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Bedford’s Thameslink trains to lose ‘ironing board’ seats as part of railway renationalisation

To the relief of long-suffering commuters, Thameslink have confirmed it will be removing its ‘ironing board’ seats following the renationalisation of the railways. As part of its rebranding...

Passengers advised to plan ahead as engineering works disrupt London trains this Christmas

Passenger services on the Midland Main Line will be severely disrupted for nine consecutive days this month due to essential upgrades on the route. Rail passengers are advised to plan ahead if they are using services to and...

Bedford rail passengers given advance notice as industrial action halts all services on 1 and 3 February

Bedford rail passengers are being given advance warning that there will be no train services running on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February due to industrial action...

Combination of engineering works and industrial action spells train disruption

Bedfordians have been warned of a significantly reduced rail service this coming weekend (5 and 6 November) and the following Monday and Wednesday due to a combination...

Missing dog, George, rescued thanks to team effort of quick-thinking rail staff

Staff at Bedford station and the neighbouring rail depot were able to reunite a lost dog with its owners following a dramatic rescue operation. Labrador dog, George, had been...

Trains cancelled between Bedford and London as temperatures soar

High winds set to cause road and rail disruption as Storm Eunice hits Bedford

Bedford Borough is expected to experience high winds causing disruption to roads and rail, as well as increasing risk to people's safety as Storm Eunice blows across the UK. The Met Office...

From Bedford to Brighton: Food bank partnership helps those in need

Bedford Food Bank say they've help feed almost 4,000 people thanks to The Railway Food Collection, a partnership between Govia Thameslink and food banks in Bedford and...

Railway Food Collection launched at Bedford station to support Foodbank

Bedford and Brighton stations are taking part in a community pilot in association with the Trussell Trust to support their local foodbanks...

Watch footage of Bromham Road Bridge reconstruction

Work is continuing apace on Bromham Road bridge, and new footage released by Network Rail shows the overnight installation of the replacement structure...

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