Friends of the Shakespeare Line
@FriendsSLine
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Volunteer Trust supporting volunteers at 18 railway stations between Birmingham & Stratford upon Avon & Leamington Spa.
Birmingham, England
Joined December 2020
There’s no doubt about The Station at #HenleyinArden being successful! Last night’s carol singing demonstrates the community’s commitment.What a heartening sight & over £30K given out to local charities, good causes & station volunteers between #Birmingham & #StratforduponAvon
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Great to have initiated & delivered in 2025 with GWR replica running in boards for 4 stations on our line #BirminghamMoorSt #SpringRoad #HenleyinArden & #Claverdon - Thanks for support from @NetworkRailBHM @WestMidRailway & @chilternrailway & #HenleyinArden SME @CreativeTouchUK
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Thanks to @FriendsSLine there’s always something colourful and interesting to look out through the window along the Shakespeare Line. Thanks to @WestMidRailway & @chilternrailway @HeartCRP & @NetworkRailBHM for all your ongoing support
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Great to see the replacement new GWR replica running in board now up at #HenleyinArden station on Platform 2. We have been pleased to part fund this with @WestMidRailway - We are pleased to be enhancing the heritage of The Shakespeare Line
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Great to see the new replacement GWR replica running in board go up this morning. Many thanks to @WestMidRailway & @CreativeTouchUK - for maintaining #HenleyinArden station in its GWR heritage
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Day Out?… why not visit the lovely #Shakespeare Line between #Birmingham & #StratforduponAvon - its a unique heritage railway line that’s part of the national rail network thanks to @networkrail @WestMidRailway & @chilternrailway
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Finally got the #WilliamShakespeare at Birmingham Moor Street Station earlier while a quick look at the @railway200 train. I'd got the Shakespeare at Shirley and Henley-in-Arden at the end of May 2025.
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Visit @railway200 Exhibition this week 8 - 10 July at Birmingham Moor Street to learn more about the new Midlands Rail Hub connectivity @MidlandsConnect - then take the @FriendsSLine to Henley-in-Arden Station and William James https://t.co/ju7RBgjZsH Trail to the first st🚂
Midlands Rail Hub will deliver 20 million extra seats 💺 14.2m of these will go through Birmingham's Moor Street station 🐂 Better connectivity for businesses, residents, and commuters ✅ https://t.co/wnD0jzULRc
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The backstory of #CommunityRail is no better demonstrated than by the reaction of the community to the suspected arson of the outside area at #HenleyinArden Railway Station. Just 15 hours after the devastating event over £6000 has been raised & it was open tonight as usual 👍
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A fabulous addition to #Birmingham Moor Street station with William #Shakespeare installed today by the station volunteers including the brother of a volunteer who is all the way from Perth, #Australia making #communityrail a worldwide cause 👍
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What a brilliant demonstration of sustainability for a #communityrail initiative - Why travel to Ascot when you can enjoy Ladies Day at The Station #HenleyinArden !! A fabulous event - The Station goes from strength to strength
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"To travel, or not to travel? That is the question!" 🎭Stratford-upon-Avon train station is now greeting passengers with amazing Shakespeare statues, transforming the journey into a tribute to the Bard! Spot them all along the line! #ShakespeareLine 🚉 https://t.co/2a8hBvmQY5
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We are so proud of all the volunteers along our line & the support of @NetworkRailBHM @WestMidRailway @chilternrailway & @HeartCRP in #CommunityRailWeek
'All the world's a stage' according to #Shakespeare- and now so is the route between #Birmingham Moor Street and #StratforduponAvon after a noble quest was completed to install statues and connect each station with a different Shakespeare play.
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'All the world's a stage' according to #Shakespeare- and now so is the route between #Birmingham Moor Street and #StratforduponAvon after a noble quest was completed to install statues and connect each station with a different Shakespeare play.
networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
In a tale worthy of the Bard himself, the railway between Birmingham and the birthplace of William Shakespeare has been transformed into a unique tribute to the world-famous playwright.
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The Esk Valley Line @EVRDC is lovely and so well looked after. It shows the real difference that can be made when people come forward and help look after their railway station
@northernassist Great passenger engagement by Tony the Train Manager on this evening’s 2N38 to #Whitby & want a joy to see the lovely stations so fabulously tended by the @EVRDC volunteers #CommunityRail at its best 🌟
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Well done Sandra - well earned praise from passengers… 🌟
What a great achievement that a main city station is looked after by volunteers! #Birmingham Moor St is a lovely oasis & the work on the gardens, posters & poetry are fab - Well done @FriendsSLine !! It makes a real difference to our journey @WestMidRailway @chilternrailway
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JK Rowling @jk_rowling and Sharon Davies @sharrond62 have been my guides throughout this dispute and I congratulate them on a victory for common sense in the Supreme Court. But even more I congratulate the Scottish women with the tenacity to take it all the way to the Supreme
It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they’ve protected the rights of women and girls across the UK. @ForWomenScot, I’m so proud to know you 🏴💜🏴💚🏴🤍🏴
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