Whom (or what) is the mother of invention?

A rail industry competition has uncovered lots of good grassroots ideas for improving local rail services

Paul Salveson is a board member of Passenger Focus and a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield. Paul’s book Railpolitik – bringing railways back to communities, was published in 2013, also by Lawrence and Wishart. The views expressed here are his own. www.paulsalveson.org.uk

Paul Salveson is a board member of Passenger Focus and a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield. Paul’s book Railpolitik – bringing railways back to communities, was published in 2013, also by Lawrence and Wishart. The views expressed here are his own. www.paulsalveson.org.uk

The voluntary and community sector is generally good at innovation, and ‘community rail’ is no exception. Combining their dynamism and flexibility with the financial clout of larger commercial organisations, coupled with government agencies who are up for change, represents a recipe for success. More often than not it is community organisations who have to bang on the door of businesses such as train operators and persuade them of the merits of their particular scheme. But in what...

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