Veterans and serving military personnel attending this year’s Remembrance Sunday services can travel for free with West Midlands Railway (WMR).
The offer applies to those attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service over the weekend of 31 Oct – 1 Nov as well as all services of Remembrance on Sunday 8 November, including the national service at the Cenotaph in London.
Free travel is availa
Passengers planning Christmas journeys to, from, or through Birmingham New Street can now check festive timetables and alternative travel arrangements ahead of a major railway upgrade.
No trains will serve the station from Thursday 24 December to Monday 28 December 2026 inclusive while Network Rail begins a £13m programme to replace overhead power lines which date back to the 1960s on the appro
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is encouraging customers to spend their train journeys reading by launching a book borrowing scheme at three stations.
In the West Midlands, the National Literacy Trust reports that just over a third of children and young people (34.4%) say they enjoy reading in their free time, and only 1 in 5 (19.0%) read daily in their free time.
The new bookcases feature a mi
Passengers at Wellington station will benefit from easier, step-free journeys as work begins work on a major accessibility upgrade next month.
Funded through the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme, and delivered by Network Rail, the scheme will provide two new lifts and a new footbridge, creating an accessible route between both platforms and the station entrances.
Work will
Passengers travelling between Worcester and Hereford are being advised to plan ahead while Network Rail carries out five days of essential railway improvements this October half-term.
From Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, engineers will renew and maintain sections of railway between Worcester and Hereford to help keep services running safely and reliably.
The five-day programme includes renew
The Rail Safe Friendly programme has announced that West Midlands Railway (WMR) is continuing its partnership by sponsoring 90 schools at Silver level, joining a growing list of industry supporters dedicated to raising rail safety awareness among young people across the UK.
Rail Safe Friendly, run by Learn Live, aims to educate children about the dangers of trespassing on railways through engag
Plans to make Wellington station step-free have been approved, with work to install two lifts and a new footbridge set to begin later this year.
The upgrade, funded through the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme, will create an accessible route between both platforms and the station entrances, making rail travel easier for disabled passengers and people travelling with luggage,
West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) were recognised for the opening of five brand-new railway stations at the 2026 National Rail Awards.
The two organisations jointly won the ‘Major Project of the Year’ category for the completion of Willenhall and Darlaston in the Black Country and Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road (Stirchley) on the new Camp Hill L
With tech-related noise becoming an increasingly common frustration for railway passengers, a UK train operator has restored calm by enlisting the ultimate experts in shushing - a team of librarians.
In a video released for National Quiet Day (14 September), West Midlands Railway (WMR) enlists three librarians to quieten a noisy train carriage.
Teaming up with a WMR train guard, the librar
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
West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Rethink Mental Illness have today (7 September) launched a week-long programme of wellbeing activities at the Wolverhampton Mental Health Hub.
Offering one-to-one support, information and signposting, ‘The Hub’ is run by WMR in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness which maintains and staffs the site. In addition to its day-to-day offering, The Hub also offers
Two Worcestershire railway stations have been given a summer makeover with new collections of vibrant floral displays, thanks to West Midlands Railway (WMR) volunteers.
All-new flower arrangements can now be found at Kidderminster and Droitwich Spa stations, following funding granted through WMR’s station adoption fund.
At Kidderminster, the new displays were planted by
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is inviting customers to a summer celebration this Friday 21 August, 10am – 3pm, at Birmingham New Street station.
Marking the final weeks of the summer holidays, families can enjoy seaside themed activities from free ice cream and carnival games to character meets and steel pan performances throughout the day. Facepainting, balloon making and candy floss are also o
A popular Birmingham railway station cat has been officially appointed to the role of Junior Mouse Catcher – becoming the second moggy ‘employed’ by West Midlands Railway (WMR).
Betty, who lives at Folklore Coffee and Bagels on platform 2 at Sutton Coldfield station, was identified by WMR as a rising star in station management for her regular safety paw-trols, comprehensive whisker-sessments, a
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is reminding passengers they don’t have to face their challenges alone this Friday (24 July) for Samaritans Awareness Day.
This weekend, the train operator is providing Samaritans volunteers with free passes to travel on WMR routes and raise awareness of the charity to passengers.
Railway organisations like WMR and Network Rail hold longstanding partnerships with
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is celebrating England’s quarter-final triumph against Norway by offering free train travel on its iconic Stourbridge Shuttle all week to any passenger named Jude.
The offer honours Jude Bellingham, England’s 23-year-old star midfielder who grew up in Stourbridge and began his football career playing for Stourbridge Juniors.
Anyone with the forename Jude with vali
West Midlands Railway passengers are again being asked to only travel if their journey is absolutely necessary amid the ongoing heatwave.
WMR has confirmed it will continue operating a reduced timetable on many routes tomorrow (Friday 26 June) due to the continuing high temperatures.
Extreme heat can cause rails to expand and buckle so when temperatures reach certain thresholds, trains must
West Midlands Railway will be running a significantly reduced train service on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week due to the forecast heatwave.
Extreme heat can cause rails to expand and buckle so when temperatures reach certain thresholds, trains must run more slowly to keep services safe.
Passengers are advised to check their journeys before travelling on Tuesday and to only travel
Leaders from across the rail industry are joining forces, taking part in a symbolic rail journey, to champion social mobility and inspire the next generation of talent.
Travelling between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, where they supported the Big Bang Fair, one of the UK’s largest science and engineering events for young people, senior leaders and employees from DfT Operat
Two brand-new stations are set to be beautified after dozens of volunteers have stepped forward to partner with West Midlands Railway (WMR) as part of its ‘station adoption’ scheme.
As part of Community Rail Week (1 – 7 June), WMR has announced that Willenhall in the Black Country and Pineapple Road (Stirchley) in South Birmingham now have dedicated volunteer groups, who are already working on
