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  • London Northwestern Railway announces direct train service from Birmingham to Manchester Airport will begin running next year

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent with Manchester Airport from May next year.
    This hourly rail service will run between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Airport and call at stations in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Cheshire, giving millions of holidaymakers a direct rail route to the majo

  • London Northwestern Railway invites passengers to name Invictus Games Foundation train

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced a collaboration with the Invictus Games Foundation to unveil a specially branded train in support of next year’s Invictus Games in Birmingham – and passengers are being invited to help choose its name.
    Tens of thousands of spectators from around the world are expected to attend the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027, which will be hosted at the city’s

    London Northwestern Railway logo pictured on side of train
  • West Midlands Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend

    Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded that national timetable changes will come into effect this weekend.
    From Sunday 17 May, departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly timetable update.
    WMR will be introducing additional early morning services on some routes, including on the popular Cross City Line and

  • London Northwestern Railway to introduce thousands of extra seats for London Euston passengers

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is introducing 42,000 extra seats on its services to and from London Euston every week as part of a national timetable change coming into effect this Sunday (17 May).
    From this weekend, LNR is completing the rollout of its brand-new electric trains onto routes between London and Milton Keynes and on the Trent Valley Line connecting the capital with destinations

  • London Northwestern Railway honours Bedford's historical roots with train naming

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has named one of its trains in honour of Bedford’s historical roots, following a competition with a local college.
    The train, which operates on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford, has been named ‘Brickfield Breeze’. The competition was held in partnership with Kimberley College, Bedford, where students were encouraged to submit name ideas to be