Secondary school students at Woodrush Academy, Worcestershire, who volunteer at their nearby railway station at Wythall, have built a smartphone-based adventure for the Shakespeare railway line as part of their IT studies.
It's the first geocaching adventure in the world to be based on the route of a railway line is the view of USA based Geocaching.com, the global operator of geocaching activit
Rail passengers in Wolverhampton can show their support for the Ukraine crisis at a fundraising event at the city’s railway station this week.
Staff at the station, which is operated by West Midlands Railway (WMR), will be holding a raffle and fundraising drive on the main concourse from 11am to 3pm on Friday 25 March.
Visitors will have the chance to donate to support victims of the Ukraine
Rail passengers and residents in Leamington Spa are being invited to find out more about an essential railway bridge upgrade this Easter.
Rugby Road railway bridge over the A445 will be completely replaced from Thursday 14 April to Tuesday 19 April as part of a £2.4m Network Rail investment to improve future journeys between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa.
A speed limit of 20mph is currently
West Midlands Trains (WMT) has today announced the appointment of a new Managing Director.
Ian McConnell - currently Chief Operating Officer at ScotRail - will join West Midlands Trains during April, once he has ensured ScotRail is successfully handed over to the new public body, Scottish Rail Holdings.
Ian has considerable experience and expertise within the rail sector, having previously
Train services between Nuneaton and Leamington Spa will resume on Sunday (27 Feb), operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed.
Services on the route have been temporarily suspended since Christmas due to a significant rise in the number of traincrew unavailable to work due as the Omicron variant took hold. Rail replacement buses have been in operation.
However, with cases of Covid-19
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is urging passengers to check their journeys before travelling tomorrow (Mon 21 Feb) with further high winds expected as Storm Franklin arrives in the region.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind for most of England from Sunday afternoon until 1pm on Monday, bringing a risk of fallen trees and other disruption. Some trains will travel at slower speeds
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has reiterated its warning that passengers should not travel today (Fri 18 Feb) as Storm Eunice continues to cause widespread disruption.
The Cross-City Line in Birmingham was partially-suspended on Friday afternoon after a tree was blown onto overhead power lines near Four Oaks station.
Further afield, long-distance train services to many destinations have also b
Rail operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) is warning passengers not to travel tomorrow (Fri 18 Feb) due to the impact of Storm Eunice.
The warning follows delays caused to services across the West Midlands last night (Wed 16 Feb) as Storm Dudley felled trees and blew debris onto tracks. WMR is warning of similar disruption tomorrow, when blanket speed restrictions which will be in place across
Rail passengers in the West Midlands are being invited to have their say on their local train service.
With passenger numbers expected to increase in coming weeks following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, West Midlands Railway (WMR) wants to hear from passengers with comments or ideas on the service – views are welcome on everything from timetables and announcements to communication an
Major upgrade work to install new passenger lifts at Smethwick Rolfe Street station is due to get under way next week.
The £6.1m Network Rail investment, part of the Government’s ‘Access for All’ scheme, will see two new lifts installed to provide step-free access to platforms one and two for the first time.
This will help customers with reduced mobility, families with prams and those carryi
West Midlands Railway has issued a reminder to passengers about changes to timetables over the Christmas period.
Fewer services will run on Christmas Eve afternoon and last trains will be earlier on all routes. As usual, there will be no train service on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
A Saturday level of service will be in operation between Monday 27 December and New Year's Day inclusive, with
West Midlands Railway is urging passengers to check their journeys before travelling this weekend with some service cancellations expected due to shortages of available traincrew.
The operator has experienced an increase in cases of Covid-19 among its staff in recent days, on top of existing shortages caused by delays to driver training during the pandemic.
A number of services are likely to
