Research and Reports
One of our core aims at Oxfordshire Community Rail Partnership (OxCRP) is to undertake research work to help the rail industry better understand the views and opinions of people in Oxfordshire towards rail travel. This work allows the voices of different groups in our communities to be better heard by the rail industry, and is a great example of the unique role that OxCRP plays in representing the views of local people to the rail industry in a way which would be difficult to achieve otherwise.
We are supported in our research and report-writing by our parent company GOCRP, and relevant reports produced under the GOCRP imprint can be found here.
You will also find on this page our prospectus, setting out the role and mission of OxCRP.
Our reports and research documents can be downloaded by clicking on the document titles below.
We’re pleased to share our 25-26 Impact Report, marking OxCRP’s third year of delivery.
Through travel confidence programmes, research, accessibility initiatives and youth engagement, we reached thousands of people across Oxfordshire and supported communities to shape transport decisions.
The report also shares our new Theory of Change, examples of project impact, and the social value generated through community rail, with OxCRP’s work generating an estimated £5.4 million in social impact.
Vision 2225 engaged young people across Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire in a youth-led process to identify transport priorities and develop evidence-based recommendations, resulting in six proposals focused on integrated ticketing, cycling, bus reliability, accessibility, active travel, and travel confidence.
The report demonstrates that young people can make practical, informed contributions to transport policy, while highlighting the value of embedding youth voice in the design of more accessible, sustainable, and inclusive transport networks.
We’re pleased to share our 24-25 Impact Report, marking OxCRP’s second year of delivery.
This year has been about growth, partnership and impact, from inclusive projects like Travelling with Confidence and Moving Murals, to new resources such as the Calm Corner Technical Design Brief and integrated travel maps.
The report shows how we’ve connected communities, supported young people, and strengthened sustainable travel across Oxfordshire.
We’ve worked with more than 900 young people aged 13–25 to create the latest GOCRP Youth Transport Report, highlighting the key challenges they face when using public transport – from affordability to safety.
The report brings together their lived experiences and ideas, offering bold and practical solutions to build a transport system that truly works for all. It’s a call to action to ensure youth voices shape the future of sustainable travel.
This report outlines opportunities for businesses to attract new youth audiences through sustainable travel.
This can be used as a toolkit to equip local businesses and tourism organisations for the future.
We're delighted to share our Impact Report celebrating our first year of project delivery in Oxfordshire.
Discover how we are working in partnership and creating strategic approaches that support inclusive sustainable travel solutions.
How OxCRP, supported by its parent company GOCRP, works with local organisations and communities to promotes car-free, rail, and active travel choices through engagement and consultation.
This report explores how practical travel confidence and supported journeys can help care-experienced and unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people build independence, access opportunities and improve wellbeing. Following engagement with 27 young people, the evaluation highlights the importance of tailored support, trusted relationships and real-world opportunities to develop confident, independent mobility.
This report explores the experiences of women and girls facing violence & intimidation on the UK rail network, drawing on lived experiences gathered through surveys and focus groups as part of the EMBODY project.
This report shows OxCRP's contributions to an immersive VR training tool designed to help frontline rail staff recognise and respond to incidents of VAWG. It outlines evidence-based recommendations for improving reporting, staff training, community engagement and partnership working.
Our Theory of Change explains how GOCRP creates positive change across Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Reviewed in May 2026, it sets out the challenges we aim to address, the communities we work with, and how our activities contribute to greater confidence, inclusion and sustainable travel. It also provides the framework we use to plan, evaluate and continuously improve our work.
This report uses community-led insight to shape inclusive Calm Space designs for train stations.
Funded by Oxfordshire County Council and developed with Mima, it sets out practical, accessible recommendations based on lived experience.
Report detailing how OxCRP works with young people, and key insights from work so far showing how barriers to accessing opportunities by rail can be overcome.
Survey of almost 1000 Oxfordshire residents exploring travel choices and experiences, the role of transport in community wellbeing and what might encourage travellers to switch to train travel.
Report mapping the geography of OxCRP and identifying the challenges, opportunities and areas of need in Oxfordshire.