Suffolk rail policy group

The Suffolk Rail Policy Group (SRPG) is made up of delegate councillors from:

• Babergh District Council;
• Forest Heath District Council;
• Ipswich Borough Council;
• Mid Suffolk District Council;
• Suffolk Association of Local Councils
• Suffolk Coastal District Council;
• Suffolk County Council;
• St Edmundsbury Borough Council; and
• Waveney District Council.

All are voting members of the group.

Representatives of rail companies and the Rail Passengers Council also attend meetings of SRPG.

The aims of the group are:

1. to consider proposals for local authority funding of railway passenger or freight services operating wholly or partly within Suffolk, or otherwise of benefit to the residents or environment of Suffolk;
2. to consider any relevant proposed legislation ,affecting the railway industry and the implications this may have upon the residents or environment of Suffolk;
3. to consider any other matters relating to railway policy or financing which, in the opinion of the
   Group, might have an effect upon the residents or environment of Suffolk; and
4. to advise the County Council and constituent Borough, District, Town and Parish Councils on any
   of the above matters.  

Minutes of the last Suffolk Rail Policy Group meeting.

Rail companies operating in suffolk:

National Rail
One Railway
 

Map of all the passenger rail lines which run through Suffolk