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28 August 2026
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Between 250,000 to 300,000 people descend on Bedford along the banks of the River Great Ouse for the Bedford River Festival

Leave the car behind: Plan your perfect Bedford River Festival weekend with our complete travel guide

The Bedford River Festival returns this weekend, bringing two days of spectacular river events and live entertainment. Here is our complete travel guide to make sure your journey runs smoothly...
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Ambulances, fire engines and emergency service personnel lined up along a road near to where the train collision occurred on 19 June 2026. Image: RRT

Rail minister visits Bedford to thank first responders, rail staff and volunteers

Rail minister Lord Hendy has visited the area to praise the emergency services, volunteers, and rail staff who responded to last month's tragic rail incident. The minister met with representatives...
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Engineers working on restoring the power lines to the EMR and Thameslink lines after they were removed to help with removing trains and carriages involved in the Bedford Train Collision. Image: Network Rail

Bedford to London train services restart following collision recovery work

Passenger services on the Midland Main Line will resume on Monday following the tragic Bedford train collision. Disruption will continue for now, check weekend travel updates here...
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View from platrfom 1 at Bedford Station with a Thameslink train at platform 2 Image Bedford Independent

Breaking news: No direct Bedford-to-London trains this week as rail recovery operation begins

Bedford rail passengers are being warned to expect major disruption next week, with no direct train services to London while engineers recover trains and repair tracks after Friday’s fatal collision...
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(Main pic) Close-up of car exhaust pipe with blue exhaust smoke. Image: Denis Torkhov/Shutterstock (Inset) one of the new no idling signs at a GTR station. Image: GTR

Bedford motorists urged to switch off engines at station ahead of Clean Air Day

Thameslink operator GTR is urging motorists using Bedford station to switch off their engines while waiting as part of a Clean Air Day campaign. The appeal comes ahead of Clean Air Day...
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