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Train companies thank passengers as railway fully reopens after successful Christmas upgrade work

Press releases   •   Jan 03, 2018 09:14 GMT

The railway between London Euston and the northwest has reopened on time after a successful programme of upgrades over Christmas and the New Year. As part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, work was carried out from London to Lancaster and across the West Midlands as tracks were renewed, signals were upgraded and whole bridges replaced over Christmas Day, Boxing Day and into the New Year.

Train companies thank passengers as railway fully reopens after successful Christmas upgrade work

Press releases   •   Jan 03, 2018 09:06 GMT

​The railway between London Euston and the northwest has reopened on time after a successful programme of upgrades over Christmas and the New Year. As part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, work was carried out from London to Lancaster and across the West Midlands as tracks were renewed, signals were upgraded and whole bridges replaced over Christmas Day, Boxing Day and into the New Year.

West Midlands Trains pledges support to Birmingham Games

Press releases   •   Dec 21, 2017 09:33 GMT

​West Midlands Trains has pledged its support to making the Birmingham Commonwealth Games the ‘best ever’. Almost £1 billion being invested in rail services before the games.

Check before you travel over Christmas and New Year

Press releases   •   Dec 18, 2017 09:27 GMT

Local train operator, West Midlands Railway, is advising passengers to check before they travel over the Christmas and New Year period. Track upgrade work and different travel patterns means changes to timetables over the festive period. However this year train operators are reminding commuters that some timetable changes will still be in effect after the holidays on January 2.

Check before you travel over Christmas and New Year

Press releases   •   Dec 18, 2017 09:24 GMT

London Northwestern Railway is advising passengers to check before they travel over the Christmas and New Year period. Track upgrade work and different travel patterns means changes to timetables over the festive period. However this year train operators are reminding commuters that some timetable changes will still be in effect after the holidays on January 2.

Railway investment means changes to trains in the West Midlands this Christmas and New Year

Press releases   •   Dec 12, 2017 14:59 GMT

Train customers in the West Midlands are being urged to plan journeys in advance and allow extra time over the festive period while work takes place to make the railway more reliable.

West Midlands Trains Finalises £680m Deal For New Trains With Bombardier and CAF

Press releases   •   Dec 12, 2017 14:25 GMT

Abellio, JR East and Mitsui have today finalised their deal with Bombardier Trains and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) to manufacture 107 new trains for the new West Midlands franchise, which commenced this Sunday. The financing is being led by Corelink Rail Infrastructure, a joint venture between Infracapital and Deutsche Asset Management.

West Midlands Trains starts £1 billion investment into the UK rail network

Press releases   •   Dec 11, 2017 17:21 GMT

Today marks the start of the £1 billion investment into the West Midlands franchise network by West Midlands Trains (WMT), a joint venture between Abellio, JR East and Mitsui.

Check before you travel on Monday

Press releases   •   Dec 10, 2017 19:01 GMT

London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway are advising passengers to check before they travel on Monday ( 11 December). Both operators plan to run as full a service as possible. However further snow falls and freezing temperatures overnight may make road access to stations and depots difficult.

Do Not Travel

Press releases   •   Dec 10, 2017 10:37 GMT

Local train operators are advising passengers not to travel this Sunday. London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway are attempting to run as many trains as possible. However poor road conditions are preventing key staff from getting to work. This will lead to a significant amount of delays and cancellations throughout the day.

Abellio, JR East and Mitsui announce £680M new trains for the next West Midlands Rail franchise; 413 electric and diesel carriages to be manufactured by Bombardier and CAF

News   •   Dec 09, 2017 18:16 GMT

Merseyrail’s Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde appointed Managing Director of West Midlands Trains

News   •   Nov 30, 2017 16:17 GMT

Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde has today been appointed as Managing Director of West Midlands Trains, which will take over the next West Midlands franchise on 10 December. He joins from Merseyrail where he has been MD since 2015.

West Midlands Trains' Top Team Announced

News   •   Nov 30, 2017 16:17 GMT

​Following last week’s announcement that Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde has been appointed Managing Director of West Midlands Trains (WMT), his top team for the franchise has now been announced.