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Cllr Jan Matecki (Warwickshire CC), Sir Jeremy Wright MP and Victoria Harris (West Midlands Railway)

Bicycle hire scheme coming to Kenilworth Station following West Midlands Railway grant

Passengers using Kenilworth station in Warwickshire will soon be able to hire folding bicycles to continue their journeys following a community grant from West Midlands Railway.
The project - titled Unfolding Kenilworth - will see Brompton bike hire facilities introduced at the station after a successful application to WMR's "Your Community, Your Fund" scheme from Warwickshire County Council, b

London Northwestern Railway: Update on rollout of pay as you go with contactless technology to 14 stations

London Northwestern Railway: Update on rollout of pay as you go with contactless technology to 14 stations

The rollout of new pay as you go with contactless technology which had been due to go live at 14 stations operated by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) later this month has been delayed, it has been confirmed today.

The stations, including Berkhamsted, Bletchley and Hemel Hempstead, are among dozens of locations across the south-east of England which will soon benefit from simpler and more

Charity train ride marks end of the line for West Midlands Railway’s popular Class 323 fleet

Charity train ride marks end of the line for West Midlands Railway’s popular Class 323 fleet

A special charity train ride will be held later this month to bid a fond farewell to an electric train fleet which has served rail passengers in the West Midlands for more than 30 years.
The Class 323 fleet has been in operation on the Cross City Line through Birmingham since 1994, connecting the city with Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Redditch and Bromsgrove.
More than three quarters of the

London Northwestern Railway: Pay as you go with contactless technology coming to 14 stations next month

London Northwestern Railway: Pay as you go with contactless technology coming to 14 stations next month

Passengers using 14 stations operated by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) will be able to travel using pay as you go with contactless technology from next month (September).

The stations, including Berkhamsted, Bletchley and Hemel Hempstead, are among dozens of locations across the south-east of England to benefit from simpler and more flexible payment options.
Passengers using the tech

London Northwestern Railway: Ticket offer extended as thousands ride Marston Vale Line

London Northwestern Railway: Ticket offer extended as thousands ride Marston Vale Line

A promotional rail fare allowing passengers to travel on the Marston Vale Line for just £1 is being extended for a second time due to overwhelming demand, operator London Northwestern Railway has announced today (Wed 14 Aug).
The special fare was introduced earlier this year to mark the reintroduction of the full timetable on the route between Bedford and Bletchley. The promotion was initially

Casey Bailey with the "Dear Brum" art installation at University station in Birmingham

West Midlands Railway: "Love letter to Birmingham" unveiled at University station

A popular poem celebrating the life, culture and community of Birmingham has been unveiled on the walls of one of the West Midlands’ busiest railway stations.
Titled “Dear Brum”, the poem was written by Casey Bailey as a ‘love letter’ to the city. The installation, which was led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Casey and West Midlands Railway, has been unveiled at the new-l

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