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  • Easter rail upgrades: changes to journeys between Euston and Milton Keynes

    Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line over the Easter period are being urged to plan ahead during essential railway upgrades between London Euston and Milton Keynes.
    Between 3 - 8 April, engineers will carry out a large programme of improvements to modernise ageing railway infrastructure, increase reliability and support future growth on Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway.
    The jo

  • London Northwestern Railway: Hundreds of jacket potato lovers descend on Milton Keynes for Spudman giveaway


    Hundreds of people descended on Milton Keynes’ outdoor market on Saturday (21 February) as viral TikTok star Spudman gave away hundreds of 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 custome

  • West Midlands Railway is named ‘Train Operator of the Year’ at national awards

    West Midlands Railway (WMR) has been awarded the top prize of ‘Train Operator of the Year’ at the 2026 Rail Business Awards.
    The award follows a milestone period for WMR and its sister-brand London Northwestern Railway (LNR), as its £1billion investment into new trains and infrastructure came to fruition.
    The sister-brands have introduced three new fleets in recent years, increasing capacit

  • London Northwestern Railway is named ‘Train Operator of the Year’ at national awards

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has been awarded the top prize of ‘Train Operator of the Year’ at the 2026 Rail Business Awards.
    The award follows a milestone period for LNR and its sister-brand West Midlands Railway (WMR), as its £1billion investment into new trains and infrastructure came to fruition.
    The sister-brands have introduced three new fleets in recent years, increasing capacity

  • Tamworth TikTok sensation Spudman set to give away hundreds of free jacket potatoes


    Viral TikTok star Spudman is set to give away hundreds of free jacket potato meals at his regular Tamworth pitch on Saturday 7 March, as part of a new partnership with London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Ben Newman - known to his online following as Spudman - rose to fame after uploading interactions with customers queuing for loaded spuds at his van in Tamworth’s St Editha’s Squar

  • TikTok sensation Spudman set to give away hundreds of free jacket potatoes in Crewe


    Viral TikTok star Spudman is set to give away hundreds of free jacket potato meals in Crewe on Saturday 28 February, as part of a new partnership with London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Ben Newman - known to his online following as Spudman - rose to fame after uploading interactions with customers queuing for loaded spuds at his van in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

    Now he’s

  • TikTok sensation Spudman set to give away hundreds of free jacket potatoes in Milton Keynes


    Viral TikTok star Spudman is set to give away hundreds of free jacket potato meals in Milton Keynes on Saturday 21 February, as part of a new partnership with London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Ben Newman - known to his online following as Spudman - rose to fame after uploading interactions with customers queuing for loaded spuds at his van in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

  • TikTok sensation Spudman set to give away hundreds of free jacket potatoes with London Northwestern Railway partnership


    Viral TikTok star Spudman is set to give away 730 free jacket potato meals as part of a new partnership with London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Ben Newman - known to his online following as Spudman - rose to fame after uploading interactions with customers queuing for loaded spuds at his van in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

    The collaboration with LNR follows the introductio

  • London Northwestern Railway: Ten train-mad youngsters become mini conductors for the day


    Ten railway-mad youngsters lived out their dreams of being train guards for the day thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    The children, all aged between six and 11, were invited to climb on board LNR’s brand-new electric fleet yesterday (Thursday 12 February) to act as ‘Junior Conductors’.

    During a journey between Milton Keynes and Crewe, the young guards got to mak

  • London Northwestern Railway: Four train-mad children from Warwickshire become mini conductors for the day


    Four railway-mad youngsters from Warwickshire got to live out their dreams of being train guards for the day, thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Archie, aged 7, from Atherstone, Joseph, 11, from Polesworth, Dhanwin, 7, from Nuneaton and Hazel, 10, from Rugby, were invited to climb on board LNR’s brand-new electric fleet yesterday (Thursday 12 February) to act as ‘Junior Co

  • London Northwestern Railway: Four train-mad children from Staffordshire become mini conductors for the day


    Four railway-mad youngsters from Staffordshire got to live out their dreams of being train guards for the day, thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Arthur, 6, from Stafford, Henry, 10, from Rugeley, Isaac, 10, from Lichfield and Katherine, 10, from Tamworth, were invited to climb on board LNR’s brand-new electric fleet yesterday (Thursday 12 February) to act as ‘Junior Condu

  • London Northwestern Railway: Train-mad eight-year-old from Crewe becomes mini conductor for the day


    A railway-mad youngster from Cheshire got to live out his dream of being a train guard for the day, thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

    Natan, aged eight from Crewe, was invited to climb on board LNR’s brand-new electric fleet yesterday (Thursday 12 February) to act as a ‘Junior Conductor’. During a journey between Milton Keynes and Crewe, the youngster got to make announce

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