#bedford — Public Fediverse posts

Robots need to stay in their lane
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/robots-need-stay-their-lane

#Massachusetts #Lexington #Bedford #bicycling #DomoArigato

I was struck by this tower of advertising for the GM garage in #Gouda, including the #Bedford and #Vauxhall brands for the showroom which was apparently once integrated into a housing development (which remains). This is close to the railway station on Spoorstraat.

Direct Newcastle to Bedford trains during East Coast upgrade http://dlvr.it/TTzVJg #Bedford #Darlington #Disruption #Doncaster

Special Newcastle-to-Bedford trains to run during engineering work http://dlvr.it/TTm7k5 #Bedford #Disruption #EastCoastDigitalProgramme #LNERAzuma

#London Northwestern #Railway (LNR) has named a Marston Vale Line train #Bedford Belle after the bell tower at Bedford's historic St Paul's Church, where bell ringing has been recorded since 1582 and continues today. The name was chosen through a competition held with Bedford College, inviting students from the Steps to Independence programme for learners with identified learning difficulties and/or disabilities to submit ideas. An LNR panel selected the winning entry for its link to local heritage. Bedford Belle is the third named train on the line, joining Bletchley Codebreakers and Brickfield Breeze. The Class 150 train, unit 150139, was officially named during a ceremony at Bletchley station attended by representatives from LNR and Bedford College.
https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/london-northwestern-railway-honours-bedfords-bell-ringing-heritage-train-name

Bunyan's Statue and De Pary's Avenue, Bedford, c.1905-10 - Valentine's Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/bunyan-s-statue-and-de-pary-s-avenue-bedford-c-1905-10-valentine-s-postcard-224510383.htm

#Bedford #JohnBunyan

#London Northwestern #Railway (LNR) has confirmed a reduced timetable during TSSA strike action on Friday 10 July and Saturday 11 July, urging passengers to check before travelling. On Friday, trains will finish early, with no services after 7pm and final departures by 5.30pm. On Saturday, services will start later than usual, with first trains from 7am. Limited services will operate on five routes: Birmingham–Liverpool, London Euston–Crewe, Birmingham–London Euston via Northampton, Milton Keynes–London Euston, and Watford Junction–St Albans Abbey, each running hourly. No #trains will operate on other LNR routes, including Stafford–Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent and the Marston Vale Line between #Bedford and #Bletchley. Some disruption is also expected on the morning of Sunday 12 July.
https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/london-northwestern-railway-confirms-reduced-timetable-ahead-industrial-action-0

Rail Minister thanks those who helped after the Bedford train crash http://dlvr.it/TTM2Zj #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

Rail Minister thanks those who helped after the Bedford train crash http://dlvr.it/TTM2PM #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

Hype for the Future 243H: Bedford County, Pennsylvania

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/hype-for-the-future-243h-bedford-county-pennsylvania/

Bedford Train Crash: Transport Secretary meets and thanks rail staff and emergency services http://dlvr.it/TTDLbB #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

Bedford Train Crash: Transport Secretary meets and thanks rail staff and emergency services http://dlvr.it/TTDKMb #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

RAIB release first findings into fatal Bedford train crash http://dlvr.it/TTBhJP #Bedford #BedfordSouthJunction #Bedfordshire #Class810

"Train passed red signal before fatal crash - report"

This is the initial report into the Bedford train crash.
While it states that the train definitely did go through a red signal, it doesn't say why.
Don't jump straight on blaming the driver - there's a lot of technological factors that may be involved (AWS in particular)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly90nqpryko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#trainCrash #Railway #Bedford #EMR

WATCH: Footage released as recovery begins after fatal Bedford train crash http://dlvr.it/TT91tL #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway #Network

WATCH: Footage released as recovery begins after fatal Bedford train crash http://dlvr.it/TT91XT #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway #Network

Bedford Train Crash: ‘Essential travel only’ as route closed following fatal crash http://dlvr.it/TT8bK4 #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

Bedford Train Crash: ‘Essential travel only’ as route closed following fatal crash http://dlvr.it/TT8Zw4 #Bedford #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

Zugunglück in England: Wie kam es zum Zusammenstoß?

#Bedford #EMR #England #Großbritannien #Lokführer #Luton #RMT #Zugkollision #Zugunglück

https://bahnblogstelle.com/256502/zugunglueck-in-england-wie-kam-es-zum-zusammenstoss/

Yesterday there was a horrible train crash near Bedford.
The driver of one of the trains died, many passengers were injured.
The cause is not known.

Without minimising this for the victims, let's not forget that this was only the fourth death in a rail collision between two trains on Britain's railways •this century•. There's been 9 deaths on the railway from all causes in the last 10 years (See link below)

But remember that on average 5 people died on Britain's roads •every day• this year and will continue to do so.

British railways are a supremely safe way to travel.

We continue to normalise road deaths but focus on the rare occasions when rail (and air) crashes happen.
Keep perspective.

>> Edit to correct my erroneous number of rail deaths this century. There's a list of all British rail crashes at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom

#railways #Bedford #TrainCrash

Train driver dies in Bedford train crash as update released http://dlvr.it/TT7MjS #Bedford #Bedfordshire #BritishTransportPolice #Disruption

Train driver dies in Bedford train crash as update released http://dlvr.it/TT7Mdc #Bedford #Bedfordshire #BritishTransportPolice #Disruption

Ein Toter nach Zusammenstoß zweier Züge in England

#Bedford #England #Großbritannien #Luton #RMT #Zugkollision #Zugunglück

https://bahnblogstelle.com/256424/ein-toter-nach-zusammenstoss-zweier-zuege-in-england/

One person dies, multiple injured, after Bedford train crash http://dlvr.it/TT789v #Bedford #Bedfordshire #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

People of #London -

please avoid attending the emergency department at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital unless you have a genuine emergency …

#bedford #luton #dunstable

Real-time maps of the #railway, bus, and air traffic services (provided by Flightradar24) for the #Bedford and #Luton area, following a collision between two East Midlands Railway passenger trains, also including Tube status and maps.
Captured at 20:06 BST on Friday, 19 June 2026.

Two trains crash in Bedfordshire as emergency services head to scene http://dlvr.it/TT759j #Bedford #Bedfordshire #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway

There seems to have been a collision between two trains at Bedford.
This will affect EMR & Thameslink services

(Uncredited photo from railforums.co.uk)

#Railway #Bedford #TrainCrash