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Dementia Friendly Railway
The Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe Community Rail Partnership Launches Dementia-Friendly Initiative for the Bentham Line, at Leeds and Bentham.
29-04-2024 – Success at National Community Rail Awards
Local community groups, the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) and the Friends of Bentham Station (FOBS) have recently received the good news that all of their five entries had been short listed in four categories for the National Community Rail Awards 2024.
20-01-2024 – National Community Rail Awards
Local community groups, the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) and the Friends of Bentham Station (FOBS) have recently received the good news that all of their five entries had been short listed in four categories for the National Community Rail Awards 2024.
06-12-New Bentham Line Timetable from 10th December 2023
New Winter Timetable from Sunday 10th of December 2023.
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.
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.
21-11-Major New Development Study announced
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) is looking in detail into the future of The Bentham Line.
21-10-‘Go Green by Train’ to help tackle climate emergency
The Bentham Line joins national campaign encouraging people to ‘Go Green by Train’ to help tackle climate emergency.
21-07-WELCOME BACK TO THE BENTHAM LINE
Alongside national campaigns by Rail Operators, the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) has launched their own promotional video for the Bentham Line, as the route is known, and encourage people to return to rail travel.
23-07-We Want to Tell you a Story – ‘A Grand Day Out to the Seaside’
As part of their community project on the Bentham Line with Northern and the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership, the 2019/20 Year in Industry students created a colourful and imaginative story for young children about a journey along our scenic line.
21-05-Railway students want to get ‘Nature Back on Track’
Students have prepared nine station information panels under their chosen theme, ‘Get Nature Back on Track’, which also reflected their keen interest in important ‘green energy’ and sustainability ideas.
21-04-National Recognition for Local Community Rail Partnership
Government White Paper, the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, released which proposes a wide range of developments to reinvigorate the rail industry.