Bedfordshire – British Regional Transport Association

A proper railway station on the Bedford-Bletchley Railway to serve the Retail Park and wider Kempston area, including a new footbridge to make choice of access easier.
The East-West Rail Link go via the old route (St John’s area) and eastwards avoiding knocking down houses. Likewise, to have physical arms to enable south of Peterborough and north of Stevenage/East Bedfordshire direct rail access from where they live to Bedford and the Oxford corridor and vice versa – essential footfall and spend minus congestion and town centre regeneration.
For a formal year-on-year traffic reduction strategy to cut congestion, waste, emissions and deteriorated public well-being? We need planning and policy with enforcement of existing laws and safeguards.
Stations at Wixams (happening now), Ampthill and Stations North of Bedford (e.g. Oakley and Sharnbrook areas). Plus, a seamless single train service to and from Leicester and all in between? Say “no” to having to change at Kettering, for example, to get to the East Midlands.
A new-build/new route Bedford-Northampton rail link for direct access by rail to Birmingham and vice versa to Bedford, Cambridge, and Luton? It needs a will for a way to be done. Land needs protecting with identified corridor to enable option to be retained.
Better buses linking with Bedford Midland Main Railway Station, giving more choices. Chicken and egg, no buses, everyone uses cars, add buses, people have options.

Write/Email Cllr Tom Wootton, Elected Mayor of Bedford Borough: tom.wootton@bedford.gov.uk Tel: 01234 718800