Railfuture has 12 branches in England plus Wales and Scotland which are involved in local issues and come together to support Railfuture on national campaigns.
To see a 'dashboard' summary of information about the branch (generic contact details, list of newsletters, branch pages and more) click on one of the maps above or the branch area on the map below. Click LIBRARY to see a list of information available nationally and for every branch (includes many hundreds of files to download).
Please click on the branch name below to find individual contacts plus campaign information for your local group. Click on the corresponding Twitter icon to see their tweets.
Devon and Cornwall
East Anglia
East Midlands
Lincolnshire
London and South East
North East
North West
Severnside
Thames Valley
Wessex
West Midlands
Yorkshire
Railfuture Scotland
Railfuture Cymru/Wales
Click NEWSLETTERS for links to the latest newsletter for each branch and TWITTER to see a list of all Railfuture Twitter accounts showing the number of tweets and followers including date of last tweet.
For Railfuture branch contact details across Britain please see Who's Who (PDF). Please do not send direct messages to Twitter accounts for important requests as they are not all monitored frequently.
Dashboard for Thames Valley
Contact by e-mail: thamesvalley at railfuture.org.uk
X/Twitter account: @RailfutureTV
Branch information: click MAIN PAGE for the main page containing branch activities and campaigns
If your browser is not configured to view a file then click the 'file size' to download it.
Magazines and Newsletters
Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 099 - August 2021 (1.9MB)- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 098 - September 2020 (1.9MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 097 - March 2020 (1.3MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 096 - September 2019 (1.3MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 095 - February 2019 (1.4MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 094 - August 2018 (1.7MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 093 - January 2018 (798kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 092 - August 2017 (882kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 091 - December 2016 (824kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 090 - July 2016 (876kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 089 - February 2016 (1.0MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 088 - October 2015 (875kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 087 - July 2015 (1.2MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 086 - February 2015 (1.0MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 085 - October 2014 (837kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 084 - August 2014 (849kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 083 - March 2014 (958kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 082 - July 2013 (175kB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley Newsletter - Issue 081 - February 2013 (167kB)
- Modern Railways June 2021 - Witney scheme may not be in stages (2.0MB)
- Modern Railways August 2019 (2) - Oxfordshire awaits ORCS (1.3MB)
- Modern Railways August 2019 (1) - Oxfordshire awaits ORCS (1.4MB)
- Modern Railways April 2021 - Oxfordshire Connect Progressed, Witney reopening case submitted (1.7MB)
Miscellaneous Documents and Audio
- 13/10/2021 - SLC Rail report for Witney Oxford Transport Group - Carterton to Oxford Rail Corridor (2.9MB)
- 08/10/2021 - Witney Oxford Transport Group response to OxPlan2050 Policy Options / Call for Strategic Location Ideas 2021 (507kB)
- 30/08/2021 - Witney Oxford Transport Group response to Oxfordshire Growth Board on Infrastructure Strategy (307kB)
- 30/06/2021 - Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study, Network Rail (1.3MB)
- 04/06/2021 - Witney Oxford Transport Group statement for Salt Cross Garden Village AAP Examination (375kB)
- 20/05/2021 - Oxfordshire CC new Fair Deal Alliance administration shared goals (273kB)
- 22/10/2020 - Witney Oxford Transport Group response to West Oxon DC Pre-Submission AAP for Eynsham Garden Village (100kB)
- 10/06/2020 - letter re. Cowley branch MP Oxford East to SoS Transport (278kB)
- 31/08/2018 - Wantage & Grove station - SLC Rail Statement of Opinion (1.8MB)
Annual General Meetings
Non-Railfuture Publications and Leaflets
Press releases
- 24/10/2013 - Railfuture Oxford conference brings transport experts (61kB)
- 23/05/2012 - Thames Valley press release after fatality at Ufton Nervet Level Crossing (198kB)
- 29/11/2011 - Campaigners welcome major rail projects (46kB)
- 11/11/2011 - Railfuture calls for faster Heathrow-Reading rail link (47kB)
- 09/07/2011 - Railfuture High-Speed Conference finds Common Ground (78kB)
- 29/01/2009 - Railfuture calls for 100mph Oxford-Cambridge rail link (41kB)
Presentations from Conferences and Public Meetings
- 08/12/2022 - Presentation by Pete Brunskill, Oxford City Council, to Thames Valley branch AGM (1.6MB)
Radio Interviews
04/03/2024 - BBC Berkshire Neil Middleton far rises (1.8MB)- 04/09/2023 - BBC Oxford Dave Richardson punctuality (883kB)
- 13/04/2023 - BBC Radio Oxford Dave Richardson Nuneham Viaduct (670kB)
- 29/03/2023 - BBC Radio Oxford Dave Richardson Beeching (1.1MB)
- 19/04/2022 - BBC Berks Dave Richardson rail sale (1.1MB)
- 18/11/2021 - BBC Berkshre Dave Richardson IRP (1.4MB)
- 28/06/2021 - BBC Berkshire Neil Middleton on flexi fares (1.6MB)
- 20/05/2021 - BBC Berkshire Dave Richardson Williams Shapps (2.0MB)
- 20/05/2021 - BBC Oxford Dave Richardson Williams Shapps (326kB)
- 01/03/2021 - BBC Berks Dave Richardson fare rises (732kB)
- 07/09/2020 - Dave Richardson on BBC Radio Oxford about COVID safety on trains (1.1MB)
- 14/08/2019 - Richard Stow on BBC Radio Oxford about railway line and station reopenings (1.6MB)
- 03/03/2017 - Richard Stow on BBC Radio Berks about Great Western electrification delays and cost overrun (654kB)
- 17/07/2014 - Railfuture on BBC Radio Berks about new Reading station (2.6MB)
- 02/06/2014 - Railfuture on BBC Oxford about East West Eail (3.9MB)
- 09/04/2014 - Railfuture on BBC Radio Oxford about level crossings (1.6MB)
- 13/11/2013 - Railfuture on BBC Radio Oxford about Yarnton level crossing (2.1MB)
- 02/11/2013 - Railfuture on BBC Radio Oxford about Railfuture Conference (3.0MB)
Submissions
- 02/06/2024 - Railfuture response to Transport for the South East survey for Transport Strategy refresh (336kB)
- 23/02/2024 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Vale of White Horse & South Oxfordshire District Council's Preferred Options for draft Joint Local Plan (202kB)
- 15/01/2024 - Railfuture Thames Valley submission to DfT on Network Rail's application for a T&WA Order for Tackley level crossing (109kB)
- 09/01/2024 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxfordshire CC on Budget 2024-25 (155kB)
- 02/11/2023 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Cherwell DC Local Plan 2040 review (192kB)
- 25/10/2023 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC Local Plan 2041 - Ideas & Objectives (188kB)
- 06/07/2023 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Network Rail on Oxfordshire level crossings (178kB)
- 24/02/2023 - Railfuture response to APPG South East inquiry on the South East, transport infrastructure and 'Global Britain' (223kB)
- 16/12/2022 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxfordshire CC on Budget 2023-24 (173kB)
- 14/11/2022 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxford Local Plan 2040 - Preferred Options (197kB)
- 01/11/2022 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC Developer Contributions draft SPD (163kB)
- 12/09/2022 - Railfuture response to TfSE draft Strategic Investment Plan (154kB)
- 25/03/2022 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to EEH call for evidence: Swindon-Didcot-Oxford connectivity study (575kB)
- 20/02/2022 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxon CC Local Transport & Connectivity Plan 5 (173kB)
- 12/01/2022 - Railfuture L&SE response to the APPG for South East inquiry on Levelling-up (266kB)
- 12/10/2021 - Railfuture response to MHCLG / DLUHC Oxford-Cambridge Arc Spatial Framework priorities (117kB)
- 01/10/2021 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxfordshire Plan 2020 Policy Options (166kB)
- 13/09/2021 - Railfuture supplementary response to South Western Railway timetable for December 2022 (305kB)
- 26/08/2021 - Railfuture response to South Western Railway timetable for December 2022 (145kB)
- 23/07/2021 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Network Rail application for Oxford Phase 2 T&WA Order (96kB)
- 30/06/2021 - Railfuture response to England's Economic Heartland call for evidence: Oxford-Milton Keynes Connectivity Study (96kB)
- 30/06/2021 - Railfuture response to England's Economic Heartland call for evidence: Peterborough-Northampton-Oxford Connectivity Study (119kB)
- 09/06/2021 - Railfuture response to East West Rail Co 2nd non-statutory consultation (400kB)
- 27/05/2021 - Railfuture Thames Valley Statement for Salt Cross Garden Village AAP Examination (142kB)
- 22/03/2021 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxfordshire CC LTCP5 Vision (690kB)
- 30/12/2020 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxfordshire Growth Board Strategic Vision (575kB)
- 06/10/2020 - Railfuture response to England's Economic Heartland draft Transport Strategy (227kB)
- 05/10/2020 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC draft Eynsham Garden Village AAP (183kB)
- 27/04/2020 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Oxon CC LTCP5 (590kB)
- 06/11/2019 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC Preferred Options for Eynsham AAP (130kB)
- 31/10/2019 - Railfuture response to England's Economic Heartland Outline Transport Strategy (207kB)
- 25/06/2019 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC on East Witney SPD (193kB)
- 12/04/2019 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to OxPlan 2050 Call for Ideas (96kB)
- 14/03/2019 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to Introducing OxPlan 2050 (631kB)
- 09/01/2019 - Railfuture Proof of Evidence for EWR Inquiry (194kB)
- 18/10/2018 - Railfuture Statement of Case for EWR Inquiry (133kB)
- 07/09/2018 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to NR TWAO application for EWR Western section Phase 2 (87kB)
- 22/08/2018 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC on SDA for West Eynsham (159kB)
- 20/07/2018 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC Issues for Eynsham Garden Village (161kB)
Maps
27/02/2021 - Oxford Metro map (98kB)- Cowley branch - route from Oxford Parkway via Oxford station (75kB)
- Cowley branch - route from Oxford station (11kB)
- Witney line 1861 (162kB)
- Witney line 1873 (66kB)
Photos
- 02/05/2022 - Carterton May Day Fair stall - WOTG Chair Charlie Maynard (L), TV branch Chair Richard Stow (R) (2.6MB)
- 02/05/2021 - Branch Chair Richard Stow (L) + Board Director Roger Blake (R) on Yarnton Road bridge over North Cotswold Line, site of former Yarnton Junction to Witney in distance (1.6MB)
- 25/10/2015 - Oxford Parkway opening day, with passengers (278kB)
- 17/07/2014 - Reading station opening with staff in front of it (231kB)
- 03/11/2012 - Gold Award for Best Campaign presented to Derek Potter, Cotswold Line Promotion Group (34kB)
- Witney town centre (203kB)
Website Pages
Many of these documents will use the old company name (Railway Development Society Ltd). Since 1st January 2018 we have been Railfuture Ltd.
CAUTION: Older documents may no longer reflect Railfuture's current policies. Contact details may also be out of date: please always get latest details from www.railfuture.org.uk/Contact+Us.