Bishop Line CRP joined forces with Tyne Valley CRP, Community Rail Cumbria, Esk Valley Railway and Community Rail Network to launch Community Rail Week 2025.
The event took place at Haltwhistle Station and showcased community rail activities across the region. Guests saw first-hand the impact of local projects showcasing artwork and music, youth engagement, activities to tackle social isolation, and sustainable travel schemes.
Jess and Felicity talked through some of the award winning project which Bishop Line CRP has helped enable and deliver in the past couple of years including the rail education programme, the 2025 rail safety and careers event, Try the Train, Shildon Smart Art, Explore the Bishop Line – tourism campaign and Storylines.
We were pleased to be joined by Catherine Hodgson representing The Auckland Project and Claire Gibbons representing Weardale Railway, who highlighted the way we work collaboratively to attract more people to travel by rail for leisure.
We were also pleased to be joined by Sam Slatcher who entertained the guests with some songs from his new album Passengers and Pioneers which reflects on some of the conversations and stories gathered during the Storylines project.
