Hi All, Bletchley/Bedford, anyone near me ?

[timmy toad]

Hi all, i am hoping i find someone local to me who knows the layout of Bletchley and/or Bedford Railway stations.

There is special Steam Train coming up to my neck of the woods on saturday, i live in flitwick on the kings cross/st pancras main line this steam train was originally coming through my local station, but now they have changed the route, it is now going from euston to bletchley then along a branch line to bedford then up to the distant north.

So i am hoping to contact somone local who knows where i can go to SPOT this steam train, please.

another problem, my eldest daughter has gone on holiday with my camera and i have had to borrow an old camera (no zoom) with a colour film !, in it ,so i would like to get quite close to this steam engine to enable me to get a good picture or two.

can anyone advise please

tim

[DSY011]

Hello Tim and welcome to the Railway Forum. I'm in Bristol and have not been to Bletchley since I went to the GPO telephones school at Bletchley Park in the early 1980's.

[timmy toad]

Originally Posted by DSY011

Hello Tim and welcome to the Railway Forum. I'm in Bristol and have not been to Bletchley since I went to the GPO telephones school at Bletchley Park in the early 1980's.

My mum used to work at bletchley park during the war, when i lived at woburn sands and was old enough to go out to work from 1961, i worked at wolverton carriage and wagon works, went to work behind a little steam engine !, even before 1960 i went out on my own to cambridge and oxford (on the train of course) spotting steam engines, those were the days, never been the same since eh.

tim

[G6 UXU]

Hello Tim and welcome to the forum, I am sure someone will help you out on here, enjoy and all the best.

[Andy]

Hi Tim, welcome to RF, hope you enjoy the site.

Bletchley Park has been a bit run down (criminally in my opinion) but I believe there are ambitious plans afoot.

cheers,
Andy

[garrat]

Hi Tim why not get down to where the old st johns was or bedford midland I am on that trip its due ito depart bedford at 7.43 due back around 21.18 funny enough my mate on the trip also used to work at wolverton c/w hope you get some good pics mate Paul

[timmy toad]

Originally Posted by garrat

Hi Tim why not get down to where the old st johns was or bedford midland I am on that trip its due ito depart bedford at 7.43 due back around 21.18 funny enough my mate on the trip also used to work at wolverton c/w hope you get some good pics mate Paul

thanks for that info pal, i shall see what i can do, does train still go on the same track that was there when st johns station was operating ?

tim

[locojoe]

Hello Tim and welcome to the forum,

[springs branch mickey]

Hi Tim. Welcome. Only been through, so I don't know it well. There are some knowledgeable blokes on this site.

[garrat]

Hi Tim no only part of the line. there is a new st johns now just under the old bridge near the hospital looks like it could rain so get your brolly out mate Paul