We say it's time for the lion to roar! Nowhere in the news piece linked to below is there mention of the parallel railway. Improving it looks even more important now than at the launch of our Inter-City Kitty artwork in 2018: inter-city-kitty.com

Yes!! A fleet of these on the North Staffordshire Line and the 'A50/A500 Corridor' may become a non-issue. 😀

One week today, our next Open Branch Meeting! At East Midlands Parkway Station. Prospective members ALWAYS welcome. Questions? Call Roger or Ariadne, or email Steve. Details: railfuture.org.uk/East+Midlands+…

We're delighted that Derby has been chosen for the HQ of Great British Railways, and we look forward to the grand opening with cake. 😉

Our railstrike-defying hybrid Branch AGM on Saturday was a triumph! Megathanks to Andy Clark and Midlands Connect for the presentation, and to John Catt and @LssCalendar for the tech.

The interview which our Outreach and Media Officer Ariadne Tampion gave to BBC Radio Nottingham on 13th July, regarding the ticket office question, is now available on the Railfuture website: railfuture.org.uk/display3442

Everything's now confirmed about our Summer Railway Conversation! 🙂 Tuesday week at Canalhouse. All welcome, of course. Full details: railfuture.org.uk/East+Midlands+…

Megathanks to Simon Walton of RailFreight.com for an excellent, both entertaining and informative, presentation to the Branch on Saturday!

One of our campaign priorities is the reopening to passenger services of the Ivanhoe Line between Leicester and Burton-upon-Trent. Rail freight is important, but Coalville people will be happier waiting at this level crossing for a train they might catch themselves!

We totally agree.

Issue 3 of SixShiresRail from Railfuture Lincs and Railfuture EastMids can now be read at railfuture.org.uk/display3587. Includes details of meeting at Grantham Museum on Sat 16 March 14.30-16.00 with Nick Flynn of Campaign for Family-Friendly Trains (Campaign for Family-Friendly Trains) as guest speaker.

Pie Thagoram 🇺🇦 #SaveChannel4 #COYP #Notts #FBPE BBC East Midlands Lilian Greenwood Alicia Kearns MP Absolutely! Public money should not be wasted on infrastructure for long-distance road transport in this day and age. There are several rail ideas which could help Melton in our Strategy For Rail (S4R). See railfuture.org.uk/East+Midlands+…

Grateful thanks to Bruce Wakley of CRIL for a wonderfully informative presentation after our AGM yesterday! Wishing him and his colleagues ongoing luck with their campaign.

This is absolutely brilliant news.

Our next Railway Conversation has now been scheduled, and there's a new issue of Six Shires Rail accessible from our web page too! 🙂 railfuture.org.uk/East+Midlands+…

NEW! Easy access to Branch archive material (past issues of newsletters, consultation responses, radio interviews, etc) through a link from our main web page to our 'Dashboard': railfuture.org.uk/East+Midlands+…

Just over two weeks before the Railfuture mini-conference in Peterborough on Thursday 15 May - doors open at noon. We have five presentations, with some high-level rail industry speakers. Space is limited, so please book your FREE place now - see railfuture.org.uk/conferences/.

Just a week to go before the Railfuture mini-conference in Peterborough on Thursday 15 May - doors open at noon. Five presentations, with some high-level rail industry speakers. Space for 15-20 more people. Please book your FREE place now - see railfuture.org.uk/conferences/.

We'd like to get a full room for this joint East Anglia, East Midlands and Lincolnshire mini-conference next week. It is open to everyone: Railfuture members, people who work in the railway, rail users and general public. It's FREE. To help our catering, please reserve a place

It would be good to see some people from the rail industry and rail media at our FREE conference in Peterborough next week. 15-20 spaces left. Network Rail, East Midlands Railway (EMR), CrossCountry Trains, @gnrailuk, Greater Anglia, Richard Clinnick, RAIL Magazine, Green Signals. railfuture.org.uk/conferences/