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.
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
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
Exploring Lancashire by Rail – a canal walk with St. John’s Catholic Primary School, Burscough
A walk from Burscough – a walk from Burscough to Rufford along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Padiham Greenway Walking Film (without the bridge) – an edited short film by Huckleberry Films about the path along the old railway line
Padiham Greenway Walking Film – a short film by Huckleberry Films about the path along the old railway line
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.