Commuters

Commuters warned of Thameslink travel chaos until 2pm today

Angry commuters have been unable to travel from Bedford into London this morning, following major disruption due to overhead wire damage.

Bedford and Kempston commuters face 2.8% rail fare increase

Bedford and Kempston rail users face yet more bad news as the price of an average rail season ticket is set to rise by up to 2.8% in 2020. The news comes after research by The Labour...

Not-So-Happy New Year for Bedford’s rail users

January: Sadly it wasn’t a Happy New Year for Bedford rail users last week, with fares rising by over 3%. This is simply indefensible. Bedford rail users have had fast intercity...

Bedford commuters pay highest train fares in Europe

On the eve of a 3% rail fare increase, Bedfordshire's Labour MEP Alex Mayer has slammed the increase and said Britain needs to learn from other European railways and reduce fares...

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