06-12-New Bentham Line Timetable from 10th December 2023
New Winter Timetable from Sunday 10th of December 2023.
23-09-12 The Bentham Line Welcomes Rail Minister
Huw Merriman MP, Minister of State for Rail, visited the Bentham Line to meet the people and organisations from the Community Rail side of the rail industry.
23-07-28 Chairman Reports on a Further Successful Year for the LMCRP
Gerald Townson, Chairman presented a very positive annual report to the meeting covering the diverse and extensive activities of the Partnership.
Rail to Sail
A special event was held at Heysham Port on Wednesday 28th June when representatives of the Bentham Line (the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership), the rail industry, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council, and staff and Year 5 pupils from St Peter’s Church of England Primary School, Heysham, met together with Alice Rice, Terminal Manager for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and the Mayor of Lancaster City, Cllr Roger Dennison.
15-05-New Bentham Line Timetable from 21st May 2023
As Covid-19 restrictions are being gradually relaxed the number of services on the Bentham Line will increase from 16th May 2021.
23-05-15 Award for Community Rail Chairman
At the final meeting of the Craven District Council 30 individuals and organisations from the Craven District were honoured with Legacy Awards, amongst them was the long-serving chairman of the Bentham Line, Gerald Townson. This marked the end of an era, as the District Council was subsumed within a new North Yorkshire Council.