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
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
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
