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
Millions of passengers have travelled on one of Britain’s newest train fleets in their first year in service, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has confirmed.
The Class 730/2 electric train fleet entered service exactly 12 months ago – on 9 June 2025 – and has been credited with revolutionising the travel experience to/from London Euston. The fleet, built in the UK by Alstom, is made u
Long Buckby station in West Northamptonshire is set for a makeover after volunteers have stepped forward to partner with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) as part of its ‘station adoption’ scheme.
As part of Community Rail Week (1 – 7 June), a couple from Long Buckby have signed up to ‘adopt’ Long Buckby station. The volunteers, Mark Thomsen and Danielle Causebrook, are already working on a ran
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is urging passengers to plan their travel in advance ahead of two days of strike action due to take place next week.
On Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May a very limited service will be in operation on the LNR network due to strike action by members of the TSSA union. Passengers are advised to only travel if necessary as trains will only run on a small number o
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 (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
Sister rail companies London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway (LNR and WMR) were among those honoured at the prestigious 2026 Rail Industry Planning Awards.
The awards recognise planning teams for their dedication to prioritising passengers and working collaboratively to deliver effective railway timetables under pressure.
LNR and WMR’s planners were named
Passengers travelling into and out of London Euston this Easter have been urged to plan their journeys in advance ahead of major upgrade work.
Between Friday 3 and Wednesday 8 April, teams of engineers will be working to improve railway track, signalling and overhead line equipment between Euston and Milton Keynes.
The journey improving work includes:
£8.4m of essential track work wil
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is raising awareness of support options for neurodiverse passengers as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16 – 20 March).
Following the positive reception of LNR’s sensory packs which launched last summer, the train operator is restocking stations with the free bags. Available on request from ticket offices, each pack contains foam ear plugs, sunglasses,
Hundreds of people descended on Crewe’s town square on Saturday (28 February) as viral TikTok star Spudman gave away 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 customer interactions online.
The stre
Passengers using London Euston will benefit from a package of customer focused upgrades this spring as Network Rail continues its programme of improvements across one of the country’s busiest stations.
On Monday (2 March), work will begin to upgrade the Assisted Travel Lounge, creating a more comfortable and accessible space with increased seating capacity and improved information for customer
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
