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 (WMR) is urging passengers to plan their travel in advance ahead of two days of strike action due to take place this week.
On Friday 10 July and Saturday 11 July a reduced service will be in operation on the WMR network due to strike action by members of the TSSA trade union.
On Friday a limited timetable will be in operation and some routes will have
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
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has installed accessible waiting spaces at more than 35 stations across its network to help wheelchair users access passenger assistance while travelling.
Working with Cameron Wood – a local disability activist who lives with Cerebral Palsy and Hydrocephalus - the spaces are designed to improve rail experiences for people with disabilities by providing a specific poi
Dozens of care-experienced people across the West Midlands are set to enjoy free train travel thanks to a new partnership between West Midlands Railway (WMR) and the Susan Vickers Foundation.
The initiative will award complimentary rail passes to 40 members of the Foundation, a Wolverhampton-based charity which supports care-experienced people and care-leavers. Each pass provides unlimited trav
West Midlands Railway (WMR) 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 WMR network due to strike action by members of the TSSA trade union. Passengers are advised to only travel if necessary as trains will only run on a small number of
Thousands of vulnerable people have accessed mental health support from a facility at Wolverhampton Railway Station since it opened one year ago.
Offering one-to-one support, information and signposting, ‘The Hub’ is run by West Midlands Railway (WMR) in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness who maintain and staff the site. In addition to its day-to-day offering, The Hub also offers space to
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
A low-speed freight train derailment in Oxley will impact passengers travelling through Wolverhampton until the end of service today.
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday 5 May, one wagon of a freight train derailed at low-speed, causing damage to the track and overhead power lines. There were no injuries, the derailed wagon remained upright, and no other trains were involved.
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