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ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage speaking to the crowd is Chris Birks, director of policy and communications at Community Rail Network.
ALT Photo showing a full room of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference, taking part in a group 'Open Platform' session.
ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Daisy Chapman Chamberlain, community rail liaison at DfTO.
ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Rachael Everard, director of sustainable development at RSSB.
ALT Photo showing the room full of attendees at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. On the stage giving her keynote speech is Carolyn Watson, director of stakeholder and community engagement at Northern.
ALT Six people pose together holding a World Cup of Stations sign celebrating the station’s 2026 win in a railway themed venue.
ALT Four people sit together in a railway themed café holding the World Cup of Stations 2026 Winner sign beneath gold and burgundy balloons.
ALT A television crew interviews station representatives as they celebrate their World Cup of Stations 2026 win inside a railway themed café
ALT Four men pose with the World Cup of Stations 2026 Winner sign, smiling at the camera from above.
ALT Graphic announcing Irlam as the 2026 World Cup of Stations winner, featuring a snowy station photo and the competition slogan, “The stations creating connections that matter”.
ALT Collage of 4 photos showing officers from 4 community rail partnerships giving short presentations at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. Clockwise from top left, these are Crewe to Manchester CRP, Community Rail Lancashire, Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company and Heart of Wales Line CRP.
ALT Photo showing a room full of people at the 2026 Community Rail Conference. Chris Birks, Community Rail Network's director of policy and communications, is speaking to the people in the room.
ALT World Cup of Stations graphic thanking people for voting, with the Rail Delivery Group website and #WorldCupOfStations hashtag.
ALT Cardross Railway Station.
ALT Quote highlighting how improved bus stops enhance independence and access for disabled people to work, education, and community services.
ALT Campaign graphic on a dark blue background. Text in white and bright orange reads: "World Cup of Stations. Established 2019. Nominations now open! The stations creating connections that matter. Championing the stations that are creating and strengthening connections. Whether they're connecting people to special locations, with friends and family, to events, or within local communities, we're celebrating the railway bringing people together." Small illustrations scattered around show speech bubbles, confetti canons and people with their arms in the area in celebration.
ALT Selfie of Emma Russell, an asset engineer in Scotland's buildings team, wearing PPE next to a tunnel with a stream flowing through it.
ALT Headshot of Inge-Sarah Andersen, a senior asset engineer at Network Rail and STEM ambassador, wearing a pale pink suit jacket on a sunny day.
