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 Wessex
Contact by e-mail: wessex at railfuture.org.uk
Twitter account: @RailfutureWessx
Facebook page: WessexRailfuture
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
Wessex Branch Newsletter No.18 - Autumn 2021 (841kB)- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.17 - Spring 2021 (314kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.16 - Spring 2020 - Update (694kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.15 - Spring 2020 - Full Issue (941kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.14a - December 2019 (update briefing) (618kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.14 - Summer 2019 (853kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.13 - February 2019 (671kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.12 - Summer 2018 (793kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.11 - March 2018 (650kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.10 - February 2018 (844kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.09 - Summer 2017 (762kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.08 - Spring 2016 (631kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.07 - Autumn 2016 (489kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.06 - Summer 2016 (393kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.05 - Spring 2015 (75kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.04 - Summer 2014 (57kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.03 - Autumn 2011 (213kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.02 - October 2010 (31kB)
- Modern Railways January 2020 - Welborne station campaign (1.9MB)
Miscellaneous Documents and Audio
- 14/08/2020 - Railfuture Wessex Brighton-Swindon via Southampton Airport Parkway (120kB)
- 01/11/2017 - SWR consultation: 'Developing a more sustainable future for Island Line' (655kB)
- 15/03/2016 - A response to the Garnett Report (1.8MB)
Annual General Meetings
- Railfuture Wessex Branch AGM - 2015.03.21 - Agenda (241kB)
- Railfuture Wessex Branch AGM - 2013.06.01 - Minutes (151kB)
- Railfuture Wessex Branch AGM - 2012.03.17 - Minutes (218kB)
- Railfuture Wessex Branch AGM - 2011.03.26 - Minutes (156kB)
- Railfuture Wessex Branch AGM - 2010.03.06 - Minutes (19kB)
Campaigning Literature from Railfuture
- 15/04/2021 - Railfuture Wessex Chair's Notes on Campaigns (107kB)
- Railfuture Wessex branch proposals of Development to Rail Services - 2012 (170kB)
- Railfuture Wessex branch proposals of Development to Rail Services - 2010 (134kB)
- Railfuture Wessex rail enhancement proposals 2009 (26kB)
- Improving Rail Services in the South - 2021 (765kB)
- pre-GRIP feasibility study for Welborne station 2017 (2.1MB)
- Welborne station campaign (913kB)
- Welborne station campaign - Feb '19 article on need for rail to serve 6,000 new homes (669kB)
- Welborne station campaign leaflet (2.2MB)
Non-Railfuture Publications and Leaflets
Presentations from Conferences and Public Meetings
- 13/07/2021 - Isle of Wight Restoring Your Railway SOBC stakeholder briefing (1.0MB)
- 13/07/2021 - Isle of Wight Restoring Your Railway SOBC Exec Summary (295kB)
- Direction of Travel - SWT's Chris Loder to Railfuture Wessex in 2016 (134kB)
- 2008 - Salisbury Conference - John Friedberger, Railfuture Wessex branch (197kB)
Radio Interviews
Railfuture Application Forms and Leaflets
Reports of Conferences and Events
- Report of joint meeting of Railfuture Wessex and Severnside Branches - Salisbury 26 May 2012 (132kB)
Submissions
- 13/09/2021 - Railfuture supplementary response to South Western Railway timetable for December 2022 (305kB)
- 29/08/2021 - Railfuture response to Hampshire CC Waterside Transport Strategy (148kB)
- 26/08/2021 - Railfuture response to South Western Railway timetable for December 2022 (145kB)
- 09/03/2021 - Railfuture Wessex response to I.o.Wight Restoring Your Railway study for SOBC (248kB)
- 28/02/2021 - Railfuture Wessex / London & SE joint response to Hampshire CC survey for LTP4 (145kB)
- 21/12/2020 - Railfuture Wessex response to draft Portsmouth Transport Strategy (831kB)
- 14/08/2020 - Railfuture Wessex response to Eastleigh BC re Soton Airport (48kB)
- 10/01/2020 - Railfuture response to TfSE draft Transport Strategy (210kB)
- 31/12/2019 - Railfuture Wessex response to Western Gateway Rail Strategy (1.4MB)
- 21/12/2019 - Railfuture response on SWR proposals for Dec '20 timetable (28kB)
- 31/07/2019 - Railfuture response to TfSE draft statutory body proposal (166kB)
Maps
28/07/2020 - Waterside Line (262kB)- Railfuture Wessex rail enhancement proposals map (detailed) (309kB)
- Railfuture Wessex rail enhancement proposals map (simplified) (222kB)
- Waterside line route map (66kB)
Photos
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.