Bank Holiday days out by rail expected to bring more visitors to the region

The Bank Holiday weekend is set to see Brits on the move, making the most of the good weather and extra day off work. However a national campaign by Community Rail Networks tourism arm Scenic Rail Britain is encouraging people to leave the car at home and take the train.

Accounting for 55% of the 2020 carbon dioxide emissions, cars top the list of UK domestic transport emissions. Rail travel produces some of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, a dramatically decreased level of 3%.

In a move to support measures to address the growing climate emergency the not-for-profit organisation hopes the campaign will motivate the nation to tackle the climate crisis, one day trip at a time.

The message simply being ‘jump aboard a train, for exciting, fun, eco-friendly outings to the region.’

Chris Tarrant, adventurer, veteran broadcaster and presenter of Channel 5’s Extreme Railway Journeys has applauded the Scenic Rail Britain campaign. From the rail travel aficionado’s admission of never having been a trainspotter, it is the chance to visit new places that excite him most about rail travel. His love of traveling by train on home soil began when he swapped extreme railways in far off lands to discover more of Britain by rail in 2017.

Tarrant said:

“This campaign will hopefully encourage people to take the train more this summer. What’s not to like about sitting back and watching the scenery roll by. Britain has some of the most stunning scenery in the world and a rail journey is part of the adventure.”

Jools Townsend, chief executive of Community Rail Network, overseeing the Scenic Rail Britain campaign said:

“We are excited about the Days Out by Rail campaign. We hope to inspire more people to explore our beautiful countryside and fascinating heritage through green and scenic journeys by rail, avoiding the stress and pollution of driving and parking.”

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Days Out By Rail Campaign

Days Out by Rail draws on local insights and ideas from community rail, a grassroots movement spanning Britain, which involves communities and volunteers with their local railways and stations. The initiative is raising awareness about rail as one of the greenest ways to travel – especially combined with walking, cycling and buses – avoiding traffic jams, parking and pollution. The campaign encourages people to leave the car at home and take the train to cut carbon emissions by two thirds, while enabling exploration of lesser-known spots as part of a day out, short break or staycation.

Community Rail Network

Community rail is a unique and growing movement comprising more than 70 community rail partnerships and 1,000 volunteer groups across Britain that help communities get the most from their railways. Community rail is about engaging local people at the grassroots level to promote social inclusion, sustainable and healthy travel, wellbeing, economic development and tourism. It involves working with train operators, local authorities and other partners to bring improvements to rail services and stations, improve accessibility and inclusion, promote use of rail as part of sustainable and healthy mobility, and help communities to have a voice in rail and transport development.

Community Rail Network is a not-for-profit organisation working to support and champion community rail across Britain. communityrail.org.uk

Scenic Rail Britain

Since launching in 2017, Scenic Rail Britain has provided hundreds of thousands of visitors with inspiration to take sustainable leisure trips by rail. Scenic Rail Britain showcases the diverse blend of Britain’s tourism landscape and highlights the benefits of responsible travel through inspiring itineraries and journey plans using community railways. Scenic Rail Britain is run by Community Rail Network and aims to inform and inspire tourists and day-trippers to explore Britain by rail. scenicrailbritain.com