Watford to St Albans Branch

Since the first edition of The Watford to St Albans Branch was published in 1990 the story of the line has been an eventful one. Geraint Hughes, the passenger transport policy manager for Hertfordshire County Council from 1991 until 2005, has contributed a new chapter, 'Modern Times and Renewed Optimism'. He was closely involved in the development of the strategy for the 'Abbey Line' culminating in its designation as a community railway in 2004 followed by the formation of the Community Rail Partnership in 2005. In 2005 he moved to Silverlink Trains to oversee the development of the Community Rail project until the end of the Silverlink franchise in 2007.