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Non-Railfuture Publications and Leaflets
- Chingford Line Users Group
05/07/2016 - Lea Bridge station - "New east-London hot spot" - Metro Property (973kB)
29/01/2013 - Lea Bridge station to open - Waltham Forest News (564kB)
- Devon and Cornwall
24/04/2025 - North Devon Journal - "Full speed ahead for railway line improvements - Teaming up for progress on better railways" (1.0MB)
21/04/2025 - Devon Live article - "Devon railway makeover confirmed after 'amazing' result" (139kB)
17/04/2025 - Devon Live article - "Calls to bring back historic Devon railway station" (306kB)
08/04/2025 - North Devon Gazette article - "Barnstaple railway station to receive environmental enhancements" (145kB)
24/03/2025 - Friends of Barnstaple Railway Station AGM report to join NDRDA (32kB)
12/03/2025 - North Devon Gazette article - "GWR's new fleet rolls in!" (1002kB)
04/03/2025 - North Devon Gazette article - "Making the North Devon line a 21st-century railway" (135kB)
18/02/2025 - Lapford Parish Council Minute to join NDRDA (387kB)
12/02/2025 - ACE Rail presentation to Rotary Club of Barnstaple Link (3.4MB)
06/02/2025 - North Devon Journal - "Rail campaign continues focus on dual goal for line improvements" (610kB)
30/01/2025 - King's Nympton Parish Council Minute to join NDRDA (207kB)
23/01/2025 - ACE Rail presentation to Westward Ho! Ladies Club (2.8MB)
17/01/2025 - Devon Live article on Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance (53kB)
08/01/2025 - North Devon Gazette online article by Chair of Friends of Barnstaple Railway Station, Tim Steer (180kB)
03/01/2025 - North Devon Gazette article by Chair of Friends of Barnstaple Railway Station, Tim Steer (151kB)
13/11/2024 - North Devon District Council 20.11.2024 Agenda with Motion to join NDRDA (item 6a withdrawn sine die) (767kB)
04/11/2024 - Network Rail Wales & Western Region: "Connecting Communities: framework assessment of new station opportunities on Western Route" - Bideford extract (revised November 2024) (6.4MB)
04/11/2024 - Network Rail Wales & Western Region: "Connecting Communities: framework assessment of new station opportunities on Western Route" - full report (revised November 2024) (2.1MB)
17/10/2024 - Combe Rail "Devon Belle" no.35 Autumn 2024 - Ilfracombe 150 issue (extract) (625kB)
10/10/2024 - North Devon Journal - "Rail campaigner steps down as movement for improvement on line continues on track" (4.0MB)
10/10/2024 - North Devon Journal - Tim Steer and others at Barnstaple rail station in 2022 with RUG award - reprise (1.7MB)
02/10/2024 - "Pedalling the delights of the Barnstaple branch" - Christian Wolmar in RAIL 1019 (289kB)
20/09/2024 - Crediton Courier article - "Tarka Line trouble as students go back" (140kB)
18/09/2024 - Devon Live report on Tim Steer withdrawal from Tarka Rail Association (412kB)
04/09/2024 - ACE Rail presentation to Rotary Club of Bideford Bridge (2.6MB)
04/09/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Reflections on my rail campaign" (341kB)
29/08/2024 - North Devon Journal - "Vital railway link celebrated on its 170th anniversary" (656kB)
21/08/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Rejoice! Our rail link will always be there to help us lead our lives" (345kB)
15/08/2024 - North Devon Journal front page - "Railway expansion plan secures boost" (529kB)
15/08/2024 - North Devon Journal full inside story - "Campaigners' joy after council gets on board with rail alliance project" (802kB)
07/08/2024 - North Devon Gazette reports "170th birthday celebration," "Council endorses new rail link move," "Rail shake-up could benefit local growth" (1.1MB)
31/07/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Social media an unsatisfactory platform to achieve change" (271kB)
25/07/2024 - Modern Railways Special Report: In Focus - Western optimism: Barnstaple bonus - August '24 (1.8MB)
25/07/2024 - North Devon Gazette report "Torridge District Council joins push for North Devon Rail Link" (423kB)
17/07/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Join towns' railway milestone celebrations" (270kB)
03/07/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Our unhappy spot on congestion blacklist" (149kB)
19/06/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Projects in the pipeline to give bus services a welcome boost" (642kB)
04/06/2024 - BBC News, South West - "Call for return of Devon town's train services" (314kB)
29/05/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Why Barnstaple-Bideford, not Barnstaple-Tiverton?" (211kB)
15/05/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "Do we have sustainable transport solutions?" (320kB)
29/04/2024 - North Devon Gazette columnist Tim Steer - "From railway legacy to community advocacy" (484kB)
18/04/2024 - Devon Live report on Torridge DC Motion to join new NDRDA (112kB)
18/04/2024 - North Devon Journal - "New partnership could help prioritise railway line revival" (1.3MB)
12/04/2024 - North Devon Gazette report on reactions to new NDRDA (208kB)
10/04/2024 - North Devon Gazette report on Torridge DC Motion to join new NDRDA (277kB)
09/04/2024 - Radio Exe report on Torridge DC Motion to join new NDRDA (108kB)
08/04/2024 - Torridge District Council addressed by TRA's ACE Rail campaign lead Tim Steer (63kB)
04/04/2024 - North Devon Journal front - "On track for a prosperous future with new rail alliance" (1.8MB)
04/04/2024 - North Devon Journal inside - "Rail line is most successful for GWR and alliance can help aid growth" (1.8MB)
02/04/2024 - 2nd Devon Live report on NDRDA launch (134kB)
22/03/2024 - North Devon Journal report on NDRDA launch (471kB)
20/03/2024 - RAIL magazine report on NDRDA launch (270kB)
10/03/2024 - 1st Devon Live report on NDRDA launch (211kB)
05/03/2024 - North Devon Gazette report on NDRDA launch (256kB)
02/03/2024 - Rail Advent report on NDRDA launch (288kB)
01/03/2024 - Chime Whistle Publishing blog on NDRDA launch (89kB)
01/03/2024 - Crediton Courier article - "Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance launched to push for new rail link" (883kB)
29/02/2024 - ACE Rail presentation to Fremington Parish Council's Environment & Community Cttee (794kB)
11/12/2023 - Tarka Rail Association press release on Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance (198kB)
07/12/2023 - Bideford Town Council Motion (extract) founding new Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance (141kB)
07/12/2023 - Bideford Town Council Motion founding new Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance (54kB)
05/12/2023 - Tarka Rail Association press release on Peninsula Transport Rail Strategy (112kB)
10/11/2023 - Tarka Rail Association supplementary response to Torridge District Council's draft Strategic Plan 2023-28 (191kB)
26/10/2023 - Bideford Town Council meeting - address by TRA Vice-Chair and ACE Rail campaign lead Tim Steer (text of speech) (183kB)
23/10/2023 - Tarka Rail Association response to Torridge District Council's draft Strategic Plan 2023-28 (107kB)
04/10/2023 - Tavistock-Plymouth - DfT letter to local MP, cc Devon CC, re RYR project progress (892kB)
02/10/2023 - Torridge District Council addressed by TRA's ACE Rail campaign lead Tim Steer (196kB)
13/09/2023 - TRA's Tim Steer responds to Toast to Prosperity of Barnstaple at annual Fair Proclamation (98kB)
31/08/2023 - Tarka Rail Association's response to ORR on its draft determination for Network Rail's Strategic Business Plan for CP7 (113kB)
24/08/2023 - "Tarka Line potential" letter in September Modern Railways Forum (1.4MB)
23/08/2023 - RAIL - "Lines could have been saved...and it's not too late" (196kB)
08/08/2023 - Devon Live article "Devon County Council wins rail service award." (730kB)
03/08/2023 - Bideford Town Council meeting - address given by TRA ACE Rail campaign lead Tim Steer (full text of speech) (172kB)
29/07/2023 - Tarka Rail Association 'Station News' noticeboard poster Jul '23 (97kB)
27/07/2023 - Modern Railways Special Report: In Focus - GWR seeks opportunities to grow: Barnstaple options - August '23 (1.7MB)
23/07/2023 - Great Torrington Town Council news - "Devon honoured to receive Railfuture award" (146kB)
21/07/2023 - Crediton Courier article - "Devon scooped most awards at national Railfuture ceremony" (451kB)
17/07/2023 - Exeter Daily - "Devon honoured to receive Railfuture award" (246kB)
14/06/2023 - RAIL - "A vision for transport in the South West" (8.3MB)
20/04/2023 - North Devon Journal front page - "Rail link is 'needed now more than ever'" (730kB)
20/04/2023 - North Devon Journal full inside story - "'Rail link is more vital than ever 60 years after Beeching cuts,' says ACE" (813kB)
01/04/2023 - Crediton Courier article - "Enthusiasts vision for trains from the Torridge area through Crediton" (413kB)
30/03/2023 - Crediton Country Courier article - "Enthusiasts vision for trains from the Torridge area through Crediton" (474kB)
27/03/2023 - ACE Rail presentation to Tarka Line Creatives (1.7MB)
26/03/2023 - Devon Live article "North Devon needs back its lost rail links." (172kB)
22/03/2023 - Tim Steer reprises interview questions after ITV shoot at Bideford for Beeching @60 (1.1MB)
21/03/2023 - TRA's Tim Steer interviews OkeRail Chair Dr. Michael Ireland after ITV shoot at Bideford for Beeching @60 (2.2MB)
21/03/2023 - TRA's Tim Steer interviews TRA strategic development adviser David Northey after ITV shoot at Bideford for Beeching @60 (3.7MB)
08/03/2023 - ACE Rail presentation to Chittlehampton Parish Council (1.6MB)
23/02/2023 - ACE Rail presentation to Bishops Tawton Parish Council (1.6MB)
16/02/2023 - North Devon Journal front page - "Campaigners confident over Bideford's rail bid" (492kB)
16/02/2023 - North Devon Journal full inside story - "Campaigners believe Bideford will have rail links restored in a decade" (1.0MB)
07/01/2023 - Tarka Rail Association 'Station News' noticeboard poster Jan '23 (200kB)
22/12/2022 - "A Railway for Bideford" - article by Tim Steer and Roger Blake in Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor Advertiser (1.3MB)
22/12/2022 - "A Railway for Bideford" - cover of Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor Advertiser with article by Tim Steer and Roger Blake (1.4MB)
09/12/2022 - ACE Rail presentation for Mark Hopwood CBE, GWR's Managing Director (1.5MB)
08/12/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Wembworthy and other Parish Councils around Eggesford station (1.2MB)
30/11/2022 - ACE Rail presentation for Scott Mann MP, North Cornwall (1.2MB)
30/11/2022 - RAIL magazine reports Initial Business Case for Tarka Rail Association's ACE Rail project (33kB)
22/11/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Devon Rail Forum (1.4MB)
09/11/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Taw U3A Railway Group (1.5MB)
27/10/2022 - "Bideford campaign progress" letter in November Modern Railways Forum (2.2MB)
22/10/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Connect Bude AGM (1.4MB)
21/10/2022 - Tarka Rail Association Autumn 2022 magazine front cover (633kB)
12/10/2022 - Tarka Rail Assoc response to Devon CC LCWIP for Barnstaple Bideford Northam (157kB)
29/09/2022 - Tavistock-Plymouth - Devon CC Strategic Outline Business Case (7.5MB)
22/09/2022 - Modern Railways - Devon's integrated vision - October '22 (5.2MB)
12/09/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Barnstaple Town Council (1.4MB)
05/08/2022 - ACE Rail presentation for Sir Geoffrey Cox MP's visit to Bideford (1.4MB)
03/08/2022 - Tarka Rail Assoc agreement with GWR for Community Fund (140kB)
29/07/2022 - ACE Rail presentation for Selaine Saxby MP's visit to Barnstaple station (1.3MB)
28/07/2022 - Modern Railways Special Report - In Focus: Decarbonising the Western - August '22 (3.3MB)
19/07/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Crediton Town Council (1.9MB)
16/07/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Railfuture's Rail User Group Awards - Gold Award for Best New Group (889kB)
09/07/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to North Devon Liberal Democrats public event (1.8MB)
04/07/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Fremington Parish Council (1.3MB)
29/06/2022 - North Devon Gazette article by Tim Jones, chairman of North Devon Biosphere Foundation (320kB)
24/06/2022 - Tarka Rail Assoc bid to GWR Community Fund to support Initial Business Case for ACE Rail campaign (129kB)
23/06/2022 - North Devon Journal reports Torridge District Council Motion supporting railway (453kB)
22/06/2022 - Torridge District Council's Motion of support on 13 June reported in North Devon Gazette (426kB)
16/06/2022 - Tarka Rail Association Summer 2022 magazine extract ''Progress towards Bideford?" (937kB)
15/06/2022 - Radio Exe report "Could Barnstaple/ Bideford rail line reopen?" (114kB)
31/05/2022 - Devon Voice newsletter, Spring 2022 - Devon CPRE (1.3MB)
19/05/2022 - ACE Rail announcement to Tarka Rail Association AGM re. Railfuture Fighting Fund (82kB)
19/05/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Tarka Rail Association AGM (1.1MB)
27/04/2022 - Devon Live article - "Reopening of Bideford to Barnstaple railway 'transformational for North Devon'" (369kB)
19/04/2022 - Bideford Town Council Annual Parish Meeting report (411kB)
11/04/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Torridge District Council (1.1MB)
04/04/2022 - ACE Rail Initial Business Case - costed proposal from JRC (699kB)
23/03/2022 - North Devon Gazette - North Devon District Council Leader asks "pipedream or reality?" (1.6MB)
24/02/2022 - Tarka Rail Association Spring 2022 magazine extract ''Destination Bideford'' (2.2MB)
23/02/2022 - Motion to North Devon District Council - Tarka Rail Assoc support letter (574kB)
23/02/2022 - Motion to North Devon District Council supporting ACE Rail (110kB)
23/02/2022 - North Devon Gazette report on low Devon wages (1.4MB)
17/02/2022 - Motion to Devon County Council "Restoring Railway Resilience" (116kB)
17/02/2022 - Torridge District Cllr Peter Christie in North Devon Journal (427kB)
15/02/2022 - Motion to Tawstock Parish Council supporting ACE Rail (66kB)
27/01/2022 - "Back the Bideford bid" letter in February Modern Railways Forum (295kB)
27/01/2022 - "Plans to reconnect Bideford's rail links with wider network on track" - North Devon Journal (1.1MB)
20/01/2022 - ACE Rail presentation to Bideford Town Council (777kB)
22/12/2021 - North Devon Gazette report on Campaign call to 'put Bideford back on track' (2.2MB)
10/12/2021 - Sustrans letter re. Tarka Rail changes (63kB)
24/06/2021 - Modern Railways Special Report - In Focus: Great Western - July '21 (part) (2.3MB)
21/06/2021 - letter from Cllr. Tim Steer "Re-opening request" in Railwatch 168, July 2021 (868kB)
26/05/2021 - letter from Cllr Tim Steer to Rf Infrastructure & Networks Group meeting (83kB)
19/11/2015 - extract from "Disconnected - broken links in Britain's rail policy" (2.3MB)
09/03/2011 - Devon & Torbay Local Transport Plan 3, Devon's Implementation Plan 2011-26 (733kB)
09/03/2011 - Devon & Torbay Local Transport Plan 3, Devon's Implementation Plan 2011-26 - rail extracts (167kB)
17/02/2011 - Devon & Torbay Local Transport Plan 3, Strategy 2011-26 (3.9MB)
07/01/1999 - Devon CC report of Economic Feasibility Study of former Bideford-Barnstaple rail route (23MB)
ACE 100, Winter 2021-22 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (1.1MB)
ACE 101, Summer 2022 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (2.6MB)
ACE 102, Winter 2022 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (2.8MB)
ACE 103, Summer 2023 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (2.6MB)
ACE 104, Winter 2023 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (2.2MB)
ACE 105, Summer 2024 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (1.1MB)
ACE 106, Winter 2024 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (768kB)
ACE 99, Summer 2021 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (Chair) (1.6MB)
ACE 99, Summer 2021 - Bideford Railway Heritage Centre magazine (Tim Steer) (534kB)
- East Anglia
- Electrification
- London and South East
01/09/2015 - Network Rail leaflet on Uckfield line longer platforms (3.7MB)
East London Line Group 1990-2010 - An Enduring Legacy (1.4MB)
The SoLLTA Story - 1987-97 (5.3MB)
- Non-Railfuture documents
06/11/2024 - DfT RYR projects hanging in the balance - New Civil Engineer (122kB)
28/01/2020 - DfT Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund - SOBC guidance (347kB)
21/10/2019 - DfT Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline: autumn 2019 update (982kB)
20/03/2018 - DfT Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline - a new approach for rail enhancements (834kB)
18/07/2016 - HoC Briefing Paper: how Brexit will affect transport, by Louise Butcher (2.9MB)
12/03/2012 - MarshLink is open! - Sussex CRP walks from stations (1.8MB)
West Sussex Connectivity Modular Strategic Study - Network Rail, Spring 2020 (7.2MB)
Appeal by Wensleydale Railway Association to raise GBP100k for track upgrade (650kB)
Go! Co-Operative - Offer Document - Spring 2010 (666kB)
Master Planning for Crewe - Planning for Real - A 21st Century Prospectus (1022kB)
"Connecting Communities: framework assessment of new station opportunities on Western Route" - Network Rail, v1 July 2024 (1.4MB)
Strategic Rail Authority cycling consultation report from 2004 (897kB)
- North East
- RUG Awards
18/07/2023 - Rail Business Daily article on triple award-winning Friends of Bishopstone Station (170kB)
17/07/2023 - Sussex World article on triple award-winning Friends of Bishopstone Station (274kB)
Rail User Group Awards 2017 - Best Newsletter FoFNL (133kB)
- Scotland
- Submissions
29/11/2024 - North Devon and Torridge District Councils' joint response to Devon & Torbay draft Local Transport Plan 2025-40 (193kB)
- Thames Valley
22/10/2024 - Oxford Mail article re. Eynsham Park & Ride (3.0MB)
28/03/2023 - Oxford Mail article re. Oxford station (280kB)
- Wessex
28/02/2021 - Waterside Line, Hants CC Strategic Outline Business Case (3.1MB)
SERUG briefing for Devon & Cornwall branch AGM - September 2023 (142kB)
SERUG Newsletter 1 - November 2015 (473kB)
- West Midlands
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