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  • West Midlands Railway celebrates one year of Wolverhampton Mental Health Hub

    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

  • West Midlands Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend

    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

  • London Northwestern Railway to introduce thousands of extra seats for London Euston passengers

    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

  • Oxley freight train derailment means ongoing disruption through Wolverhampton

    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.
    The complexities of re

  • Passengers urged to plan ahead for three-day Cross City line closure during HS2 viaduct work

    The Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley will close for three days in May while a HS2 viaduct is installed near the new Curzon Street station.
    The closure will mean no trains will run between Lichfield and Birmingham on the north side of the Cross City line between Friday 29 until Sunday 31 May. The line will reopen as normal on Monday 1 June.
    Trains will

  • London Northwestern Railway honours Bedford's historical roots with train naming

    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

  • West Midlands Railway becomes first UK train operator to strike gold with apprenticeship accreditation


    West Midlands Railway (WMR) has achieved ‘Excellent Employer’ status for its industry-leading engineering apprenticeship scheme, becoming the first train operator to reach gold accreditation.

    The 12-month assessment, led by Next Gen Makers, bases results on feedback from existing apprentices to identify companies which deliver outstanding training opportunities.

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