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3 July 2024 11:30

West Midlands Trains receives White Ribbon UK accreditation for commitment to ending violence against women

Rail operator West Midlands Trains has received accreditation from White Ribbon UK after demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to ending violence against women.
The three-year accreditation will allow WMT, which runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands, to develop an Action Plan which will promote the White Ribbon ideals as well as fundraising f

1 July 2024 12:30

New Manchester to London train service proposal unveiled by London Northwestern Railway

Proposals to run new train services between Manchester, the West Midlands and London Euston have been unveiled by rail operator London Northwestern Railway today (Monday 1 July).

The plans are designed to improve connectivity between the Midlands and the North West and provide more choice for passengers. Under the proposals, London Northwestern Railway’s existing services between London Eus

28 May 2024 10:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of upcoming timetable change

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.
The changes come into effect from Sunday 2 June and passengers are being reminded to check their journeys.
As a result of the changes, LNR services will be subject to small amendments to help manage busy areas of the network that are shared with other train op

28 May 2024 10:00

West Midlands Railway: Passengers reminded of upcoming timetable change

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.
From Sunday 2 June, WMR will be making a number of changes to services, impacting the Shrewsbury Line and the Snow Hill Lines in particular.
Changes on the Shrewsbury Line include:
An additional service every hour between Birmingham and Shrewsbury which wi

23 May 2024 14:30

West Midlands Railway: New train named "Hurst Street" ahead of Birmingham Pride

Ahead of this weekend’s Birmingham Pride festival, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has today named one of its newest trains “Hurst Street” in honour of the city’s famous Gay Village.
The train, which also features a stylish rainbow diamond motif and the word PRIDE, is one of the new Class 730 fleet being rolled out on the Cross City Line through Birmingham.
"Hurst Street" - also known as 730018

22 May 2024 09:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of Bank Holiday engineering works

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend due to engineering works.
As a result of track improvement works by Network Rail, journeys between Crewe and Milton Keynes are subject to disruption between Saturday 25 May and Monday 27 May inclusive.
Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said:

22 May 2024 09:00

West Midlands Railway: Cross City North line closed for six days next week due to engineering works

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded that the Cross City North line between Lichfield Trent Valley/Four Oaks and Birmingham New Street will be closed for six days from Monday 27 May until Saturday 1 June inclusive due to engineering works.
As a result of the refurbishment of sections of the A38(M) and Network Rail engineering works to the railway, buses will

20 May 2024 12:30

West Midlands Railway: Museum celebrating little-known wartime role of Malvern technology experts to open at Great Malvern station

The little-known role of the technology experts in Malvern who helped Britain win the Second World War is to be celebrated at a brand-new museum at Great Malvern railway station.
It was 1942 when Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the evacuation of two top-secret government radar research establishments to the Worcestershire countryside to escape German bombardment. The work carried out i

13 May 2024 07:00

London Northwestern Railway: Bargain £1 ticket promotion extended on Marston Vale Line

A special ticket promotion launched to celebrate the return of train services on the Marston Vale Line is being extended for a further three months, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced today.
Thousands of passengers have taken advantage of the promotional £1 single fare (50p for children) on the route, which runs between Bedford and Bletchley, since services resumed on Mond

30 April 2024 05:00

West Midlands Railway: Disruption on Cross City Line due to fallen tree

West Midlands Railway is urging passengers using the Cross City Line between Lichfield and Birmingham to check before travelling on Tuesday (April 30) after a fallen tree caused significant damage to overhead power lines.
The tree fell near Chester Road station on Monday afternoon, resulting in the closure of the line. Network Rail engineers are working to repair the damage as quickly as possib

29 April 2024 13:00

West Midlands Trains and CrossCountry sign new long-term maintenance contract

West Midlands Trains (WMT) has signed a new long-term maintenance contract with CrossCountry to continue maintaining the long-distance operator’s Class 170 fleet at WMT’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham.
The contract, which started this month, secures jobs in the region through to 2031 and reaffirms the partnership between the two train operating companies. It will see WMT continue to maintain, ser

26 April 2024 14:26

Great Malvern station: from fresh canopies, to fresh hedgerows

A new hedgerow has been planted at the recently renovated Great Malvern railway station to further enhance the environment and increase biodiversity.
An area of land at the end of platform 1 was cleared to make way for recently completed improvements to the Grade II listed station for passengers, which saw roof and gutter replacements, structural strengthening and the repainting of the ornate i