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Santa’s Special Grotto – Saturday 18th December
Lidlington Church Hall – 10:30 am – 4:30 pm (last entry 4 pm) Come and see Santa on his special visit to the Marston Vale Line; this year at Lidlington Church Hall (just 100m from Lidlington Station). Free entry! Santa will be busy taking Christmas requests and giving a gift to each child. Donations for Santa’s…
YouTube review of Ridgmont Heritage Centre
Thank you so much to John from Rainham Rail Enthusiast for his lovely review of Ridgmont Heritage Centre.
Commemorative Bench in Memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore
A unique commemorative bench was unveiled at Millbrook Station on the Marston Vale Line on 29 May by Captain Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and Eric Robinson MBE, County President Royal British Legion Bedfordshire. Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership (CRP) commissioned Roll & Scroll Ltd. to design and manufacture the 6-foot bench. The bench is intended…
Train services resume on 12 April
Train services will resume on Monday 12 April initially at peak times (three journeys each way in the morning and three in the evening) supplemented by a Rail Replacement Bus Service during the rest of the day. The timetable has been adjusted to accommodate the start and finish times of Kimberley College, the single largest user of…
Community Rail Volunteers Poised to play a Key Role
Members of a grassroots rail movement – including the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership – have continued to strive for communities in the Midlands and East of England towards a greener transport future, despite the pandemic. Figures from Community Rail Network’s Community Rail in the Midlands and East briefing, out today (24 March) sponsored by…
Train services have been suspended until further notice
Train services have been suspended until further notice due to a shortage of train crew. In addition to staff absence due to COVID-19, London Northwestern Railway has also experienced significant disruption to driver training programmes due to it not being possible to maintain social distance in a train cab. This has had a direct impact…
Marston Vale CRP Awarded Reaccreditation by the Department for Transport
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership (MVCRP) was re-accredited by the Department for Transport (DfT) on 15 February following a review meeting in November. MVCRP was one of the first of the growing number of Community Rail Partnerships across the country to be awarded Accreditation status in February 2020. Accreditation is formal recognition by the DfT…
Christmas with The Femmes
Following our hugely successful VJ Day 75th Anniversary Concert Marston Vale CRP is delighted to work the Femmes again to present Christmas with the Femmes! The Femmes are coming to town, full of festive cheer and ready to whisk you back to the glorious 1940s in style! We are all in need of the comfort of…
A new timetable will be introduced on Monday 14 December
A new timetable will be introduced on Monday 14 December. There are an additional three train services as follows: From Bletchley – 12:01, 14:01 & 18:01 From Bedford -12:54, 14:51 & 18:51 Please note services run at slightly different times on Saturdays. The rail replacement buses currently operating at these times will be withdrawn. The 07:14…
Kimberley College Rail Replacement Bus Service from Bedford
A special Kimberley College Rail Replacement service will be running from Wednesday 2 September for which the timetable has just been received. Bus times One service departs from the forecourt at Bedford Midland at 08:05 calling at Bedford St Johns (Rail Replacement Bus Stop in the Melbourne Street car park – adjacent to the station entrance…