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Annual Accounts for Limited Company
Railfuture Ltd Annual Accounts - Y/E 31 December 2018 - Full Accounts (1.8MB)- Railfuture Ltd Annual Accounts - Y/E 31 December 2018 - Summarised Accounts (176kB)
Annual General Meetings
- Company AGM Minutes
- London and South East
- Severnside
Board
Branch eBulletins
- London and South East
- inter-railse issue 06 - December 2018 (278kB)
- inter-railse issue 05 - November 2018 (326kB)
- inter-railse issue 04 - October 2018 (272kB)
- inter-railse issue 03 - September 2018 (213kB)
- inter-railse issue 02 - August 2018 (254kB)
- inter-railse issue 01 - July 2018 (189kB)
- West Midlands
Campaigning Literature from Railfuture
Discussion Papers
Elections to the Railfuture Board of Directors
Expenses Declaration by Directors
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Allison Cosgrove (204kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Chris Hyomes (176kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Chris Page (195kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Ian Brown (215kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Jerry Alderson (223kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Roger Blake (303kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Stewart Palmer (186kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - Wendy Thorne (191kB)
- Director's Expenses 2018 - William Whiting (177kB)
Fliers and posters for Conferences and Public Meetings
- Conference Flyers, Booking Forms, Programme, Maps, etc.
- Non-Railfuture documents
Governance
- Code of Conduct for Railfuture Directors (206kB)
- Standing Orders for all Railfuture Company Meetings (286kB)
Infrastructure & Networks
Lobbying to Governments and Train Operators by Railfuture
- Advice on Lobbying Train Operators by Railfuture - Presentation from Carlisle 2018 Conference (138kB)
- Building Relationships with Train Operators and Politicians - Presentation from Carlisle 2018 Conference (99kB)
Magazines and Newsletters
- Devon and Cornwall
- Lincolnshire
- Rail Lincs 82 - October 2018 (6.1MB)
- Rail Lincs 81 - June 2018 (5.8MB)
- Rail Lincs 80 - February 2018 (6.4MB)
- London and South East
- railse 142 - December 2018 (1.2MB)
- railse 141 - September 2018 (1.0MB)
- railse 140 - June 2018 (811kB)
- railse 139 - March 2018 (814kB)
- North East
- Railfuture North East Newsletter - 2018 (2) - November (2.2MB)
- Railfuture North East Newsletter - 2018 (1) - May (4.8MB)
- North West
- Severnside
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 39 - Late Summer 2018 (354kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 38 - Summer 2018 (381kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 37 - Spring 2018 (357kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 36 - New Year 2018 (502kB)
- Thames Valley
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 094 - August 2018 (1.7MB)
- Railfuture Thames Valley newsletter - Issue 093 - January 2018 (798kB)
- Wessex
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.12 - Summer 2018 (793kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.11 - March 2018 (650kB)
- Wessex Branch Newsletter No.10 - February 2018 (844kB)
- Yorkshire
Miscellaneous Documents and Audio
- Articles and Adverts (in other magazines)
- 27/07/2017 - Modern Railways August 2017 article on GTR May 2018 Southern timetable includes Railfuture proposal (436kB)
- Non-Railfuture documents
- 21/05/2020 - Modern Railways June letter on success of GTR/Southern May 2018 timetable's 'Eastbourne overlap' (1.6MB)
- 19/12/2018 - article in RAIL on 'Treegate' (1.0MB)
- 31/08/2018 - Wantage & Grove station - SLC Rail Statement of Opinion (1.8MB)
- 02/03/2018 - Bexhill Observer article on GTR/Southern May 2018 timetable (1.2MB)
02/03/2018 - Hastings Observer article on GTR/Southern May 2018 timetable (2.7MB)
Non-Railfuture Publications and Leaflets
- Non-Railfuture documents
- RUG Awards
Networks (Railway, Metro and Tram) and Services
- 27/06/2018 - Transport for Wales Overview of Wales & Borders and South Wales Metro franchise award (5.5MB)
Programmes from Conferences
- Railfuture Autumn 2018 Conference - Reading - Programme (514kB)
- Railfuture Summer 2018 Conference - Carlisle - Programme (193kB)
Presentations from Conferences and Public Meetings
- Conference Slides and Speaker Notes - Railfuture Events
- 2018 - Reading Conference - Jill Poyton, Network Rail, Great Western Electrification (2.3MB)
- 2018 - Reading Conference - Ian Walters, SLC Rail (7.4MB)
- 2018 - Reading Conference - Howard Smith, Crossrail, An Update (4.4MB)
- 2018 - Reading Conference - Graham Cross, Heathrow Southern Railway, Heathrow Airport Southern Link (2.6MB)
- 2018 - Reading Conference - Anna Holbrook, Network Rail, Heathrow Airport Western Link (1.3MB)
- 2018 - Carlisle Conference - Electric Railway Charter Presentation from Stephen Waring of HADRAG (869kB)
- London and South East
- 27/11/2018 - Presentation by Network Rail on BML Improvement Project, CARS, Reigate, North Downs Line (1.9MB)
- 19/07/2018 - Presentation by Transport Focus on Fares & Ticketing (488kB)
- 19/07/2018 - Presentation by Rail Delivery Group on Fares & Ticketing (2.3MB)
- 07/06/2018 - Presentation by GTR on Accessibility (1.6MB)
- 07/06/2018 - Presentation by Brighton & Hove Buses on Accessibility (3.8MB)
- 28/04/2018 - Presentation on KenEx Thames Transit to London & South East branch AGM 2018 (2.0MB)
- 28/04/2018 - Presentation by UK Tram to 2018 London & South East branch AGM (4.4MB)
- 19/04/2018 - Railfuture L&SE presentation to Lewes District Council Scrutiny Committee on 'Bridge the gap' for Lewes-Uckfield (279kB)
- 17/02/2018 - Presentation to Kent Division (916kB)
- Non-Railfuture documents
- Passenger
Radio Interviews
27/12/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about rail punctuality (1.8MB)- 27/12/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about rail punctuality figures (1.5MB)
- 10/12/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about SWR strikes timetables (2.0MB)
- 02/12/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about January 2019 rail fares (2.2MB)
- 02/12/2018 - Roger Blake on talkRADIO about January 2019 fare rises (1.8MB)
- 30/11/2018 - BBC Wales BW fare rises (1.8MB)
- 30/11/2018 - Chris Burton on BBC Essex about fare rises (2.3MB)
- 30/11/2018 - Phil Smart on BBC Suffolk about January 2019 rail fare rises (1.7MB)
- 28/11/2018 - talkRADIO BW ombudsman and leaves (2.7MB)
- 27/11/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to Kelvin Mackenzie on Love Sport about the new ombudsman (2.0MB)
- 18/10/2018 - BBC Wales Bruce Williamson talks about OHLE failure on the Great Western (1.4MB)
- 15/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Wales about the new Welsh franchise (2.0MB)
- 14/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC local radio about Virgin Rail's profits (433kB)
- 14/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC news channel talking about virgin profits (1.9MB)
- 12/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC talking about RMT salaries (1.0MB)
- 11/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Norfolk about fees for lost property (1.4MB)
- 10/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Scotland about the introduction of 125s to ScotRail (1.3MB)
- 09/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on Radio Forth about delay of new Hitachi trains (558kB)
- 02/10/2018 - Bruce Williamson on lovesport about new "oneclick" Delay Repay facility (1.5MB)
- 21/09/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Kent about the potential for the railway in the future (2.0MB)
- 20/09/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC 3CR about findings of timetable chaos inquiry (2.2MB)
- 20/09/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about another government Rail Review (3.9MB)
- 04/09/2018 - Roger Blake on love sport about HS2 and rail renationalisation (2.9MB)
- 01/09/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about Crossrail opening delayed by a year (1.6MB)
- 31/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about Crossrail opening delay plus comments on renationalisation and HS2 (4.5MB)
- 22/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Glocs BW about rail fare increases (1.2MB)
- 18/08/2018 - Colin Major talks to BBC Shrops about Euston station closure (1.8MB)
- 18/08/2018 - Railfuture member speaks to BBC R4's Any Answers about the inefficent structure of the railway (1.0MB)
- 15/08/2018 - Chris Burton on BBC Essex about rail fare rises (1.8MB)
- 14/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about likely Jan 2019 fare rises (2.6MB)
- 13/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Wales about fare rises (1.7MB)
- 10/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC C&W about Tile Hill station passengers parking cars in residential streets (708kB)
- 01/08/2018 - Bruce Williamson on Love Sport about Britain's Railway being the "envy of Europe" (2.2MB)
- 27/07/2018 - Nigel Bray on BBC Cornwall about overcrowding on Great Western Railway (943kB)
- 24/07/2018 - Roger Blake on BBC Cambs about poor passenger satisfaction statistics (2.5MB)
- 24/07/2018 - Roger Blake on BBC Cornwall about dip in passenger numbers at the moment (1.7MB)
- 24/07/2018 - Roger Blake on BBC H&W about dip in passenger numbers at the moment (1.2MB)
- 24/07/2018 - Roger Blake on BBC Lancs about overcrowding (1.5MB)
- 24/07/2018 - Roger Blake on BBC Shropshire about dip in passenger numbers at the moment (1.9MB)
- 24/07/2018 - Roger Blake on talkRADIO on overcrowding because of growing passenger numbers (2.8MB)
- 20/07/2018 - Chris Fribbins on talkRADIO about continuing post-timetable change problem (3.5MB)
- 16/07/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Wales about GWR cancellations on World Cup final day (1.6MB)
- 09/07/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Lincolnshire discusses reopening railway stations (709kB)
- 24/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Devon about Great Western Railway staff shortfall (1.3MB)
- 24/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about LNER replacing Virgin Trains East Coast (2.2MB)
- 11/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about rail timetable chaos (3.0MB)
- 11/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to James Whale on talkRADIO about rail timetable chaos (5.7MB)
- 11/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to Love Sport about rail timetable chaos (4.9MB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Cambridgeshire about minefield of train fares (683kB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC H&W about minefield of train fares (822kB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Humberside about train timetable change problems (1.2MB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Merseyside about train timetable change problems (1.7MB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Shropshire about train timetable change problems (1.7MB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Surrey about train timetable change problems (1.3MB)
- 04/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC York about train timetable change problems (1.4MB)
- 02/06/2018 - Bruce Williamson on Love sport about train timetable change problems (1.6MB)
- 31/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Sussex about a petition to reinstate the old GTR timetable following severe problems (630kB)
- 24/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about the Wales franchise for 2018-2033 (2.6MB)
- 22/05/2018 - Ariadne Tampion on BBC Notts about the EMT timetable changes (1.0MB)
- 21/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LOVESPORT about the railway's Meltdown Monday following major timetable changes (2.4MB)
- 21/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about Meltdown Monday following nationwide timetable changes (2.5MB)
- 16/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on BBC 3CR about VTEC's East Coast franchise being terminated (1.5MB)
- 16/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about VTEC's East Coast franchise being terminated (4.0MB)
- 08/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about fares simplification (5.8MB)
- 01/05/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about 24-hour trains (3.6MB)
- 04/04/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC British versus European rail fares (1.3MB)
- 09/03/2018 - Michael Tombs on BBC CW about investment in Coventry station (1.3MB)
- 27/02/2018 - Bruce Williamson on LBC about snow disruption on railways (1.3MB)
- 26/02/2018 - Ariadne Tampion on BBC Radio Leicester about running a passenger service on the Leicester-Burton 'Ivanhoe' line (1.1MB)
- 26/02/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about lack of replacement buses during rail disruption (1.8MB)
- 09/02/2018 - Bruce Williamson on Bristol Community Radio (BCFM) about transport and politics (9.5MB)
- 06/02/2018 - Bruce Williamson on the LBC 'Daily Debrief' about the third East Coast operator's financial collapse (1.9MB)
- 25/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson on talkRADIO about how to reduce the stress for rail passengers (1.6MB)
- 19/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson explains to BBC Radio Devon that renationalisation would change little for passengers (1.5MB)
- 09/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson explains on BBC Bristol about the impact of cable thefts and need for sustained investment (1.7MB)
- 07/01/2018 - Chris Fribbins on talkRADIO about rail fares in January 2018 (2.3MB)
- 03/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson quoted on Connect FM news headlines about difference between rail and car costs (241kB)
- 03/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson quoted on Connect FM news headlines about unfairness of rail fare increases (489kB)
- 03/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to talkRADIO about renationalisation (2.2MB)
- 02/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to BBC Five Live about rail fare rises (1.9MB)
- 02/01/2018 - Chris Burton talks to BBC Radio Cambs about rail fare rises (2.1MB)
- 01/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson talks to LBC Radio about the protests following rail fare rises (3.0MB)
- 09/12/2016 - Chris Hyomes on BBC Radio York about new Hitachi Azuma trains (890kB)
Railfuture Application Forms and Leaflets
Rail Action
- Rail Action - 016 - December - 2018 (3.1MB)
- Rail Action - 015 - September 2018 (4.7MB)
- Rail Action - 014 - August 2018 (4.2MB)
- Rail Action - 013 - May 2018 (5.2MB)
- Rail Action - 012 - March 2018 (3.9MB)
- Rail Action - 011 - February 2018 (817kB)
Reports of Conferences and Events
- Inf & Networks Group
- West Midlands
Railfuture Research, Investigations, Studies and Site Visits
Rail User Group Awards staged by Railfuture
More info or other links can be found at rail user express
- Rail User Group Awards 2018 - Winners - Slide Show (812kB)
- Rail User Group Awards 2018 - how to enter (178kB)
Rail User Express
More info or other links can be found at Consultation responses
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #12, December (446kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #11, November (394kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #10, October (412kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #09, September (391kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #08, August (428kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #07, July (399kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #06, June (350kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #05, May (348kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #04, April (323kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #03, March (324kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #02, February (358kB)
- Railfuture Rail User Express 2018 #01, January (592kB)
Submissions
- 23/03/2020 - Railfuture L&SE response to 'Future Mole Valley' (294kB)
- 10/01/2020 - Railfuture L&SE response to Eastbourne BC Local Plan issues & options (145kB)
- 10/01/2019 - Railfuture L&SE response to Gatwick Airport draft Master Plan (98kB)
- 20/12/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to WoE CA Joint Spatial Plan Technical Evidence (321kB)
- 17/12/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to Network Rail Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme - 1 (80kB)
- 19/11/2018 - Railfuture response to West Midlands Rail Investment Strategy (159kB)
- 16/11/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to DfT Angel Road station closure (28kB)
- 09/11/2018 - Railfuture Wales response to EIS Rail Franchise and Metro Scrutiny (500kB)
- 01/11/2018 - Railfuture response to ORR timetable inquiry phase 2 (318kB)
- 25/10/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to Draft Bristol Transport Strategy (393kB)
- 18/10/2018 - Railfuture Statement of Case for EWR Inquiry (133kB)
- 12/10/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to LTW Overground ticket office closures (89kB)
- 08/10/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to Wealden Local Plan (1.5MB)
- 21/09/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to Somerset draft Transport Strategy (325kB)
- 07/09/2018 - Railfuture response to RDG Easier fares (962kB)
- 07/09/2018 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to NR TWAO application for EWR Western section Phase 2 (87kB)
- 30/08/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to GLA Budget & Performance Committee: “Who will pay for the TfL of the future?” (139kB)
- 29/08/2018 - Railfuture response to DfT XCountry franchise - letter (208kB)
- 29/08/2018 - Railfuture response to XCountry franchise - survey (7.8MB)
- 22/08/2018 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC on SDA for West Eynsham (159kB)
- 15/08/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to Taunton Transport Strategy (305kB)
- 14/08/2018 - Railfuture response to DEFRA Air quality (101kB)
- 06/08/2018 - Railfuture response to Cheshire/Warrington LEP draft Transport Strategy (200kB)
- 31/07/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to GLA Call for Evidence on “The Future of Rail in London” (138kB)
- 31/07/2018 - Railfuture response to ORR timetable Inquiry, Thameslink & Great Northern (150kB)
- 24/07/2018 - Submission to Commons Transport Committee Rail timetable changes inquiry (389kB)
- 23/07/2018 - Railfuture response to ORR timetable inquiry, Northern & TPE (231kB)
- 20/07/2018 - Railfuture Thames Valley response to West Oxon DC Issues for Eynsham Garden Village (161kB)
- 19/06/2018 - Railfuture response to TfSE Economic Connectivity Review (375kB)
- 31/05/2018 - Railfuture East Anglia response to New Anglia LEP ITS (163kB)
- 29/05/2018 - Railfuture submission on Rother Valley Railway TWAO application (109kB)
- 11/05/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to Medway Local Plan (432kB)
- 17/04/2018 - Railfuture response to Yorkshire Dales Management Plan (676kB)
- 16/04/2018 - Railfuture response to TfN Long Term Rail Strategy (793kB)
- 13/04/2018 - Railfuture response to SWR questionnaire on Boxing Day Services (93kB)
- 08/04/2018 - Railfuture response to Cheltenham Local Plan consultation (317kB)
- 23/03/2018 - Response to Coast2Capital Local Enterprise Partnership Strategic Economic Plan (124kB)
- 16/03/2018 - Network Rail East Coast Main Line Route Study (91kB)
- 18/02/2018 - Railfuture response to GW franchise consultation 2018 (503kB)
- 14/02/2018 - Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly EIS Committee on Active Travel (528kB)
- 13/02/2018 - SWR Optimisation of Train Services (534kB)
- 31/01/2018 - Railfuture response to NR on East West Rail central (5kB)
- 30/01/2018 - Railfuture response to ORR consultation Improving Assisted Travel (298kB)
- 28/01/2018 - DfT Community Rail Consultation response (258kB)
- 23/01/2018 - Railfuture L&SE response to Herts CC consultation on LTP4 (155kB)
- 06/01/2018 - Response to TfL Canary Wharf-Rotherhithe river crossing (20kB)
- 20/12/2017 - Railfuture response to GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 3 (152kB)
- 18/12/2017 - Railfuture response to SWR Dec 2018 timetable consultation (473kB)
- 27/07/2017 - Railfuture response to GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 2 (155kB)
- 08/12/2016 - Railfuture response to GTR 2018 timetable consultation (354kB)
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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.
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