Avoid the traffic jams to the River Festival and Ugly Bug Ball and let the train take the strain!
We are pleased to announce that we will be running special
train services on TWO consectuive weekends to co-incide with two
very popular local events; the Bedford River Festival in Bedford
and the Ugly Bug Ball at the Forest Centre.
On the weekend of the 12th and 13th of July, we will be serving the
Bedford River Festival. An hourly service will be operating
throughout the day on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and
Bedford on the Saturday. Hop off at the official Festival Station
Bedford St. Johns for the short walk along the river to the
Festival Site.
For those of you who want to watch the spectacular fireworks
display on Saturday night, a special Fireworks Flyer service will
be leaving Bedford for Bletchley after the fireworks at 11:10 p.m.
on the Saturday evening calling at all stations on the Marston Vale
line.
If that wasn't enough for you a special hourly service will be
running on Sunday 13th July between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The cheap day return fare between Bletchley and Bedford is just
£5.10 with children between 5 and 15 travelling at
£2.55 (under 5s go free). You can save even more with the
London Midland GroupSave ticket, where you can buy four cheap day
returns for the price of two! Up to four children can travel with
the group for just £1 each.
If one weekend of Special trains was not enough for you, then we
are also planning a special Sunday service the weekend after
(Sunday 20th July) to serve the Ugly Bug Ball at the Forest Centre.
A special hourly service will run between 10am and 5pm, calling at
all stations. Just hop off at Millbrook station, and walk through
the beautiful Marston Vale Millennium Country Park to get to the
Forest Centre.
As a special incentive, any person who travels by train to the Ugly
Bug Ball gets a £1 discount off the entry fee. You can
also take advantage of the same fare offers as the Bedford River
Festival.
You can download copies of the timetable for both weekends by
following the below link. For further information please contact
London Midland Customer Relations on 08456 024277 or visit the new
official Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership website –
www.marstonvalecomunityrail.org.uk.
The special service has been provided by the Marston Vale Community
Rail Partnership in association with London Midland. The
Partnership has been set up to act as a bridge between the rail
industry and the community to encourage more people to use the
train for travel to work and leisure, and to share their views and
ideas for improving their railway.
River
Festival and Ugly Bug Ball Special Services Timetable (PDF,
57kb)
Bedford
River Festival Special Service Poster (PDF, 987kb)
Ugly Bug Ball
Special Service Poster (PDF, 223kb)
More information
on the River Festival
More information on the Ugly
Bug Ball
Notes for Editors
The Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is led by Bedfordshire
Rural Communities Charity in association with Bedfordshire County
Council, London Midland, Milton Keynes Council, Bedford Borough
Council, Mid Bedfordshire District Council, Bedford to Bletchley
Rail Users’ Association, the Forest of Marston Vale and the
Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Associations of Town and Parish
Councils.
The Partnership has been set up to act as a bridge between the
rail industry and the community to encourage more people to use the
train for travel to work and leisure, and to share their views and
ideas for improving their railway.
The Partnership will be overseeing a range of projects throughout
2008.
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