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Bideford and Barnstaple to Exeter diary

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:26:37 +0000

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August - Railfuture Devon & Cornwall regional branch had a stall at Barnstaple RailFest 2024, from the 1st to the 5th - see preview then review plus other photos from the first day, the weekend, and the final day.

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August - Railfuture Devon & Cornwall regional branch had a stall at Barnstaple RailFest 2024, from the 1st to the 5th - see preview then review plus other photos from the first day, the weekend, and the final day. Also the speech by Barnstaple Town Clerk Lionel Thomas Bencraft on the 1854 opening of the Barnstaple to Exeter Railway

Bideford and Barnstaple to Exeter

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:02 +0000

- ~ Stephen Bennett Railways: />"The Train only stops if you ask! (Request Stop Stations of the Tarka Line)" (2025) />"I Took the Tarka Line - Here’s What Happened" (2026) and

+ ~ Stephen Bennett Railways: "The Train only stops if you ask! (Request Stop Stations of the Tarka Line)" (2025) and "I Took the Tarka Line - Here’s What Happened" (2026) and

Railfuture in the news

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:31:26 +0000

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+ Same report in North Devon Today, Torbay Today, The Moorlander

Devon and Cornwall Branch

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:37:34 +0000

- The economy of the South-West cannot afford to be cut off for long periods of time. Railfuture campaigns for a resilient rail network in Devon and Cornwall which will also support economic growth.
+ The economy of the South-West cannot afford to be cut off for long periods of time. Railfuture campaigns for a resilient rail network in Devon and Cornwall which will also support economic growth. In October 2026 local media coverage of a consultancy's report attracted comment from Railfuture.
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Devon & Cornwall ACE Rail campaign - Facebook absorbed by Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance, below (see also BRHC Ace Rail)

Ashburton RUG (contact via Exeter & Teign Valley Railway)

Avocet Line RUG (ALRUG)

Combe Rail

Connect Bude - also Facebook

Dartmoor Railway Association

Exeter & Teign Valley Railway

Heathfield Rail Link Association

Ivybridge Rail Users Group

Launceston Town Council

North Devon Line - Rail Promotion Group (formerly Tarka Rail Association)

Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance - see Bideford and Barnstaple to Exeter

Northern Route Working Group

OkeRail

Salisbury-Exeter Rail Users Group (SERUG)

TavyRail (formerly Peninsula Rail Group)

Torbay RUG - buzzer12 at btinternet.com (Roger Dixon)

Totnes RUG - plagerson at bridgetown.eclipse.co.uk

and in Railfuture's Regional Lists of Rail User Groups, and Reopening Campaigns. The Regional List of RUGs, and the list of all RoCs, can be viewed, or downloaded in PDF format here.
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Devon & Cornwall ACE Rail campaign - Facebook absorbed by Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance, below (see also BRHC Ace Rail)

Ashburton RUG (contact via Exeter & Teign Valley Railway)

Avocet Line RUG (ALRUG)

Combe Rail

Connect Bude - also Facebook

Dartmoor Railway Association

Exeter & Teign Valley Railway

Heathfield Rail Link Association

Ivybridge Rail Users Group

Launceston Town Council

North Devon Line - Rail Promotion Group (formerly Tarka Rail Association)

Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance - see Bideford and Barnstaple to Exeter

Northern Route Working Group

OkeRail

Salisbury-Exeter Rail Users Group (SERUG)

TavyRail (formerly Peninsula Rail Group)

Torbay RUG - buzzer12 at btinternet.com (Roger Dixon)

Totnes RUG - plagerson at bridgetown.eclipse.co.uk

and in Railfuture's Regional Lists of Rail User Groups, and Reopening Campaigns. The Regional List of RUGs, and the list of all RoCs, can be viewed, or downloaded in PDF format here.

Thames Valley Branch

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:18:33 +0000

- Recent branch event / AGM
Thames Valley regional branch open meeting with guest speaker Pete Brunskill, (Rail Development Lead, Place Shaping Service, Economy and Place Directorate) Oxfordshire County Council, also brief formal AGM, on Tuesday 12 May 2026. Venue: West Oxford Community Centre (Mary Town room), Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT. See Pete's presentation.

Previous branch events
~ Regional branch campaigns stall at annual Oxford Green Fair. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX on Sunday 25 October 2026.
+ Recent branch events
~ Regional branch campaigns stall at annual Oxford Green Fair. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX on Sunday 25 October 2026.
- ~ Regional branch ~~cam~~paigns stall at annual <a clas~~s="w~~iki external" target~~="_b~~lank" href="~~htt~~ps://gre~~enoxf~~ord.com/green-fa~~ir/"~~ rel~~="ex~~ternal">Oxford Green Fair. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX on Saturday 29 November 2025.
+ Recent AGM
Thames Valley regional branch AGM followed by open meeting with guest speaker Pete Brunskill, (Rail Development Lead, Place Shaping Service, Economy and Place Directorate) Oxfordshire County Council on Tuesday 12 May 2026. Venue: West Oxford Community Centre (Mary Town room), Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT. See Pete's lass="wiki" href="/display4366" rel="">presentation</a>.
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g>Previous branch events</strong>r />~ Regional branch campaigns stall at annual Oxford Green Fair. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX on Saturday 29 November 2025.

Events

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:12:41 +0000

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- 25 October 2025. Sunday. Thames Valley regional branch campaigns stall at annual Oxford Green Fair. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX. 10.30-16.00. More info Rf-TV

Elections

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:27:08 +0000

- There was no election for Board directors in 2023 as there were just three candidates for the three places arising from the end of three-year terms. They will serve from 2023 to 2026.
+ There was no election for Board directors in 2026 as there were just three candidates for the three places arising from the end of three-year terms. They will serve from 2026 to 2029.
- The results are formally announced at the AGM (on 15 July 2023 in ~~London, on 13 July 2024~~ i~~n Ed~~in~~bur~~gh) and are available 3/" rel="external">online, which also has results for previous years. Election results are also listed in the first issue of Railwatch following the AGM.
+ The results are formally announced at the AGM (on 4 July 2026 in Birmingham) and are available 6/" rel="external">online, which also has results for previous years. Election results are also listed in the first issue of Railwatch following the AGM.

What's on

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:25:50 +0000

- For details of the 2025 national AGM, held on Satu~~rda~~y ~~5 July 2025~~, click on ~~Newc~~ast~~le-~~u~~pon-T~~yne.
+ For details of the 2025 national AGM, held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, click on ?confcode=2025/Newcastle#2025_newcastle" rel="external">Saturday 5 July 2025.

About us

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:57:04 +0000

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+ View our current /display4474" rel="">membership leaflet.

East Anglia Meetings and Events

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:56:35 +0000

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- Saturday 13th June 2026 - Ipswich at 14:00
- St Mary’s at Stoke, Stoke Street, Ipswich IP2 8BX
- Presentations from two Community Rail Partnerships Lesley Rayner of the new St Edmund’s CRP and Thalia Woodgate of the East Suffolk Lines CRP.
- Committee meeting in the morning
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- September 2026 - Norwich
- No meeting but there will be a guided visit to Greater Anglia’s Crown Point
+ Presentation about EAST WEST RAIL Stuart Ratcliffe-Jones - Head of External Communications
+ The meeting will begin with his presentation followed by a Q&A.
+ Some of you may have met Stuart Ratliffe-Jones if you attended one of the East West Rail public engagement events and may well recognise him (if not the ‘-Jones’ suffix) when he was a reporter for BBC Look East. The proposed scheme has been refined after several rounds of consultation and is nearly ready to apply for a Development Consent Order. This will be a great chance to learn more about the EWR plans, and the dramatic changes to Cambridge ’Central’ station to support the new services, which includes platform extensions, a new platform and an eastern entrance. After his presentation, there will be a break for refreshments and then a chance to hear the latest news of Railfuture’s campaigns and a chance to chat with us and others.
+ Meeting Flier
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+ Saturday 27th February 2027 - Bury St Edmunds - AGM at 14:00
+ Friends Meeting House, St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1SJ
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+ Date TBC - Jun 2027 – Ipswich
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+ Date TBC - Sept 2027 – Norwich
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+ September 2026 - Norwich
+ No meeting but there was a guided visit to Greater Anglia’s Crown Point
+ Committee meeting in the afternoon
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+ Saturday 13th June 2026 - Ipswich at 14:00
+ St Mary’s at Stoke, Stoke Street, Ipswich IP2 8BX
+ Presentations from two Community Rail Partnerships Lesley Rayner of the new St Edmund’s CRP and Thalia Woodgate of the East Suffolk Lines CRP.
+ Committee meeting in the morning

Devon & Cornwall	ACE Rail campaign - Facebook absorbed by Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance, below (see also BRHC Ace Rail)
	Ashburton RUG (contact via Exeter & Teign Valley Railway)
	Avocet Line RUG (ALRUG)
	Combe Rail
	Connect Bude - also Facebook
	Dartmoor Railway Association
	Exeter & Teign Valley Railway
	Heathfield Rail Link Association
	Ivybridge Rail Users Group
	Launceston Town Council
	North Devon Line - Rail Promotion Group (formerly Tarka Rail Association)
	Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance - see Bideford and Barnstaple to Exeter
	Northern Route Working Group
	OkeRail
	Salisbury-Exeter Rail Users Group (SERUG)
	TavyRail (formerly Peninsula Rail Group)
	Torbay RUG - buzzer12 at btinternet.com (Roger Dixon)
	Totnes RUG - plagerson at bridgetown.eclipse.co.uk