Welcome to the Bedford Town Local Representatives Groups

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 Town Group. The Group brings together all the Councillors of the area within Bedford Town, centred around the proposed new Bedford and Bedford St Johns Stations, the improvements to the existing railway and the delivery of a new section of railway.

Group meeting schedule:

Meeting #1 – Monday 21 February 2022 – Welcome Meeting and Introduction to the Group

Meeting #2 – Tuesday 12 July 2022 – Engagement with Homeowners and Landowners, Need to Sell, Active Travel / First Mile Last Mile, and Accessibility and Inclusivity

Meeting #3 – Tuesday 25 October 2022 – Freight, Traction Strategy, and Update on the Accessibility Advisory Panel

Meeting #4 – Monday 27 February 2023 – Process for developing the Code of Construction Practice: Managing Environmental Impacts During Construction

Meeting #5 – Tuesday 6 June 2023 – Route Update Announcement

Meeting #6 – Thursday 12 October 2023 – Our approach to how we engage with you and your communities

Find out what’s happening in the Bedford Town 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.