Have
you ever wanted to get involved with your local railway
station? Now you can.
Train company First
Great Western is not only responsible for operating
most of our local trains, but also for managing 210
stations of which 20 are in Oxfordshire. Together with
Oxfordshire County Council, First Great Western has
re-launched the Station Adoption Scheme which it inherited
from a predecessor last year. The scheme allows local
communities to adopt a railway station in Oxfordshire.
One of these stations is Radley.
Station adoption has been hugely successful in other
parts for the country. Local communities form a group
so that people can work together to care for and improve
their stations. Adopters can do as much or as little
as they like. Volunteers will add value to what is being
done already at local stations and can help create a
more attractive, cared for station that will showcase
their community. There are four basic options:
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