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  • West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway staff hand over the first donation of lost property money to Alzheimer's Society at Nuneaton station

    Railway lost property money donated to charity

    Cash left on trains and at stations operated by London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway will now be donated to charity. The train operators have handed over the first donation of money found as lost property on the rail network to Alzheimer’s Society - the company's staff-nominated charity partner for the year.

  • Left to right: Gaynor Steele (Owner, Gaynor Steele Garden Design) Steve Lovell (Communications and Marketing Manager, JQBID) Fay Easton (Head of Stakeholder and Community, West Midlands Railway) Luke Crane (Executive Director, JQBID)

    Jewellery Quarter BID becomes the first Business Improvement District in the UK to adopt a station

    A new community group led by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) aims to bring a new lease of life to the Jewellery Quarter Station. Through a range of projects and activities and with support from West Midlands Railway, the group has set out to improve the attractiveness of the station, making it a more welcoming and friendly place for visitors, residents and workers.

  • Whistle Stop Tours signal upcoming timetable improvements

    Whistle Stop Tours signal upcoming timetable improvements

    Rail passengers at stations along the West Coast Mainline will be able to find out more about upcoming timetable improvements over the next two weeks. London Northwestern Railway will be hosting a number of ‘Whistle Stop Tour' events at stations, as well as providing senior management on trains across the network to remind passengers of changes to services coming this Spring.

  • Cross City Heroes to receive railway station recognition

    Cross City Heroes to receive railway station recognition

    ​Heroic groups from across the West Midlands will be receiving special recognition at local Cross City line stations this summer. 24 local community groups and charities have been given the title of Cross City Heroes, following a competition run by West Midlands Railway and West Midlands Rail Executive.

  • ​Advice for rail passengers travelling this weekend

    ​Advice for rail passengers travelling this weekend

    London Northwestern Railway passengers are being advised to plan ahead if they intend to travel this weekend (from Saturday 4 until Monday 6 May). Essential planned improvement work will be taking place at London Euston and also between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street.

  • Two Class 172/0s on a test run through Kenilworth station – 28 April 2019

    Successful test run of the first Class 172/0 via Kenilworth

    The first test run of a Class 172/0 has been successfully completed between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton. On Sunday 28 April, the four carriage train, made up of two units cascaded from London Overground, made it’s first through journey between the two stations.

  • Whistle Stop Tours signal upcoming timetable improvements

    Whistle Stop Tours signal upcoming timetable improvements

    Rail passengers at stations and on trains across the West Midlands will be able to find out more about upcoming timetable improvements over the next few weeks. West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway will be hosting a number of ‘Whistle Stop Tour' events at stations, as well as providing senior management on trains across the network.

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