Passengers at Apsley station will soon benefit from step-free access to all platforms as Network Rail begins work on a major accessibility upgrade.
The £8.9m scheme, funded through the Department for Transport’s Access for All (AfA) programme, will see three new lifts installed into the existing footbridge, creating an unobstructed route between platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4. Currently, only platform
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line over the Easter period are being urged to plan ahead during essential railway upgrades between London Euston and Milton Keynes.
Between 3 - 8 April, engineers will carry out a large programme of improvements to modernise ageing railway infrastructure, increase reliability and support future growth on Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway.
The jo
Hundreds of people descended on Milton Keynes’ outdoor market on Saturday (21 February) as viral TikTok star Spudman gave away hundreds of free jacket potatoes in partnership with London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
Ben Newman, more commonly known as Spudman, is a loaded jacket potato seller based in Staffordshire who has gained millions of social media followers by uploading custome
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has been awarded the top prize of ‘Train Operator of the Year’ at the 2026 Rail Business Awards.
The award follows a milestone period for LNR and its sister-brand West Midlands Railway (WMR), as its £1billion investment into new trains and infrastructure came to fruition.
The sister-brands have introduced three new fleets in recent years, increasing capacity
Viral TikTok star Spudman is set to give away 730 free jacket potato meals as part of a new partnership with London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
Ben Newman - known to his online following as Spudman - rose to fame after uploading interactions with customers queuing for loaded spuds at his van in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
The collaboration with LNR follows the introductio
Ten railway-mad youngsters lived out their dreams of being train guards for the day thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
The children, all aged between six and 11, were invited to climb on board LNR’s brand-new electric fleet yesterday (Thursday 12 February) to act as ‘Junior Conductors’.
During a journey between Milton Keynes and Crewe, the young guards got to mak
From today (1 February 2026), the operation of all London Northwestern Railway services have transferred into public ownership and are being managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO).
DFTO is the government’s public sector owning group that will manage all train companies as they move into public ownership ahead of the creation of Great British Railways (GBR).
Public ownership of the railways will
Millions of passengers who travel on the West Coast Main Line each week are set to benefit from a new behind-the-scenes collaboration at a railway control centre in Warwickshire.
Under the arrangement, train operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has brought in dozens of new staff to work alongside Network Rail (NR) control teams at the dedicated Rail Operations Centre (ROC) in Rugby.
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London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is encouraging thousands of passengers to slow down and share a cuppa for Brew Monday.
The train operator has partnered with Samaritans, the leading charity for suicide prevention, to flip the perception of so-called ‘Blue Monday’ by turning it into a day for conversation and connection.
Pop-up sessions at Milton Keynes Central, Watfor
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) passengers are being reminded to check journey planners before travelling over the festive period.
Due to Christmas markets, amended timetables and rail infrastructure upgrades, services are expected to be busier than usual across the railway network.
LNR will be operating an amended timetable, with no trains running on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and train
London Northwestern Railway is adding thousands of extra seats on its Trent Valley line to London Euston from 14 December, with new Class 730/2 trains entering service on the route.
Exactly one year after meeting on board a late-night train from London, a couple returned to the same service to relive their first encounter and - unbeknownst to the bride-to-be – set the stage for a surprise proposal.
What could have been a brief encounter turned into a 100-mph love story after Steve Higgs (56) met Payal Pandya (49) on the 23:09 London Northwestern Railway (LNR) service from
