Introduction to the CRP

An Introduction to Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership

Who we are?

The Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership links together the County Councils of Essex and Suffolk with the four District Councils of Babergh, Braintree, Maldon and Tendring, along with the two Borough Councils of Chelmsford and Colchester, Greater Anglia, Network Rail and the Essex Rural Transport Partnership. The partnership works hard to promote the railway and to improve the facilities and usage of your local branch lines.

• Colchester Borough Council: www.colchester.gov.uk
• Tendring District Council: www.tendringdc.gov.uk
• Tendring Coast and Countryside - The Essex Sunshine Coast: www.essex-sunshine-coast.org.uk
• Suffolk County Council - Suffolk On Board: www.suffolkonboard.com
• Essex County Council: www.essex.gov.uk

Lynda Stone Community Rail Officer Platform 2 Rochford Railway Station West Street Rochford Essex SS14 1AU Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mobile: 07920 466936 Working days: Tuesday and Wednesday

Lucy Ainger Community Rail Officer Platform 3 Manningtree Railway Station Station Road Manningtree Essex CO11 2LH Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mobile: 07585 308031 Working days: Monday and Wednesday

Jayne Sumner Rail Manager Essex County Council E3 County Hall Duke Street Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QH Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 01245 435772 Mobile: 07557 081543

Where we are?

• ‘The Gainsborough Line’, Marks Tey to Sudbury
• ‘The Mayflower Line’, Manningtree to Harwich Town
• ‘The Crouch Valley Line’, Wickford to Southminster
• ‘The Sunshine Coast Line’, Colchester to Clacton & Walton-on-the-Naze
• The Flitch Line, Braintree, Freeport Braintree, Cressing, White Notley, Witham

The branch lines are looked after by our hard working Community Rail Officers.

• The Crouch Valley and the Flitch lines are looked after by Lynda Stone ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
• The Mayflower and the Sunshine Coast lines are looked after by Lucy Ainger ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
• The Gainsborough Line is looked after by Jayne Sumner ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

What we do?

The Partnership has two offices - one at Manningtree on the Mayflower Line on the Essex/Suffolk Border, with the second at Rochford on the Southend Line.  The E&SSCRP promotes a wide range of events along the line including Easter Egg hunts and Princess and Pirate Trains during the summer months; and Santa and Halloween trains for the young in the winter.  We also print a quarterly newsletter listing future activities on all five lines within the partnership.  The Partnership is also working to increase community involvement along the line and together with user representatives and Parish and Town Councils, aims to ensure that the needs and ideas of local users will play an increasingly important part in its work.