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Monday 6 Sep 2021

Bletchley station ‘blooming great’ after railway volunteer day

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| North West & Central: West Coast Mainline South

Railway workers and community volunteers have joined forces to make Bletchley station more pleasant for passengers.

A 12-strong team from Network Rail and the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership trimmed back overgrown vegetation, restocked planters with a variety of bulbs and removed three truckloads of rubbish on Friday 3 September.

Ridgmont and Lidlington stations will get the same treatment in the coming weeks.

Stephen Sleight, Marston Vale Community Rail partnership officer, said: “We really appreciate the help from Network Rail to breathe life into Bletchley station. We’re proud of the stations along the Marston Vale line and days like this help to make sure the communities we serve are proud of their local stations as well.”

James Dean, Network Rail’s West Coast South route director, said: “Network Rail encourages staff to help out in their local communities and we’re committed to making a difference to passengers’ everyday experience of the railway. We want the stations to be a clean, welcoming environment for people who travel through and as passengers return to railway it’s more important than ever to make sure this is case.”

Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is one of a growing number of Community Rail Partnerships across the country.

They work to engage communities and help people get the most from their railways, promoting social inclusion and sustainable travel.

For more information on how Network Rail works with community groups visit: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/community-rail/

Find out more about the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership here: https://www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk/