: See Association website for list of email addresses
Website: Peak Rail: www.peakrail.co.uk
Peak Rail Association: www.peakrailwayassociation.co.uk
13. Portishead Railway Group
Campaign: To reopen the line from Portishead to Bristol
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £10 per household for life of the re-opening project
Newsletter: News pages on website
Contact: matthewsalan50 [at] gmail.com
Website: www.portisheadrailwaygroup.org
14. Poulton & Wyre Railway Society
Campaign: To reopen the line from Fleetwood to Poulton-le-Fylde connecting with national rail services, and consider heritage railway options
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £15 per adult/ £5 for juniors under 18/ Associate for groups: £20
Newsletter: Periodic magazine issued ‘On Track’
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website:www.pwrs.org
15. Rail Haverhill
Campaign: To reopen the line from Haverhill to Cambridge
Membership: This is a campaign led by Railfuture (East Anglia) (membership of Railfuture open to all)
Annual Subscription: Individual: £20/ Joint: £22/ Under 26: £14/ Business: £35
Newsletter: Quarterly magazine, ‘Railwatch’, and ‘Rail User Express’
Contact: eastanglia@railfuture.org.uk
Website: www.railfuture.org.uk/East+Anglia+Haverhill
16. Skipton East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP)
Campaign: To reopen the line from Skipton to Colne, allowing passengers from East Lancashire to travel directly to Leeds in under60 minutes.
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £8 individual/ Concessions: £5/ Life: £60
Newsletters ‘At a Glance’ annual newsletter
Contact: info [at] selrap.org.uk
Website: www.selrap.org.uk
17. South East Northumberland Rail User Group (SENRUG)
Campaign: Rail user group for SE Northumberland area. Also campaigns to reopen lines in the area, including Ashington, Blyth and Tyne line
Membership: Open to all
Annual Subscription: £5 individual or couple/ £2.50 concessions/ Corporate Member: £10
Newsletter: Two or three times per year
Contact: Use ‘Contact’ facility on website
Website: www.senrug.co.uk
18. Swanage Railway
Campaign: Heritage Railway based at Swanage. Also campaigning to link its heritage line with Wareham station on national network for regular passenger and heritage rail services (‘Project Wareham’)
Membership: Swanage Railway Trust
Annual Subscription: Adult: £26. Junior: £15. Family: £52. Life £1,000
Newsletter: Regular editions of the ‘Swanage Railway Magazine’
Contact: info [at] swanagerailway.co.uk
Website: www.swanagerailway.co.uk
19. Wisbech Rail Reopening Campaign
Campaign: To reopen the line from Wisbech to March
Membership: This is a campaign led by Railfuture (East Anglia) (membership of Railfuture open to all)
Annual Subscription: Individual: £20/ Joint: £22/ Under 26: £14/ Business: £35
Newsletters: Quarterly magazine, ‘Railwatch’, and ‘Rail User Express’
Contact: eastanglia@railfuture.org.uk
Website: www.wisbechrail.org.uk
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