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Shropshire Landslip: West Midlands Railway resumes services to Telford Central

Shropshire Landslip: West Midlands Railway resumes services to Telford Central

Train services have resumed calling at Telford Central following disruption caused by a landslip earlier this month, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed today (Thu 21 Mar).
Train services were suspended between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton following the landslip near Oakengates in Shropshire on Friday 8 March. A partial service began running between Birmingham and Shifnal from Monday 18 M

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and West Midlands Railway managing director Ian McConnell with a Class 730 train at Four Oaks

Final preparations underway ahead of new fleet introduction on the Cross City Line

Final preparations are underway ahead of the introduction of a brand new train fleet onto the Cross City Line through Birmingham.
As part of its £1billion investment in new trains and infrastructure, operator West Midlands Trains is introducing its new electric Class 730 fleet onto the Cross City line this spring. Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands joined West Midlands Trains managing dire

Shuttle train service to run between Wolverhampton and Shifnal next week

Shuttle train service to run between Wolverhampton and Shifnal next week

A partial train service will resume between Wolverhampton and Shifnal next week following the closure of the line due to a landslip, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed today (Fri 15 Mar).
Train services have been suspended between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton following the landslip near Oakengates in Shropshire on Friday 8 March.
A rail replacement service has been in operation since

London Northwestern Railway: ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers this Easter bank holiday

London Northwestern Railway: ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers this Easter bank holiday

West Coast Main Line passengers are urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday weekend with London Euston closed to all main line services during major track upgrades.
£13.4 million is being invested across Network Rail's North West & Central region including £7m to upgrade over a kilometre of track between Camden, Bourne End and Colwich Junction which will mean more reliable jo

West Midlands Railway: ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers this Easter bank holiday

West Midlands Railway: ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers this Easter bank holiday

West Coast Main Line passengers are urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday weekend with London Euston closed to all main line services during major track upgrades.
£13.4 million is being invested across Network Rail's North West & Central region including £7m to upgrade over a kilometre of track between Camden, Bourne End and Colwich Junction which will mean more reliable jo

Rail passengers urged to check before travelling after landslip closes line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury

Rail passengers urged to check before travelling after landslip closes line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury

The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury is likely to remain closed for at least two weeks while Network Rail carries out emergency repairs following a landslip near Oakengates station in Telford.
On Friday morning (8 March) engineers closed the line between Wellington and Oakengates stations in both directions to assess a failed railway embankment.
Approximately 5,000 tonnes of mate

London Northwestern Railway: Competition open to name train on Marston Vale Line

London Northwestern Railway: Competition open to name train on Marston Vale Line

A competition to name a Class 150 train on the Marston Vale Line to celebrate the reintroduction of the full rail timetable is now open.
Operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is looking for suggestions of names which celebrate people and places along the line between Bedford and Bletchley. LNR has also put a major ticket offer in place which represents a discount of up to 90% on the usual

New lease of life for Henley-in-Arden station as Network Rail’s chair Lord Peter Hendy opens new community space

New lease of life for Henley-in-Arden station as Network Rail’s chair Lord Peter Hendy opens new community space

Yesterday (Thursday 22 February), representatives from the Railway Heritage Trust, Henley-in-Arden Parish Council, West Midlands Railway, Friends of the Shakespeare Line and Friends of Henley Railway Station joined Network Rail’s Lord Peter Hendy to open Henley-in-Arden’s newly refurbished station building.
The original station building, which dates back to 1908, has been repurposed into a styl

Rail users and members of Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership with Iain Stewart MP and Mohammad Yasin MP at Bletchley Station

London Northwestern Railway: Full timetable resumes on Marston Vale Line

A full rail timetable has resumed on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford today (Monday 19 February).
A partial service has been running on the line since November 2023 when operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) introduced a replacement train fleet. Prior to that, rail replacement had been in operation on the line since December 2022 after the company which maintained the Cl

 Passengers thanked after West Coast main line reopens following emergency landslip repairs

Passengers thanked after West Coast main line reopens following emergency landslip repairs

Network Rail has thanked passengers after completing major repairs to stabilise a railway embankment on the West Coast main line after storms and heavy rain caused a landslip between Coventry and Rugby on Sunday 11 February.
The railway between London Euston and Birmingham reopened this afternoon (Tuesday 13 February) after rail engineers closed the line to secure the embankment allowing trai

A Class 150 train on the Marston Vale Line.

London Northwestern Railway: Full timetable to resume on Marston Vale Line as £1 tickets launched

A full timetable will resume on the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley next week, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced today.
A partial timetable has been in operation on the route since November 2023, with four services per day in each direction during weekday morning and afternoon peaks. Prior to this the line had been served by rail replacement buses since De

A Class 730 train.

West Midlands Railway: Class 730 fleet enters service between Wolverhampton and Walsall

A brand new West Midlands Railway (WMR) electric train fleet has carried its first passengers this week, marking the start of a new era of rail travel in the region.

The first Class 730 to carry passengers in the region was Monday's 10.41pm departure from Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton. From today, the trains are operating services on the Wolverhampton-Walsall (via Birmingham) route

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