Seeing the Journey Differently
Yesterday we headed out with a lovely group of visually impaired and blind adults for a trip to Southport, organised in collaboration with the Thomas Pocklington Trust and the Sight Loss Council. It’s the first of four trips we’re making along the Liverpool–Southport line, with future trips planned to Crosby, Formby, and one more location […]
Inspiration train
Inspiration – the Railway 200 Exhibition Train, an iconic travelling visitor attraction that will showcase 200 years of railway innovations, combining past, present, and future railway milestones with hands-on interactivity and career-focused activities. Some of the TrainEd team have visited Inspiration on it’s tour so far. Dave had the exciting opportunity to visit the Rail 200 […]
Rail Safety Week
All aboard for Rail Safety Week! Year 4 pupils from Abraham Moss Primary School in Manchester had a fantastic day out in Accrington as part of #RailSafetyWeek – and for over half of them, it was their first ever train journey! At Accrington Eco Station, the children got stuck into a range of fun and […]
Community Rail Week 2025
We’ve had an amazing time celebrating Community Rail Week 2025 with the theme of Rail 200! Over 200 people visited Accrington Eco Station last week to take part in a brilliant range of events — including rail safety sessions, workshops on bees during World Bee Day, Rail 200-inspired artwork, a live theatre production, a buzzing […]
Lancashire Science Festival 2025
The award-winning Lancashire Science Festival returned to University of Central Lancashire from 15th-17th May in Preston and TrainEd team was there in force for the full three days straight. Thousands of people came to enjoy the wide variety of hands-on activities and shows which demonstrated the fun and real-world application of science, technology, engineering and […]
Community Rail Week Launches with Creative Workshops at Accrington Eco Station
Community Rail Week got off to a fantastic start with a day of interactive workshops at the ‘bunker’ at Accrington Eco Station, welcoming 80 local schoolchildren to take part in engaging, hands-on activities celebrating sustainability, rail heritage, and future careers. In the morning session, 60 pupils from Woodnook Primary School and Peel Park Primary School […]
Primary School visit to Accrington Eco Station
Year 5 pupils from St Ethelbert’s School in Bolton enjoyed a day at the Eco Station last Friday. Dave met the group at Bolton station to deliver a rail safety session before taking them on a Northern train to Accrington via Blackburn. For 7 students this was their first experience travelling by train. Once at […]
A Trip to Hope – Northern Education Meeting
Four members of the Education Team recently enjoyed a visit to Hope in Derbyshire for the latest Northern Education Meeting, thoughtfully organised by Catherine. Upon arrival at the station, we were welcomed by Catherine Croney and Helen Wright, Community Rail Partnership Officers for the High Peak and Hope Valley. They introduced us to some of […]
Girlguiding Railway Challenge launched
On the 27th of September, 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 made its historic 26-mile journey between Shildon, Darlington, and Stockton, carrying between 450 and 600 passengers. This pioneering event marked the beginning of train travel, which rapidly spread across the globe. From the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on that same […]
My Whole Self Day – 11th March 2025
Community Rail Lancashire (CRL) is joining the My Whole Self Day – celebrating diversity, embracing inclusion. My Whole Self is Mental Health First Aid England’s campaign for workplace culture change, culminating on My Whole Self Day. We want organisations to empower employees to bring their whole self to work. By bringing together diversity and inclusion with […]