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The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 150 Committee Donates £388.79 to RBF

16th December, 2024
The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 150 Committee has made a generous donation of £388.79 to Railway Benefit Fund. The funds…

Railway Benefit Fund Raises £8,700 at RFG Christmas Lunch

13th December, 2024
Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has raised an impressive £8,700 at RFG's recent Christmas lunch. The event, which was attended by…

Our 2024 Heart of Gold Award Winners

28th November, 2024
Celebrating Our Railway Superstars: 2024 Heart of Gold Award Winners Announced Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) was proud to announce the…

Pathfinder Railtours Raises £1,550

30th September, 2024
Pathfinder Railtours, a renowned company offering a diverse range of specialty train journeys on board heritage carriages, has demonstrated its…

Railway Professionals Raise over £1,800 for RBF

25th September, 2024
Congratulations to four dedicated railway professionals who conquered the unique and challenging Swim Serpentine event in London's Hyde Park. Katherine…

Railway Workers Take on Big Half Marathon

20th September, 2024
On Sunday, October 1st, three railway workers ran the Big Half Marathon in London, raising nearly £1,000 for the Railway…

Freightliner Class 90 90041 is Officially Named in Honour of Pete Waterman OBE

13th September, 2024
Railway Benefit Fund’s president, Pete Waterman OBE was celebrated for his exceptional contributions to the railway industry at a special…

RFG Awards Raise £3,000 for Railway Benefit Fund

13th September, 2024
The  RFG Awards were a resounding success, filled with excitement, camaraderie, and a shared sense of accomplishment. Everyone was treated…

Golfers Tee Off for RBF

5th August, 2024
In addition to enjoying a round of golf, David and his colleagues were determined to raisemoney for the Railway Benefit…

Fundraising Superstars Raise £5,540

2nd August, 2024
On Thursday 2nd May, Sarah Brigden from ISS and her railway colleagues, Mike and Charlotte from AMEY, were fundraising superstars…

Hunslet the Bear Raises £1,000

19th July, 2024
Hunslet, our hero bear has raised £1,000 from various fundraising activities, which includes selling his own signature chocolates to bear…

Annual Big Rail Diversity Challenge

8th July, 2024
On 19 June 2024, companies representing the UK’s rail industry came together at Newark Showground to participate in the annual…

Over £2,500 raised at RIA’s RISE awards

28th June, 2024
We are delighted to announce that we raised over £2,500 at the prestigious RIA's RISE Awards held at the Landmark…

RBF raises over £20,000 with 20th Anniversary Charity Golf Day

21st June, 2024
Our 20th Anniversary Charity Golf Day swung into action on Thursday June 13th, at Hendon Golf Club. The day raised…

RBF raises over £28,000 with Auction of Rail Experiences!

18th June, 2024
The gavel has dropped! Our incredible Auction of Rail Experiences, which launched early May, came to a thrilling close at…

Bucket & Spade Charity Charter

6th June, 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this incredible day out, travelling on the Class 40 locomotive D213 ‘Andania’…

Ride London 2024

31st May, 2024
On the morning of Sunday 26th May, two intrepid cyclists Andy Mahoney, Infrastructure Standards and Assurance Support Engineer at GTR…

Railway Family Week 2024 Round Up

29th April, 2024
This year, we held our fourth annual Railway Family Week. The aim of the week was to bring together the…

Our 2023 Annual Impact Report is Here

26th March, 2024
Our 2023 Impact Report is out now. In the report, we highlight how our demand has increased over the past…

£8,000 raised at the IMechE Luncheon!

2nd March, 2024
On Friday 1st March we were delighted to be the chosen charity at the IMechE Railway Division Annual Luncheon. The…

Rail Business Awards 2024

23rd February, 2024
On Thursday 22nd February, the RBF team attended the Rail Business Awards this time at the Hilton in Deansgate, Manchester.…

RIA announce RBF as Charity of the Year

7th February, 2024
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) as its Charity of The Year for 2024.…

RBF Team meet with Rail Minister

25th January, 2024
On Wednesday 24th January, staff from the Railway Benefit Fund met Rail Minister Huw Merriman at the Houses of Parliament…

RSSB raise over £3,000 in 2023

12th January, 2024
In 2023, the Rail Safety and Standards Board chose the Railway Benefit Fund as its charity of the year. The…

Supporting the Railway Family in 2024

8th January, 2024
The start of a new year can be a difficult time for many, as the effects of Christmas spending and…

RBF donates books to Rail Children

21st December, 2023
This Christmas, we are donating books to the children from families who have turned to us for support in 2023.…

Christmas Carol Concert at London Bridge

19th December, 2023
On Monday 18 December, we held a charity Christmas carol concert at London Bridge Station, kindly supported by Network Rail. The…

RBF extends partnership with Avanti West Coast

19th December, 2023
Avanti West Coast has announced it is extending its partnership with RBF until the end of September 2024. The aim…

Supporting the Retired Rail Community at Christmas

18th December, 2023
This Christmas, we are supporting retired railway workers with a befriending telephone call over the Christmas period to alleviate loneliness.…

Our 2023 Christmas Opening Hours

11th December, 2023
We close on Friday 22nd December until Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Please note that applications received in December are unlikely to be…

Charity Football Match for RBF

7th December, 2023
On 7th December, a team from British Transport Police and a team of Rail Enforcement Officers got together for a…

RBF Volunteers having Christmas fun

6th December, 2023
On 6th December, a team of fantastic volunteers joined RBF at the annual Rail Freight Group Christmas Lunch. The team…

£6,700 raised at the RFG Christmas Lunch!

6th December, 2023
On Wednesday 6th December, the RBF team attended the annual Rail Freight Group (RFG) Christmas lunch as the event charity…

Supporting Rail Children this Christmas

4th December, 2023
This year, you can help to bring joy to children from railway families across the UK by donating to our…

Retired Rail Community Event

29th November, 2023
On Monday 27th November we held another successful event for the retired rail community. Kindly hosted by the Crewe Heritage…

Presenting our 2023 Heart of Gold Awards

23rd November, 2023
On Wednesday 22nd November we presented Heart of Gold Awards to our fantastic winners at the Arup offices in London.…

£600 raised at Reunion Lunch

3rd November, 2023
Former colleagues from the British Rail London Midlands Region met for their annual reunion lunch on 2nd November at Crewe…

Our 2023 Heart of Gold Award Winners

1st November, 2023
Our Heart of Gold Awards celebrate those in the rail industry who have made a real difference in their workplace…

Our new Check in and Chat service

1st November, 2023
Today we launching our new ‘Check in and Chat’ service, after a successful pilot. The service, launching during National Befriending…

£1,200 raised at MMMA Gala Dinner

21st October, 2023
On Friday 20th October, the Metalforming Machinery Makers Association (MMMA) held their annual Gala Dinner in Dudley. RBF was the chosen…

Voting is open for our Heart of Gold Awards

18th October, 2023
Our Heart of Gold Awards celebrate those in the rail industry who have made a real difference in their workplace…

Runners take on Royal Parks Half Marathon

9th October, 2023
On Sunday 8th October, three brave runners took on the Royal Parks Half Marathon in aid of RBF. Colin Smith…

Our Christmas Shop is here!

28th September, 2023
We're delighted to announce that our Christmas shop is now open, with lots of new products available to purchase. Christmas…

Welcome to our New Trustee Faye

22nd September, 2023
We are delighted to welcome Faye Scadden to our Board of Trustees. Faye is Head of Marketing & Brand at…

Read our 2022 Impact Report

20th September, 2023
Our 2022 Impact Report is out now. In the report, we highlight how our demand has increased over the past…

Southeastern Worker takes on Swim Serpentine for RBF

17th September, 2023
Congratulations to Karen Timcke, a Railway Enforcement Officer at Southeastern, who took on Swim Serpentine on Saturday 16th September. Karen,…

Volunteers support at the National Rail Awards

16th September, 2023
On 14th September, RBF attended the National Rail Awards as the event's charity partner. As the largest rail awards event…

£10,000 raised at the National Rail Awards

15th September, 2023
On Thursday 14th September, the RBF team attended the National Rail Awards as the event’s charity partner.  The event, held…

Introducing our new CEO

4th September, 2023
We are delighted to announce that Jo Kaye has been appointed as our new Chief Executive Officer. Jo brings to…

Retired Rail Community Event

4th September, 2023
On Monday 4th September, we held another successful Retired Rail Community Event, kindly hosted by Health Shield at their office…

Presenting a Heart of Gold Award to Neil

10th August, 2023
On 9th August, we visited Freightliner's Maritime Terminal at Southampton to present Neil Lathom, winner of the Rail Hero Award,…

Update on our Services

8th August, 2023
We’re currently experiencing a high demand for our services. Applications for financial grants may take up to three weeks to…

Alstom Open 2023

22nd July, 2023
On Friday 21st July, Alstom held their second golf day in aid of RBF, at Branston Golf Club. It was…

Charity Golf Day raises £1,500

18th July, 2023
On 18th July, RBF supporter David Kierton held a charity Golf Day for his 60th birthday at Lindrick Golf Club…

Our 2024 Calendar Competition

12th July, 2023
It’s that time of year again! RBF are on the lookout for photos to feature in our 2024 Calendar. Every…

Thank you to CSIS 

11th July, 2023
We are delighted to announce that the CSIS Charity Fund, an independent charity dedicated to helping civil and public servants…

Big Rail Diversity Challenge

22nd June, 2023
We were delighted to, once again, be part of the Big Rail Diversity Challenge in 2023. Hosted by Women in Rail…

Retired Rail Community Event

19th June, 2023
On Monday 19th June, we held a Retired Rail Community Event, kindly hosted by Health Shield at their office in…

Annual Golf Day 2023

16th June, 2023
On Thursday 15th June we held our 19th Annual Golf Day at Hendon Golf Club. It was a beautiful day…

Read our Annual Services Report

13th June, 2023
Today we have published our Annual Services Report for 2022. Our analysis shows that rail workers are facing increasing hardship…

We’re recruiting a new CEO

31st May, 2023
We are seeking a new Chief Executive to lead the organisation through its next stage of growth and development. Claire…

Ride London 2023

29th May, 2023
On Sunday 28th May, two brave cyclists took on RideLondon while raising funds for RBF. Graham Cross, Commercial Director at…

Railway Family Week 2023

5th May, 2023
This year we held our third annual Railway Family Week. The aim of the week was to bring together the…

Introducing our New Website!

12th April, 2023
We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new website! Our new website was designed to create a…

RSP announce RBF as Charity of the Year

5th April, 2023
Rail Signalling & Power (RSP) have announced that the Railway Benefit Fund will be their charity of the year for…

Charity Week at Network Rail’s Quadrant

27th March, 2023
From 20th - 24th March , Network Rail Graduates Melita and Daniel organised a charity week in aid of RBF…

Rail Industry Memorial Day

24th March, 2023
On Thursday 23rd March 2023, three years after the first national lockdown, the rail industry came together to acknowledge the…

Rail Business Awards 2023

24th February, 2023
On Thursday 24th February, the RBF team attended the Rail Business Awards at the Hilton on Park Lane, London. This…

RSSB announce RBF as Charity of the Year

23rd February, 2023
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) have announced that the Railway Benefit Fund will be their charity of the…

Presenting a Heart of Gold Award to Johnstone Station

22nd February, 2023
On Tuesday 21st February we visited Johnstone Station to present their Heart of Gold Award, along with award sponsors Amaro.…

Introducing our Retired Fund

22nd February, 2023
We have today launched a new Retired Fund, which is designed to meet the financial needs of the older population.…

Presenting Heart of Gold Awards to Amy and Paul

11th January, 2023
Yesterday we were delighted to present two of our Heart of Gold Award Winners with their awards at the Railpen…

Porterbrook

30th December, 2022
Porterbrook have been Corporate Partners with RBF since March 2020. "We are delighted to have signed up as a corporate…

Furrer+Frey

30th December, 2022
Furrer+Frey have been Corporate Partners with RBF since November 2020. "I am pleased that Furrer+Frey are officially partnered with RBF.…

Rail Freight Group Support RBF

30th December, 2022
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) have, once again, supported RBF at their events throughout the year. The charity has benefitted…

A Christmas Gift to Rail Children

15th December, 2022
We are delighted to announce that this Christmas we aim to give a £40 gift voucher to each child from the…

Our 2022 Christmas Opening Hours

5th December, 2022
We close on Friday 23rd December until Tuesday 3rd January 2023. The last day for new applications (not including Energy Support Fund…

Thank you to LSL and NPT Publishing

2nd December, 2022
Thank you to our friends at Locomotive Services Limited and NPT Publishing for arranging a shed tour and depot collection…

Bringing the Retired Rail Community Together

28th November, 2022
On Monday 28th November, we held our first ever Retired Rail Community Event, kindly hosted by Avanti West Coast at their…

Thank you to Modern Railways and Cross Country Trains

22nd November, 2022
On 22-23rd November, we attended the Modern Railways EXPO at Milton Keynes Arena, with our President Pete Waterman. Modern Railways…

Announcing our Heart of Gold Award Winners

19th November, 2022
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2022 Heart of Gold Awards, after receiving over 2,000 votes. We…

Voting is open for our 2022 Heart of Gold Awards!

14th November, 2022
We are delighted to announce that voting is now open for our 2022 Heart of Gold Awards! We went out to…

Christmas Shop Now Open!

20th October, 2022
We are delighted to announce that our Christmas Shop is now officially open! We have a selection of rail themed items available…

We’ve launched an Energy Support Fund for Railway Staff

4th October, 2022
Today we have relaunched our Energy Support Fund, in reaction to the increased cost of living many are expected to…

October is Make a Will Month!

1st October, 2022
This October we are relaunching our 'Make a Will Month' - giving everyone in rail the chance to create a…

Modern Railways and CrossCountry HST Railtour

29th September, 2022
On 27th September, Modern Railways and CrossCountry Trains celebrated their joint anniversaries with a special railtour to the Severn Valley…

Nominations for our Heart of Gold Awards are Now Open!

23rd September, 2022
We’re delighted to announce that our much-loved Heart of Gold Awards are back for another year. Nominations for the awards are…

RFG Awards 2022

9th September, 2022
On 8th September we attended the Rail Freight Group's Annual Awards at the Shendish Manor Hotel, Apsley. The awards were…

Annual Golf Day 2022

2nd September, 2022
We had a fantastic time at our 2022 Annual Golf Day at Hendon, which raised an incredible £16,000! Thank you…

Rail Live 2022

24th June, 2022
This year we attended Rail Live from 22-23rd June at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre - the UK's largest…

Big Rail Diversity Challenge

23rd June, 2022
We were delighted to be a part of the Big Rail Diversity Challenge once again this year. Hosted by Women in…

Railtex/Infrarail 2022

14th May, 2022
We were delighted to exhibit once again at this year's Railtex/Infrarail, held at Olympia London. During the three day event…

Railway Family Week 2022

5th May, 2022
We are delighted to announce that we have officially raised our £50,000 target for Railway Family Week! Thank you to…

It’s Make a Will Month!

1st March, 2022
March is Make a Will Month! From today everyone within the rail industry has the opportunity to create a will…

Golden Whistle Awards 2022

26th February, 2022
On 25th February, we attended the Golden Whistles Awards, organised by Modern Railways and held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square…

Rail Business Awards 2022

23rd February, 2022
On 23rd February we attended the Rail Business Awards at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Well established as the first…

Tickets are now on sale for The Royal Charter

2nd February, 2022
We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for The Royal Charter. This luxury charter, hauled by…

Presenting Hatch End Station with their Heart of Gold Award

28th January, 2022
On Thursday 27th January, we presented employees and community volunteers at Hatch End station their Heart of Gold Award, along with award…

Introducing our Financial Health Assistant

26th January, 2022
Our Services team have developed a virtual Financial Health Assistant which provides a free and quick financial health check, available to all…

Welcome to our New Trustees

22nd January, 2022
We are delighted to have appointed two new members to our Board of Trustees; Mick Cash and Emma Wasley. Mick Cash…

Presenting Siggy with his Heart of Gold Award

20th January, 2022
On Thursday 20th January, we visited Siggy Cragwell at Elstree & Borehamwood Station to present him with his Heart of…

Read our Services Manager Ryan’s interview

17th December, 2021
Our Services Manager Ryan has been interviewed for the December edition of Rail Staff magazine. In the interview he discusses…

Rail Forum Midlands Christmas Lunch

11th December, 2021
Our CEO Claire and President Pete Waterman were invited to the Rail Forum Midlands Christmas lunch. Hosted at the impressive…

RFG Christmas Lunch 2021

9th December, 2021
We were delighted to be the featured charity at this year’s Rail Freight Group Christmas Lunch at the Royal Lancaster…

Heart of Gold Award Winner honoured by Prime Minister

18th November, 2021
Our Heart of Gold Award Winner, Jennifer Birdsall, was presented with her award by the Prime Minister in a surprise visit…

Our 2021 Heart of Gold Award Winners

10th November, 2021
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2021 Heart of Gold Awards! We went out to the industry…

Our Christmas Shop is Now Open!

15th October, 2021
We are delighted to announce that our Christmas Shop is now officially open! We have a selection of rail themed items available…

Avanti and Alstom auction off railway memorabilia

8th October, 2021
Avanti West Coast and Alstom are offering enthusiasts the chance to get their hands on some eagerly sought after railway…

Ambassador Month

1st October, 2021
This September saw RBF hold our first ever Ambassador Month. Throughout the month, we celebrated the work of RBF volunteer…

Railtex/Infrarail 2021

10th September, 2021
On 7-9 September we attended Railtex/Infrarail at the NEC Birmingham. We had a brilliant few days networking, speaking to attendees…

RBF attend Hixon train naming at Stafford

20th August, 2021
On Thursday 19th August, the Railway Benefit Fund were honoured to be invited to the train naming event for Hixon…

Sir Peter Hendy becomes Honorary Patron of RBF

29th July, 2021
We are delighted to announce that  Sir Peter Hendy, Chair of Network Rail, is to become an Honorary Patron of…

RBF sign the Railway Mental Health Charter

15th July, 2021
The Railway Benefit Fund is proud to announce that we have recently signed the Railway Mental Health Charter (RMHC.) Signing…

We’ve relaunched our Children’s Fund

28th May, 2021
The generous support we received during Railway Family Week has allowed us to expand our offering of support to many more.…

Avanti West Coast names Pendolino train in honour of RBF

26th April, 2021
Avanti West Coast has named one of its Pendolino trains ‘Railway Benefit Fund’ to mark the start of Railway Family…

Home Schooling Fund

26th February, 2021
We are delighted to announce that we have given financial support to over 100 families with our Home Schooling Fund. The…

Festive Thank You to Railway Workers

18th December, 2020
Network Rail have released a festive video featuring lots of familiar faces to celebrate railway workers and their hard work…

RBF sends gift vouchers to rail children across the UK

11th December, 2020
This week, Christmas will come early for hundreds of rail families with children. A special fund created by McIntosh within…

Welcome to New Trustee Kay

27th November, 2020
The Railway Benefit Fund are delighted to welcome a new trustee to the Board, Kay Boyden. Kay is Head of…

Our 2021 Calendar

2nd November, 2020
We are delighted to bring to you the RBF 2021 Calendar, kindly sponsored by our Friends TES 2000. This year especially,…

Heart of Gold Winner Award at Arriva Rail London

24th September, 2020
On 23rd September we visited Arriva Rail London for our President, Pete Waterman, to present the RBF Heart of Gold…

Highly Commended Heart of Gold Award at BTP

19th September, 2020
On 18th September, we visited the British Transport Police with our President, Pete Waterman, to present the RBF Heart of…

Meet Pete Tour at Derby

18th July, 2020
Thank you to EMR and Porterbrook for hosting great sessions with RBF and our President, Pete Waterman, in Derby. At…

Our 2020 Heart of Gold Award Winners

19th June, 2020
Only the third year of our Heart of Gold Awards and it was a truly inspiring experience. 2020 hasn't been…

Rail Quiz Night with Pete Waterman

10th June, 2020
Thanks to everyone who attended and took part in the Rail Quiz Night on 10th June, hosted by RBF and Young Rail…

RIA announces RBF as its chosen charity

18th December, 2019
We are delighted that the Railway Industry Association (RIA) supported RBF as its chosen charity for 2020. RIA supported the charity…

Meet Pete Tour at Greater Anglia

18th September, 2019
Our President Pete Waterman spent a day on the Greater Anglia network talking to staff and telling them all about…

Meet Pete Tour at Merseyrail

18th August, 2019
RBF President, Pete Waterman was welcomed to Merseyside this month by regional train operator Merseyrail. Pete toured the network to meet staff…

Our 2019 Heart of Gold Award Winner

19th July, 2019
We went out to the industry at the end of May for nominations and stories of all the wonderful things…

Annual Golf Day 2019

13th June, 2019
On 13th June we held our Annual Golf Day at Hendon Golf Club, London. We were joined by teams from…

Meet Pete Charity Tour Begins

18th January, 2019
As newly appointed President of the RBF charity, Pete began his UK ‘Meet Pete’ tour at London Paddington on Thursday…

Railway Time Capsule at National College for High Speed Rail

17th October, 2018
Our President Pete Waterman, was guest of honour at a time capsule ceremony, held at the National College for High…

Annual Dinner 2018

29th September, 2018
On Friday 28th September we held our Victoriana Birthday themed Annual Dinner at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. This dinner…

Introducing our new President!

18th September, 2018
We are delighted to announce Pete Waterman as the new President of RBF. The popular broadcaster, music producer and keen…

Annual Golf Day 2018

15th June, 2018
The RBF's Annual Charity Golf Tournament, was held on Thursday 14th June 2018, at the Hendon Golf Club. It was…

Our 2018 Heart of Gold Award Winner

12th June, 2018
The RBF recently went on the hunt for a worthy candidate for our Heart of Gold Award. As we all…

Celebrating the Retirement of Unipart’s David Kierton

18th May, 2018
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to David Kierton for inviting us along to his retirement do…

Obituary: Sir William McAlpine

12th March, 2018
It is with great sadness that we report the death of our President Sir William McAlpine.  He was unstinting in…

House of Lords Event

14th November, 2017
On the 13th November 2017, we were thrilled to host a reception, kindly sponsored by East Midlands Trains, at the House…

Annual Dinner 2017

21st October, 2017
Last week we held out 2017 Annual Dinner with the theme of Cocktails and Candelabras. Over 200 guests from within…

Annual Dinner 2016

19th October, 2016
This years' Annual Dinner celebrated its 10th anniversary. Held at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow- where else in the country…
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