A Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity Project
Full Timetable Due to Resume on 16th May
A full Marston Vale Line timetable is due to resume on Monday 16th May – an hourly service Monday – Saturday running between 05:16 & 21:32 from Bletchley and 06:10 & 22:28 from Bedford (06:04 & 22:19 on Saturdays). 17 trains will run daily in each direction. The Rail Replacement Bus service will be withdrawn…
Suspension of Rail Services on 18th & 19th July due to Extreme Weather
Due to the Red Extreme Heat Weather Warning from the Met Office for Monday 18th July and Tuesday 19th July there will be no services on the Marston Vale Line. There will also be no services on the Abbey Line (Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey). There are no rail replacement bus services. Many other…
RMT Industrial Action Next Week
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced its intention to stage strike action across several train companies, including London Northwestern Railway (LNR) on the following dates: Tuesday 21 June Thursday 23 June Saturday 25 June There will be no Marston Vale Line services between Tuesday 21st June and Saturday 25th…
Mayflower Visit on Thursday 9th June Postponed
Unfortunately the Steam Dreams Mayflower journey from Ealing Broadway to Chesterfield via the Marston Vale Line (calling at Bletchley, Ridgmont & Bedford) has been postponed due to operational reasons. A new date will be arranged. Details will be posted on the MVCRP website and social media platforms once confirmed.
Marston Vale CRP turns 15!
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership celebrated its 15th birthday on 4th April – how time flies! It doesn’t seem 15 years since our Official Launch at the Forest Centre back in 2007. We are proud to be one of the longest established of the growing number of over 70 CRPs across the country. The MVCRP…
Makeover for Marston Vale Line Trains
Trains operating on the Marston Vale Line have been given an exciting new look thanks to the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership. A special vinyl has been installed on the outside of two of the trains to celebrate the 175th anniversary year of the line and promote Greensand Country, an area of special landscape character…
Resumption of Train Services from 14th February
Train services will resume on Monday 14th February. Services will run to the same timetable as introduced before Christmas – nine return journeys Monday – Saturday supplemented by a full Rail Replacement Bus Service (all stations & limited stop) at other times. Please report any issues with Rail Replacement Buses to London Northwestern Railway. Please…
Ridgmont Heritage Centre featured on BBC
Last Sunday, the BBC published an article: ‘Your pictures on the theme of “view from a window”’. The pictures show different snippets of life in the past and present, all over the world. Photographer Alison Wilkerson sent in a picture of her husband David posing through the ticket window in Ridgmont station heritage centre. This…
Suspension of train services until 27th January 2022
Train train services will remain suspended until 27th January due to continuing high levels of staff sickness arising from the Omicron Coronavirus Variant. The situation will be regularly monitored and it is hoped services will be reintroduced before 27th January. A full Rail Replacement Bus Service (all stations & limited stop) will continue to operate…
New Timetable from 13th December
3 return journeys will be added to the timetable on Mondays – Saturdays from Monday 13th December. A full Rail Replacement Bus Service (all stations & limited stop) will continue to operate at other times. It is anticipated further services will be added to the timetable in the Spring with an emphasis on the remining…