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2026 Special Event Days announced by the Leighton Buzzard Railway

Leighton Buzzard Railway Announces its 2026 Operating Programme

The Fancott Miniature Railway has confirmed that the emergency services attended a fire at the railway this month.

The RAIB has conducted a preliminary examination into a near miss between a van and a passenger train near Millbrook in Bedfordshire.

A consultation is being held into plans for a permanent public right of way over the West Coast Main Line at Leighton Buzzard station.

A consultation is being held into plans for a permanent public right of way over the West Coast Main Line at Leighton Buzzard station.

On 31st July, a young volunteer at the Leighton Buzzard Railway, became the railway’s youngest-ever guard when he passed his assessment.

On 31st July, a young volunteer at the Leighton Buzzard Railway, became the railway’s youngest-ever guard when he passed his assessment.

The Leighton Buzzard Railway has numerous summer events planned over the next two months.

25 community projects across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire have received £479,988.20 from Govia Thameslink Railway.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the near miss of a track worker at Chiltern Green in Bedfordshire.