Welcome to the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership!
Welcome to the
website of the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership, the home of
the Marston Vale Line on the internet!
The Marston Vale railway is a small rural railway running through
the heart of the beautiful Marston Vale countryside between Bedford
in Bedfordshire, and Bletchley in Buckinghamshire. As well as being
the main public transport link in the area, the hourly train
service provides access to jobs, schools, and leisure facilities in
the Marston Vale.
On this website, you can find out about the rail service, buy
tickets, and find out what to do in the countryside and in the
town, among other things! You can also discover a little
about the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership (that's us).
We hope you have a pleasant visit, and look forward to seeing you
on board soon!
Next Major Event - Community Rail Month (May 2009)
Keep up to date with Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership events that you can travel to by train by signing up to our e-bulletin. Simply e-mail us on to sign up!
Throughout the month of May, and like other
Community Rail Partnerships up and down the Country, we will be
celebrating Community Rail Month, where the barmy lot in the
Community Rail community show off their stuff. We are of course
no exception to this, and we have a whole host of special events
planned. including:
Next Event - Forties Family Fun Day at Bletchley Park (Monday
25th May)
Join in the fun of a 1940s tribute at Bletchley Park. Attractions
include World War 2 re-enactments, crafts and activities, talks
from an evacuee, and a flypast by a Lancaster Bomber, a Spitfire, a
Hurricane, and the legendary Red Arrows.
We will be running a Special Bank Holiday Train
Service to this event.
Download the timetable (PDF, 23kb).
Forthcoming Event - BBRUA Great Day Out by Train (Wednesday 28th May)
Departing Bedford Midland at 08:31 calling at all stations to Bletchley to join the
09:43 for Birmingham New Street and onward coach to the Severn Valley Railway.
To book a place, contact the Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users Association by logging
onto
www.bbrua.org.uk.
More events...
A little bit about us
Community
Rail Partnerships act as a bridge between local communities and the
railway industry to produce a better train service for the
community. The Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is one of a
growing number of Community Rail Partnerships across the
country.
The partnership is led by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity,
an independent charitable organisation that delivers a wide range
of community development services across Bedfordshire. Other key
partners are London Midland, Central Bedfordshire Council, Milton
Keynes Council, Bedford Borough Council, the Bedford to Bletchley
Rail Users Association, Network Rail, the Forest of Marston Vale,
the Bedfordshire Association of Town and Parish Councils, and the
Milton Keynes Association of Town and Parish Councils.
You can find out more information in the About
Us section.
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