Marston Vale railway line 2013 ~ Bedfordshire (trainspots.co.uk ref TS1114)

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• published: 25 Sep 2013
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This line will be undergoing some major changes in the next 2 years. By 2017 the railway will be reintroducing traffic as far away as Oxford. Work between Oxford and Bicester has already begun. This video depicts the line as it stands today, focusing on the stations between Bedford and Ridgmont, which is all the stations within the Bedfordshire border. The video includes some new footage and old footage. We start off at the new network rail owned bridge near Prebend street in Bedford, identifying the new Jowitt Sidings for 12 car class 377 units. In the distance you can identify the old steam shed which still remains erect a good 50 or 60 years after closure (small chimneys on the roof allow its identification). From the depot we move westwards, stopping at Sandhurst road, Kempston (Chantry Road), Kempston Hardwick, Stewartby, Millbrook, Lidlington and finally Ridgmont. Other traction includes Oliver Cromwell 70013 Britannia class, Class 60's, 66's, 31 and the usual units which do the shuttle runs back forth between Bedford and Bletchley. At time of writing the Forders sidings at Stewartby seem to be uprouted. I can't say I'm pleased about this, someone put it to use.