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Network RailCommunity Scheme
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Community Scheme – What’s that?
So it’s Network Rail’s answer to
station adoption?
Yes, but it’s not ‘station’ and it’s not ‘adoption’
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Station Adoption or Community Scheme?
Red area is managed by the Train Operator, so Station Adoption
Green is Network Rail directly-managed land, so Community Scheme
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Why have it?
• Most railway land is outside station lease
• ‘Informal’ schemes are vulnerable (e.g. West Dulwich)
• Equitable – it doesn’t depend on ‘who you know’
• No legal/admin costs (unlike a lease)
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Community Scheme
• More hazardous environment than public areas of a station
• No resource for Network Rail to manage volunteers, so...
• Volunteers form a group and manage themselves, through...
• A ‘Licence’ agreement with Network Rail (separate one for Scottish law)
• Specified activities: e.g. “maintaining a garden”, “clearing litter”, “removing graffiti”
• Specified scheme area and safe access route(s)
• Power tools, spraying, under-16s etc need specific agreement
• Safety briefing before volunteers start work
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How does it work?
• Group carries out its own risk assessment and signs licence agreement on behalf of its members
• ‘One-Off’ scheme: – Usually one or two days– People turn up on the day– Network Rail provides safety briefing and supervises
• ‘Long-Term’ scheme– NR installs permanent fence and/or gate, if needed– Group members safety briefed then work unsupervised– Agreement is renewed every year
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An Example: Frome
Authorised access route
Fencing: Platform end ramp
Fencing: Line side and platform end ramp
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This year’s Must-Have Accessories
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Has it worked?
• 52 long-term schemes and 17 one-offs so far.
– 4 disused branch lines
–10 disused platforms
–5 wildflower meadows
–a crossing-keepers’ hut
–a botanic garden
–a gnome sanctuary
• Around 600 volunteers
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Publicising the Schemes
• Search ‘Community Schemes’ on www.networkrail.co.uk
• A chance for groups to tell us about their schemes
• Here are just some of them....
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A canal (Causeland)
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An embankment (Homerton)
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Half a station (March)
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A disused platform (Chandlers Ford)
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Small buildings
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A community scheme on a station??
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Where next?
• 10-15 schemes in the pipeline
• Similar number of ‘proposals’ at any time
• Including this wagon!
• And......
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Wildlife
• Railway land is a natural wildlife corridor
• Wild flowers suit poor soil
• Groups can look after a larger area than with conventional gardening
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Wildlife Areas
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Thank you!