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How the railways came to Bedford

The plan is for this blog to feature articles on various historical aspects of the railways in Bedford. What I hadn’t intended to do was a simple ‘history of the railways in Bedford’ – but realistically, some future articles will be a bit difficult to write without some reference material for the basics. So here’s… Read More How the railways came to Bedford

July 9, 2018July 15, 2018 John Kell4 Comments

Welcome to Bedford Rail!

If you were standing in the centre of Bedford a century ago, you would have been able to walk to either of two railway stations, and from one or the other catch a direct train to any of the following destinations, and stops in-between: Sheffield and the East Midlands to the north Cambridge to the… Read More Welcome to Bedford Rail!

July 7, 2018July 11, 2018 John KellLeave a comment

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