CRL - Community Rail Lancashire

Films & Videos

Here you can find links to some of Community Rail Lancashire animated films, YouTube videos and DVDs that have been made recently and previously over the last few years.

See also Explore Lancashire By Rail on this link Lancashire By Rail/ for other films created by Huckleberry Films for CRL 

Try The Train – a short film based around a project to encourage and give confidence to people to try rail travel – there is more information about this project on this link: trythetrain.org.uk/

A short walk around Burnley – a walk that includes Thompson Park and Finsley Gate Wharf – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

A longer walk around Burnley – a walk that includes Towneley Hall and the Singing Ringing Tree – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

A walk around Darwen – A walk from Darwen taking in the fantastic views of the Spitfire Memorial, Sunnyhurst, Bold Venture Park and Jubilee Tower – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/.

A walk from Entwistle Station – around Turton/Entwistle & Wayoh Reservoirs – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

World Hijab Day 2024 – a short film around World Hijab Day and a demonstration on how to wear a hijab

Feel Good Field Trip – a short film made by Avanti about a FGFT to the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster

Granny – a film about Lizzy Ashcroft, one of the Dick, Kerr Ladies

Community Rail Week 2022 – a short film about CRL activity during Community Rail Week

Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth – a short film about this famous embroiderer and lace maker who lived at Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham

Ethel Carnie Holdsworth – an animated short film about Lancashire mill girl turned author and poet, Ethel Carnie Holdsworth.

Autism Friendly Line – a series of films for stations along the route from Blackburn to Manchester via Todmorden

A walk from Lytham – a linear walk from Lytham station to St. Annes-on-the-Sea station along the sea front – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

A school walk from Burscough – a canal walk with St. John’s Catholic Primary School, Burscough – see also co – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/mmunityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

A walk from Burscough – a walk from Burscough to Rufford along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

Padiham Greenway Walking Film (without the bridge) – an edited short film by Huckleberry Films about the path along the old railway line – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

Padiham Greenway Walking Film – a short film by Huckleberry Films about the path along the old railway line – see also communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/

100 Women 100 Journeys – launch event video

100 Women 100 Journeys – a series of audiograms recorded by the story tellers

Along the Line – the virtual Zoom launch event

Along the Line – the launch video for the art work project at Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station

Pallet Christmas Trees – a ‘how to’ film showing the Friends of St Annes upcycling old pallets

Accrington Station Tour– an Autism Friendly Line video

Rose Grove Station Tour – an Autism Friendly Line video

Community Rail Awards 2020 – short videos about CRL’s successes at the awards

Parbold Station – a virtual history poster

Mencap Doodly – an animation narrated members of the Learning & Disability Charity for Liverpool & Sefton

Let’s Connect Accrington Railway Station – the second of the short films

Burnley Manchester Road Station – a virtual history poster

Backtrack Competition – a short animation showing how to enter this anti-trespass competition

Tales From DalesRail – a virtual DalesRail project

Accrington Station – a virtual history poster

Station History Poster – a short Doodly animation about making a history poster

Let’s Connect Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station 2 – the second short film about this project

Let’s Connect Accrington Railway Station – the first short film about this project

Let’s Connect Brierfield Railway Station – the first short film about this project

Let’s Connect Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Railway Station – the first short film about this project

Make A Beeline for the Station – short promotional video for the Preston to Ormskirk Line

Northern Community Rail Conference 2019 – a short video featuring the work of station volunteers

A DalesRail Taster – a promotional video showing the delights of the DalesRail service

The Autism Friendly Railway – a short film of the launch day 30.07.19

Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe CRP – the 2019 AGM video

Darren’s Day Out – an animation produced in partnership with Darwen primary schools and local artist Alastair Nicholson.

Small Fry’s Adventure on the Railway – Local artist Alastair Nicholson’s animation of Padiham Green Primary School’s story book ‘Operation Stickleback’.

Community Rail – a short video made by he DfT film unit that has been shown at the Civil Service Live events across the country.

The Beeline – a short promotional video for the Preston to Ormskirk and through to Liverpool lines in West Lancashire.

School Trips in Community Rail – a short video containing some tips and tricks for successfully engaging schools in rail and community rail.