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Consultation on Proposed Closure of Ticket Offices
The Rail Delivery Group launched a consultation over the closure of Ticket Offices across the country on 5th July. London Northwestern Railway (LNR) propose to close a number of Ticket offices including at Bletchley and Leighton Buzzard. LNR propose to create a new role for staff in mobile teams who will be deployed on a…
East West Rail Route Announcement and Public Drop In Events – June and July 2023
The East West Railway Company have published their preferred route along with the results of the Non-Statutory Consultation held in 2021. Check out https://eastwestrail.co.uk/routeupdate A series of public drop-in events are being held across the route starting on Tuesday 13th June in Bedford at Bedford Heights, Manton Lane, MK41 7NT from 2:00 – 8:00pm. Bedford…
Marston Vale Line Services Due to Resume in Autumn 2023
Marston Vale Line services were temporarily suspended on 1st December 2022 following confirmation that Vivarail (the company which maintains the Class 230 trains) had entered administration. As Vivarail directly employed the maintenance staff who fuel, examine, service, repair and respond to any in-service faults, it was no longer safe to operate the Class 230s from…
New Rail Replacement Bus Timetable from 22nd May
A new Rail Replacement Bus timetable will be introduced from Monday 22nd May in response to passenger feedback, particularly over improved connections at Bletchley for mainline services. The Kimberley College Special Rail Replacement Bus Timetable is unaffected. Please purchase rail tickets from a staffed station, the Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) at unstaffed stations (card only)…
ASLEF & RMT Industrial Action in May and June
The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) union have announced industrial action on the following dates: As a result, no services will not operate on the London Northwestern Railway network if this industrial action goes ahead. Additionally, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have announced industrial action on: Limited…
Consultation on Withdrawal of One Day Travelcard
If you have ever taken a day trip by train to explore London, see the sights or take in a show, it’s very likely that you bought a One Day Travelcard to combine your rail journey with travel on London Underground, buses, Docklands Light Railway and Tramlink services. Transport for London are currently consulting on…
Bedfordshire Brickworks Exhibition at Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre- Saturday 27th May 2023
Take a step back into Bedfordshire’s past at a special one-day Brickworks Exhibition at Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre on Saturday 27th May 2023 from 10:00 – 4:00. Free entry! Andrew Mortlock, London Brick Archivist, will be bringing an extensive collection of archives, photographs and ephemera connected with the brickworks that used to dominate the landscape…
Mayflower Visit on 27th April Cancelled
Unfortunately the Steam Dreams Mayflower journey from London Victoria to Chesterfield via the Marston Vale Line (calling at Bletchley & Ridgmont) on 27th April was cancelled due to operational reasons and unavailability of a later train path. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Special Breakfast at our very own Ridgmont Station Heritage…
61306 Mayflower Visit Wednesday 26th April 2023
The Marston Vale Line is set to welcome a special guest on Wednesday 26th April 2023 when 61306 Mayflower will be travelling through en route from London Victoria to Chesterfield for Chatsworth House and Barrow Hill Roundhouse. Mayflower is one of two surviving B1 Class locomotives. The B1s worked across most of the UK rail…
Ongoing Suspension of Marston Vale Line Service
Marston Vale Line services were temporarily suspended on 1st December 2022 following confirmation that Vivarail (the company which maintains the Class 230 trains) had entered administration. As Vivarail directly employed the maintenance staff who fuel, examine, service, repair and respond to any in-service faults, it was no longer safe to operate the Class 230s from…