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Friends of the Shakespeare Line @FriendsSLine

Volunteer Trust supporting volunteers at 18 railway stations between Birmingham & Stratford upon Avon & Leamington Spa.

Joined December 2020
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In the current heatwave sensible station volunteers are like our stalwart Sandra who looks after @ChilternRailways #BirminghamMoorSt - here she is up early this morning to look after the lovely plants and display she maintains at Moor St #CommunityRail @HeartCRP
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Lovely to see the #Shakespeare express storming along the Shakespeare Line at #TheLakes today with all the colours and dedicated work of the station volunteers on show on this summer’s Sunday
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With credit to John Winterburn for capturing this scene on video 👍
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A lovely spring morning breaks with the sun’s rays shining spot on to the wonderful #Shakespeare statue & planter at #HenleyinArden ‘s brilliantly renovated and repurposed railway station
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There’s no doubt about The Station at #HenleyinArden being successful! Last night’s carol singing demonstrates the community’s commitment.What a heartening sight & over £30K given out to local charities, good causes & station volunteers between #Birmingham & #StratforduponAvon
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Great to have initiated & delivered in 2025 with GWR replica running in boards for 4 stations on our line #BirminghamMoorSt #SpringRoad #HenleyinArden & #Claverdon - Thanks for support from @NetworkRailBHM @WestMidRailway & @chilternrailway & #HenleyinArden SME @CreativeTouchUK
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Elliott Brown@ellrbrown
16 Aug 2025
Hall Green Station @FriendsSLine #Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Shakespeare Line RUG@SLinePG
17 Aug 2025
Thanks to ⁦⁦@FriendsSLine⁩ there’s always something colourful and interesting to look out through the window along the Shakespeare Line. Thanks to ⁦@WestMidRailway⁩ & ⁦@chilternrailway⁩ ⁦@HeartCRP⁩ & ⁦@NetworkRailBHM⁩ for all your ongoing support
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Great to see the replacement new GWR replica running in board now up at #HenleyinArden station on Platform 2. We have been pleased to part fund this with ⁦@WestMidRailway⁩ - We are pleased to be enhancing the heritage of The Shakespeare Line
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Great to see the new replacement GWR replica running in board go up this morning. Many thanks to @WestMidRailway & @CreativeTouchUK - for maintaining #HenleyinArden station in its GWR heritage
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Day Out?… why not visit the lovely #Shakespeare Line between #Birmingham & #StratforduponAvon - its a unique heritage railway line that’s part of the national rail network thanks to @networkrail @WestMidRailway & @chilternrailway
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Elliott Brown@ellrbrown
8 Jul 2025
Finally got the #WilliamShakespeare at Birmingham Moor Street Station earlier while a quick look at the @railway200 train. I'd got the Shakespeare at Shirley and Henley-in-Arden at the end of May 2025.
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Cannon Hill Park
@cannonhillpark
9 Jul 2025
Visit @railway200 Exhibition this week 8 - 10 July at Birmingham Moor Street to learn more about the new Midlands Rail Hub connectivity @MidlandsConnect - then take the @FriendsSLine to Henley-in-Arden Station and William James HeritageHenley.org.uk Trail to the first st🚂 stone sleepers #tramway track from Henley-in-Arden to Wootton Wawen and Stratford-on-Avon @RailwayMuseum
Midlands Connect@MidsConnect
12 May 2025
Midlands Rail Hub will deliver 20 million extra seats 💺 14.2m of these will go through Birmingham's Moor Street station 🐂 Better connectivity for businesses, residents, and commuters ✅ shorturl.at/iYBP5
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fraser pithie 🇺🇦@Fradgie
26 Jun 2025
The backstory of #CommunityRail is no better demonstrated than by the reaction of the community to the suspected arson of the outside area at #HenleyinArden Railway Station. Just 15 hours after the devastating event over £6000 has been raised & it was open tonight as usual 👍
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A fabulous addition to #Birmingham Moor Street station with William #Shakespeare installed today by the station volunteers including the brother of a volunteer who is all the way from Perth, #Australia making #communityrail a worldwide cause 👍
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What a brilliant demonstration of sustainability for a #communityrail initiative - Why travel to Ascot when you can enjoy Ladies Day at The Station #HenleyinArden !! A fabulous event - The Station goes from strength to strength
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dq…

Shakespeare statues appear along Birmingham-Stratford rail route

Train stations between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon have been connected to Shakespeare plays.

bbc.co.uk
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David Fisher@The_Bardolater
24 May 2025
"To travel, or not to travel? That is the question!" 🎭Stratford-upon-Avon train station is now greeting passengers with amazing Shakespeare statues, transforming the journey into a tribute to the Bard! Spot them all along the line! #ShakespeareLine 🚉 networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
A group of 12 people, including what appear to be railway staff, community volunteers and students, pose on a train platform around a decorative planter. The planter features a large black silhouette of William Shakespeare, along with signage. The sign on the left of the planter has text that reads "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" and describes the play's plot. The sign on the right welcomes visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon, mentions the Shakespeare birthplace and includes a QR code. The platform has green foliage in the background.

ALT A group of 12 people, including what appear to be railway staff, community volunteers and students, pose on a train platform around a decorative planter. The planter features a large black silhouette of William Shakespeare, along with signage. The sign on the left of the planter has text that reads "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" and describes the play's plot. The sign on the right welcomes visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon, mentions the Shakespeare birthplace and includes a QR code. The platform has green foliage in the background.
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We are so proud of all the volunteers along our line & the support of @NetworkRailBHM @WestMidRailway @chilternrailway & @HeartCRP in #CommunityRailWeek
Friends of the Shakespeare Line@FriendsSLine
22 May 2025
'All the world's a stage' according to #Shakespeare- and now so is the route between #Birmingham Moor Street and #StratforduponAvon after a noble quest was completed to install statues and connect each station with a different Shakespeare play. networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
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'All the world's a stage' according to #Shakespeare- and now so is the route between #Birmingham Moor Street and #StratforduponAvon after a noble quest was completed to install statues and connect each station with a different Shakespeare play. networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…

'Platform 2b, or not 2b'... Shakespeare statues greet passengers travelling to Stratford-upon-Avon

In a tale worthy of the Bard himself, the railway between Birmingham and the birthplace of William Shakespeare has been transformed into a unique tribute to the world-famous playwright.

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