Papers relating to the Growing the Railways campaign

File comprises of print and digital materials relating to the Growing the Railways campaign, 2004-2008. Includes materials corresponding to the following areas:

Growing the Railways manifesto, speaker biographies, invitations to manifesto launch events, and printed copies of regional plans for South West, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber (2005), campaign work plans, Transport Activist Roundtable seminar on the future of railways with presentations on the campaign (2005), and end-of-campaign report (2008);

Documentation and reporting of the Sardine Man stunt, including press releases, 14 CDs and DVDs with digital footage and photographs, 1 DV tape of an interview with Stephen Joseph, webpage printouts and the Sardine Man website on CD of the Sardine Man website (2007), one Sardine Man business card, one envelope of news articles produced by Transport 2000 of different areas including Woking, South Wales, Coventry, and Liverpool where Sardine Man has travelled appended by newspaper, magazine, and website cuttings documenting Sardine Man’s visit to the area (2007), and the campaign report and data collected;

Policy materials including correspondence with Judith Shepherd from Department for Transport and David Bailey on the campaign objectives (2005); correspondence with Dave Miliband MP, presentation to the Transport 2000 policy council on Growing the Railways and the Railways Bill, and tender proposal for research study from Ambo Rail Ltd on rail growth prospects grounding the need for a Growing the Railways campaign (2004-2005); entry of an Early Day Motion to Parliament with promotional stickers, a copy of the manifesto, and the pamphlet on rail growth in the South West (2006).