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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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The heavy crane being used to remove the East Midlands Railway trains involved in the fatal collision near Bedford on Friday, 19 June 2026. Image: East Midlands Railway

Recovery teams begin complex operation to remove damaged trains in Bedford train collision

Network Rail has revealed the scale of the recovery operation following Friday’s fatal train collision near Bedford, with engineers building access roads and crane platforms before damaged trains...
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Map showing the Ampthill Road Closure due to train collision on 19 June 2026 Image © MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors

Ampthill Road closed for a week as Bedford train collision recovery continues

A section of Ampthill Road near the Bedford train collision site will remain closed until at least 28 June as recovery, repair and investigation work continues. Bedford Borough Council...
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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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Representatives from emergency services, EMR and Network Rail in their uniforms and hi-vis jackets speaking to press to give updates on the rail collision south of Bedford that happened on Friday night (19 June 2026). Image: Bedford Independent.

Nine in critical condition after fatal Bedford train collision

Nine people remain in a critical condition and 28 are still in hospital after Friday’s fatal train collision south of Bedford, as investigators continue their work. The collision between two...
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Two EMR trains collided between Bedford and Luton 19 June 2026. Image: Antique-Train-4658/Reddit

One person dies and dozens injured after passenger trains collide near Bedford

One person has died and 89 people have been injured after two East Midlands Railway trains collided south of Bedford. A major incident was declared and an investigation is under way...
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London St. Pancras. Image: Network Rail

Bedford passengers reminded three months of step-free disruption at St Pancras starts next week

Step-free access to Thameslink platforms at London St Pancras will be unavailable from 15 June until mid-September, affecting Bedford passengers. Network Rail and Thameslink have announced...
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London St Pancras. Image: Network Rail

Bedford Thameslink passengers warned over three-month St Pancras lift closure

Step-free access to the Thameslink platforms at London St Pancras will be unavailable for around three months while major lift refurbishment works take place. The two lifts serving...
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(l-r) Cllr Coombes, Mayor Wootton, Cllr Spice and Cllr Frost all in bright orange hi-vis clothing and hard hats at the site of the new Wixams station. Cllr Slice is holding a shovel and they're standing next to a sign that says 'Wixams'. There are diggers in the background moving earth. Image: Bedford Independent

Wixams station delay could cost council £32million

Bedford Borough Council faces a forecast £32.1 million bill after halting construction of Wixams Station, with final costs still unknown and no reimbursement expected from central government...
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Site of the new Wixams station. Currently a sea on mud with diggers working in the foreground and a rail line running across the background. Image: Bedford Independent

Mayor presses pause on Wixams station to make way for Universal upgrade

Bedford’s mayor has agreed to formally terminate the borough council’s agreement with Network Rail to build a new two-platform station at Wixams, clearing the way for a larger station...
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