22-11-30 Dales Railcard Holder Winter Offer
Whilst the trains are quieter, enjoy a scenic winter journey along the Bentham Line.
22-09-14 Seaside visit for refugees
On 24th August 2022 Northern Trains and the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (CRP) supported the Refugee Action Group based in Bradford by offering a trip for families along the scenic Bentham Line to the seaside at Morecambe.
22-09-12 A Grand Day Out at the Seaside
The original children’s story has proved extremely popular over the past year. Hundreds of copies have been given out for free on the line's services by booking office staff at stations on the route and at numerous Community Rail events, including visits to local primary schools.
22-08-12 A Trio of National Short-Listings for The Bentham Line
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (the Bentham Line) were delighted to receive the splendid news, from the Community Rail Network, this week, that they have been shortlisted for all three of the entries they made earlier in the year to the National Community Rail Awards 2022.
22-07-14 Chairman Reports on a Further Successful Year for the LMCRP
Gerald Townson, Chairman presented the annual report to the meeting covering the diverse and extensive activities of the Partnership from its recently published and well received ‘Bentham Line Strategy to 2022’ to the continuing educational work with primary schools along the route.
22-07-14 ‘Access for All’
Students participants in Northern Train’s ‘Year in Industry’ scheme for 2021/22 have been placed in a variety of departments and in different locations. The ‘Access for All’ project has given students participating in Northern Train’s ‘Year in Industry’ scheme for 2021/22 the chance to come together and work as a team. This is the fourth successive year that the Bentham Line has supported the students.
22-06-08 Community Rail Partnership welcomes Rail Minister to the Bentham Line
On Monday 23rd May, the first day of the 2022 Community Rail Week, the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (CRP) welcomed the Rail Minister, Wendy Morton MP, to the Bentham Line at Bingley Station.
29-04-22 Future of The Bentham Line
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has just released the Executive Summary of its Bentham Line Development Study, recently completed by consultants Stantec and AllanRail.
22-03 At the Heart of the Bentham Line
Early in 2020 both Clapham-cum-Newby Parish Council and the Friends of Bentham Station (FOBS) approached the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) with a view to installing a ‘public-access’ defibrillator at their station.
Dales Railcard Holder Winter Offer Underway
Whilst the trains are quieter, enjoy a scenic winter journey along the Bentham Line.