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Welcome to the Central Bedfordshire & Marston Vale Local Representatives Groups page


At East West Railway Company (EWR Co), we’re passionate about hearing what local representatives, and their communities, think about East West Rail (EWR) so we can, together, successfully build a project that will bring faster journey times, lower transport costs and ease pressure on local roads. This will bring people closer to the things that matter most – jobs, friends, and family.

We’ve set up 15 Local Representatives Groups along the route where we will deliver the East West Rail project to help local communities connect with us through their representatives. The Groups include Councillors, Parish and Town Councils and representatives from EWR Co.

This is the page for the Bedford Marston Vale Group. The Group brings together all the Parishes and Councillors from the area along the Marston Vale line that sit within Central Bedfordshire, centred around the proposals for Millbrook, Lidlington, Ridgmont and Aspley Guise.

Group meeting schedule:

Meeting #1 – Monday 14 February 2022 – Welcome Meeting and Introduction to the Group

Meeting #2 – Monday 18th July 2022 – Bridges and Level Crossings, Development Consent Order (DCO) Process

Meeting #3 – Wednesday 16 November 2022 – Active Travel / First Mile Last Mile, and Freight

Meeting #4 – Thursday 02 March 2023 – The Business Case Process

Meeting #5 – Thursday 15 June 2023 – Route Update Announcement

Meeting #6 – Wednesday 11 October 2023 – Our approach to how we engage with you and your communities

Find out what’s happening in the Central Bedfordshire Marston Vale Group.

You can stay up to date with what’s happening in this Group by viewing the documents on the right of this page which include agendas, meeting notes, Terms of Reference, maps, presentations and other reference material to support the meetings. New, relevant documents will be uploaded after each meeting.

You can also find out more about the Local Representatives Groups and access other Groups 'pages on our Local Representatives Groups welcome page.


At East West Railway Company (EWR Co), we’re passionate about hearing what local representatives, and their communities, think about East West Rail (EWR) so we can, together, successfully build a project that will bring faster journey times, lower transport costs and ease pressure on local roads. This will bring people closer to the things that matter most – jobs, friends, and family.

We’ve set up 15 Local Representatives Groups along the route where we will deliver the East West Rail project to help local communities connect with us through their representatives. The Groups include Councillors, Parish and Town Councils and representatives from EWR Co.

This is the page for the Bedford Marston Vale Group. The Group brings together all the Parishes and Councillors from the area along the Marston Vale line that sit within Central Bedfordshire, centred around the proposals for Millbrook, Lidlington, Ridgmont and Aspley Guise.

Group meeting schedule:

Meeting #1 – Monday 14 February 2022 – Welcome Meeting and Introduction to the Group

Meeting #2 – Monday 18th July 2022 – Bridges and Level Crossings, Development Consent Order (DCO) Process

Meeting #3 – Wednesday 16 November 2022 – Active Travel / First Mile Last Mile, and Freight

Meeting #4 – Thursday 02 March 2023 – The Business Case Process

Meeting #5 – Thursday 15 June 2023 – Route Update Announcement

Meeting #6 – Wednesday 11 October 2023 – Our approach to how we engage with you and your communities

Find out what’s happening in the Central Bedfordshire Marston Vale Group.

You can stay up to date with what’s happening in this Group by viewing the documents on the right of this page which include agendas, meeting notes, Terms of Reference, maps, presentations and other reference material to support the meetings. New, relevant documents will be uploaded after each meeting.

You can also find out more about the Local Representatives Groups and access other Groups 'pages on our Local Representatives Groups welcome page.

Page last updated: 18 Apr 2024, 11:34 AM