@RailfutureDC

Railfuture in Devon and Cornwall - Campaigning for a bigger and better railway in Britain. Railfuture Ltd - Registered in England/Wales No.05011634.

 Great Britain
railfuture.org.uk/
Joined August 2013
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Midweek Herald@midweekheraldAug 18
Campaigners put Barnstaple to Bideford railway revival back on the right track ift.tt/6FaWlnk

Campaigners put Barnstaple to Bideford railway revival back on the right track

Rail campaigners have put a former route back on the planning track, calling for it to be protected for possible future shared use between rail and active travel.

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⏰It's almost time for the newest station in the West to open to the public! 🚉Okehampton Interchange, on the Dartmoor Line in Devon, will welcome passengers from Saturday 1 August @GWRHelp @DevonCC @WestDevon_BC @transportgovuk
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BBC Devon
@BBCDevon17 Nov 2025
Formula 1 tech used to rev-up train wi-fi speeds in new pilot bbc.in/4qV5TPE

Formula 1 tech used to improve train Wi-Fi on GWR

The 60 day pilot will use signals from mobile phone masts and satellites in space to create a more reliable connection.

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"At its launch the Infrastructure Pipeline will represent a post-Spending Review 2025 snapshot, providing information on committed projects in government’s capital portfolio" says @hmtreasury 10-year Infrastructure Strategy (para. 1.31).
Railfuture Inf & Net@RailfutureNetws27 Jun 2025
"Launching July 2025, the Infrastructure Pipeline’s interactive portal will describe projects & programmes will deliver this strategy, allowing businesses to see types of opportunities available up to 10 years ahead." Says @hmtreasury 10-year Infrastructure Strategy (para. 1.29).
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"Continue to address the over-emphasis on benefit-cost ratios (BCRs) in government appraisal, including by banning the use of arbitrary BCR thresholds as a simple means of determining if something should be funded." Says @hmtreasury 10-year Infrastructure Strategy (para. 1.13).
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GWR
@GWRHelp22 May 2025
As part of our Customer & Community Improvement Fund, we were delighted to award £2500 to Friends of Barnstaple Railway Station. The grant will help enhance the station’s environment for all rail users as well as create history boards to tell community groups about the station’s history! More info at news.gwr.com/news/friends-of… #ccif #barnstaple
A GWR train waits at the platform at Barnstaple station. A member of GWR staff is standing on the platform waving at the train. It is a sunny day.

ALT A GWR train waits at the platform at Barnstaple station. A member of GWR staff is standing on the platform waving at the train. It is a sunny day.

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Please take a moment to read the Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) from Peninsula Transport sub-national transport body (STB) and complete our short survey: tinyurl.com/wwxn7bwe #SouthWest #Transport #Survey
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RAIL Magazine@RAIL6 Nov 2024
Great Western Railway's acquisition of '175s' confirmed with 2025 introduction planned railmagazine.com/news/2024/1…
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Paul Clifton@PaulClifton_26 Oct 2024
This is excellent insight. And more than a little mind-boggling.
Capt. Osbert Twinge, Bt. KCB.@RMcCarthy8625 Oct 2024
It's apparently 'International Control Room Week' this week. Appropriately, nobody told us. 😂 Since, as many of you know, I work as a Route Controller in a railway Control, I thought it might be a lark to share (as much as I can...) a 'day in the life' of my desk. 🧵
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BBC Devon
@BBCDevon4 Oct 2024
Major work to replace banks to protect rail line bbc.in/3NdI9nu

Major project to replace banks to protect South West rail line

The line runs along the Exe Estuary and bosses fear water is eroding ground underneath the track.

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ORR
@railandroad26 Sep 2024
We've accepted an improved train reliability plan for rail users in Wales and Western England, following our Network Rail investigation. We'll closely monitor delivery of the plan. Our Director of Performance and Planning, Feras Alshaker's view 👇 📰➡ orr.gov.uk/search-news/impro…
Feras Alshaker, Director, Performance and Planning: "We are pleased with the detailed work Network Rail has done to create a clear, workable plan that should sort out the underlying issues and deliver sustained improvement for passengers - passenger train performance in the Wales & Western region has been letting customers down for too long. "We pushed for this plan to be comprehensive and region-wide, and it is. We will be watching to make sure Network Rail delivers on its promises to passengers."

ALT Feras Alshaker, Director, Performance and Planning: "We are pleased with the detailed work Network Rail has done to create a clear, workable plan that should sort out the underlying issues and deliver sustained improvement for passengers - passenger train performance in the Wales & Western region has been letting customers down for too long. "We pushed for this plan to be comprehensive and region-wide, and it is. We will be watching to make sure Network Rail delivers on its promises to passengers."

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Sunday 22nd Sept there is free bus travel across #Devon. Why not have a day out to #CombeMartin or #Lynton buses connect to rail at #Barnstaple a great day out to celebrate #WorldCarFree day ⁦@StagecoachSW⁩ ⁦@Traveldevon⁩ ⁦@FilersBus⁩ ⁦@stationcafebarn⁩
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It's our Birthday 🥳🥳 Wow 16 years we have been here now, serving all you lovely people ❤️ We would like to thank you all for your custom & support,we wouldn't still be here without all of you. Also thanks to our staff past & present for your hard work, you have been amazing – at Barnstaple, England
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Railfuture@Railfuture22 Nov 2021
Railfuture writes an opinion piece about the IRP for the Daily Express: express.co.uk/news/politics/…
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A new sea wall at #Dawlish will protect key transport links - unlocking jobs and boosting the economy in the #SouthWest bit.ly/2SYc60k 🌊 🚄
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Richard Clinnick@Clinnick117 Aug 2018
St Erth is a delightful station. Could easily pass for a heritage operation with its main line and bay platforms. Wonderful tea room too. – at South West, England
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Network Rail
@networkrail29 Jul 2016
Our #DailyPickWinner this week is @dominic__1983 with his fantastic photo of the Royal Albert Bridge and Saltash.
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Exeter bound. The first train to stop at #cranbrook leaves the brand new station, built for about £5m. #sww
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Railfuture@Railfuture4 Oct 2014
Meet the women who run our railways - come to Railfuture's London conference on 1st November railfuture.org.uk/Press+rele…
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UK threat level from terrorism raised to severe, ACPO statement here: acpo.presscentre.com/Press-R…
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