Fabulous weekend at #StratforduponAvon with Vintage Trains & #JohnAustin providing a steam and paint experience friendsl.org.uk/post/paint-ste…

We welcome the news of better #accessibility & station facilities at #SmallHeath railway station that also serves #Sparkbrook - A big thanks to West Midlands Railway West Midlands Rail Executive & Birmingham New Street for their support and help. shakespeareline.com/volunteers-rai…

Fantastic result & great news for #SmallHeath & #Sparkbrook - brilliant work by Friends of the Shakespeare Line & in particular fraser pithie 🇺🇦 in promoting & obtaining step free access for Small Heath railway station - thanks too for the support from West Midlands Railway West Midlands Rail Executive & Network Rail 🥳

Take the West Midlands Railway train from #StratforduponAvon to #HenleyinArden , visit the amazing restored GWR station and have a drink + visit the towns High St and sample its world renowned Henley Ice Cream visit-henley.co.uk/heritage-trail…

Come along to our community hub at #StratforduponAvon railway station between 10am & 5pm on 25,26 & 27 May & visit the exhibition of John Austin’s railway paintings. We will be offering a £1 off drinks voucher redeemable over the late May Bank Hols at thestationhenley.co.uk

We will be running a raffle over the 3 days at our #StratforduponAvon railway station community hub with the prize being a signed print of one of John Austin’s paintings.

Great that Friends of the Shakespeare Line are welcoming John Austin FGRA to #StratforduponAvon railway station over the late Spring Bank Holiday weekend (May 25 - 27) with an exhibition of his fabulous railway paintings. John will be on hand throughout & prints & commissions will be available.

When it comes to inclusivity & accessibility organisations shout from the rooftops how important it is…really? So why r we still waiting for the #AccessforAll programme for CP7 from Department for Transport - it should have been published by 1 April - can Huw Merriman MP get it published?

It’s with great regret that the continued action by ASLEF has enabled a marketing coup like this. Spare any howls of indignation from the rail sector, we unashamedly speak up for customers & National Express are seizing an opportunity & we don’t blame them!

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare the patron of our #ShakespeareLine !! 😊- visit our lovely route from #Birmingham to #StratforduponAvon by West Midlands Railway or from #London #LeamingtonSpa & #Warwick via Chiltern Railways

Great to see Woodrush High School so engaged with its local community and its students participating in tangible activities that build vocational opportunity & lifelong learning

Come along and enjoy scenes of yesteryear painted by the talented John Austin FGRA at his exhibition at Stratford upon Avon station over this years late May Bank Holiday (25-27 May) - details here shakespeareline.com/exhibition-of-…

More great work by the inspirational & innovative Centenary Lounge - bringing a wonderful GWR heritage back to the forefront on its famous #Birmingham #London route - the refreshments available are not be missed!!

Great to see three pages of coverage about the #Community working with the railway, education & local SME’s in the #WestMidlands along the Shakespeare Line RUG + coverage of the reopening of #HenleyinArden ‘s original GWR station building - Get your copy now online or at your newsagents 👍

Two hours today to and from #StratforduponAvon with no West Midlands Railway trains leaving #WoottonWawen #HenleyinArden #Danzey #WoodEnd #TheLakes #Earlswood & #Wythall without a service. Service reliability is still not where it should be - passengers cannot rely on using the train

How the railway makes a difference to the #community - great to see so many people at “Defibrillator” training ran by First Responders last evening at #TheStationHenleyinArden - a new community facility being used!!

The Centenary Lounge at #LeamingtonSpa always delivers a civilised start to any day. Lovely coffee & refreshments in lovingly restored GWR surroundings

🚉 Hear what Tim Hedley-Jones, director of RailwayHeritageTrust said at the opening of #Henley -in-Arden station last week

💗 We agree that it really is a vibrant community space which we hope passengers will enjoy!

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What a great day, despite the weather, to see so many people visit and engage with a truly inspirational & progressive secondary school & its students Woodrush High School - Network Rail & West Midlands Railway demonstrate why engaging with & practically supporting education is so beneficial

A fantastic day out today on the Shakespeare line seeing community projects and Lord Peter Hendy opening the new community space at Henley-in-Arden station, complete with bar and microbrewery! Thanks for fraser pithie 🇺🇦 Shakespeare Line RUG Friends of the Shakespeare Line for the invite. And Lord Hendy drove the bus!