Communities from across the London Northwestern Railway network are being invited to put forward ideas for help transform their areas.
The "Your Community, Your Fund" scheme is now open for applications and aims to inspire people to get involved with the railway, as well as supporting established groups by helping them to enrich their local communities. The fund has already supported a number o
Buses will replace trains between Lichfield Trent Valley and Lichfield City due to urgent repair work required at Lichfield Trent Valley. Disruption is expected until 8 May. Customers are advised to allow additional time for their journeys and check the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner before they travel.
Rail operator West Midlands Trains has been hailed for its commitment to making the workplace inclusive for everybody at a prestigious national awards ceremony.
The company, which runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands, has been nominated in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion category at the 2022 Women in Rail Awards.
The awards sh
London Northwestern Railway is reminding passengers planning to travel over the Easter bank holiday that London Euston will be closed to passengers, with all trains terminating at Milton Keynes.
Network Rail is investing £22m to improve future journeys for passengers and freight on the West Coast main line and key routes in the Midlands and North West.
Between Good Friday (15 April) and
Victorian platform canopies are being renovated at Great Malvern station in Worcestershire as part of further improvements for passengers.
Overhead glazing will be replaced and the ornate ironwork will be repainted as part of a £4m investment by Network Rail.
The station, which today is operated by West Midlands Railway, was opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway in 1860 and was awarde
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
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is urging passengers to check their journeys before travelling tomorrow (Mon 21 Feb) with further high winds expected as Storm Franklin arrives.
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 as a res
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