British Regional Transport Association -BRTA

15/05/2026

The British Regional Transport Association (BRTA) is having a Public Meeting 2pm at Leicester Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester, LE2 1WP on Saturday 11th July 2026 All welcome.

Guest Speakers invited are:

1. Dr. Stephen Watkins (Transport & Health Science Group) - Public
Transport Matters for Health: Confirmed

2. Professor Andrew N. Williams - Northampton Rail Links: Confirmed

3. Bruce Wakley (Campaign to reopen the Ivanhoe Line - Lead of Research & Project Management/CRIL): Bruce Wakley
CRIL Research & Project Management https://www.ivanhoeline.org/ Confirmed

4. Kettering Town Council (Cllr. Ben Jameson - Mayor of Kettering) -
Northampton-Market Harborough: *

• From above: awaiting responses as we go to press.

Public Meeting preceded by the BRTA AGM 1pm

Please see: https://brtarail.com/events/

Main Contact: Mr Richard Pill 07789313559 or [email protected]

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03/05/2026

The British Regional Transport Association (BRTA) is voluntary and relies on willing, reliable volunteers to do more and better. Please join and help bring tracks and trains back to needy areas of Great Britain:

Membership As an independent voluntary association BRTA relies on a growing membership to help invest in its campaigning work and maintain its network of activists. How to join BRTA Joining BRTA is an important step in helping to bring about positive change to Britain’s public transport systems.Me...

15/12/2025

Join BRTA to get the following benefits:
 Regular Newsletters on our work, our supported schemes, and promotions
 Opportunities to join-in, get involved, volunteer, gain and give experience, time, and talent.
 Join our free email loop for updates and help make the news happen in favour of our pro-rail agenda.
What BRTA advocates:
 Local rail solutions, reopenings and existing rail capacity enhancements
 Route retention, building business cases and engaging with planning
 Raising public awareness, interest, and choices for rail alternatives for people, places, land use stewardship, and the environment. Make all our voices count!
BRTA Membership and Finance: BRTA, Mr David J. Start, 2 Leigh Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9AB Mr David J. Start T: 07535 641055
E: [email protected]
Membership Payment can also be done on-line via our website: https://brtarail.com/become-a-member/
Bank Details are Sort Code: 40-45-27 Account Number: 92086808 Please help and enable all of us with YOU to make a difference!

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29/09/2025

If people support what we espouse and advocate, please take the plunge and join BRTA and become an assistant volunteer to maximise the potential benefits all round:

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13/07/2025

British Regional Transport Association (BRTA) had its AGM at the Guildford URC Jubilee Room in Saturday 12th July 2025. It has been a remarkably busy year and we are streatched for team, resources and coverage. Media blackouts seem apparent as per select places of power and agencies. But it amazes us how the best kept secrets can show themselves to be self interested, vested interests or fail to stand back and put into a wider context 'focuses' and the inadvertent making of a siloed society, has a down-side for those not included and the disenfranchsing of others as well. Cohesive society is what we need whereby everyone feel and are treated as valued individuals in their own right, everyone has a story to tell and as stakeholders regardless of money, power or embellished networking. BRTA is open to all, we welcome new members, donations and offers for reliable, consistent voluntary contributions. BRTA needs building up, but punches above its weight. I am proud of BRTA and what is does and is about and I was elected by the members present for another year as CEO and Campaigns Coordinator. So, there, I was elected, not appointed by a single agent, but the collective based on merit than pocket size or mouth! Please consider joining BRTA and help get Great Britain on track, not folly!

Membership As an independent voluntary association BRTA relies on a growing membership to help invest in its campaigning work and maintain its network of activists. How to join BRTA Members get regular newsletters keeping them abreast of progress, news and opportunities to get involved.Ordinary Memb...

31/10/2024

Please give us your support! Supporting a new Bedford-Cambridge Railway British Regional Transport Association -BRTA Support a Kempston Retail Park Railway Station

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31/10/2024

Please give these your support and wallets: https://trawslinkcymru.org.uk/en/campaign/ #:~:text=The%20campaign%20group%20Traws%20Link,rail%20network%20(Figure%201).

31/10/2024

For more information and news and views of the work of the British Regional Transport Association (BRTA), please peruse our excellent Blogspot!

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31/10/2024

Given locked-in vehicle use has been deliberately designed over 65 years, surely logic dictates it can be un-designed and pro-affirma alternative chocies and affordable costs can also be done now? BRTA calls for nationwide re-railing to make that easier!

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31/10/2024

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