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West Midlands Railway: Passengers advised to travel early ahead of play off final this weekend

West Midlands Railway: Passengers advised to travel early ahead of play off final this weekend

Coventry City fans travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) to Wembley for the Championship play off final are advised to travel early on Saturday 27 May.
Services between Nuneaton – London Euston and Coventry – London Euston are expected to be very busy, particularly between 12pm and 3pm and from 7pm onwards.
Passengers are advised to allow plenty of time for their journey and queueing s

Stratford Parkway station celebrates its tenth birthday

Stratford Parkway station celebrates its tenth birthday

Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway, the transportation hub providing convenient access to the town of Stratford for both commuters and tourists, is marking a decade since the railway station opened.

The station, designed and built by Warwickshire County Council, opened its doors seven months ahead of schedule on May 19, 2013.
The project was successfully delivered under budget and formed part

West Midlands Railway apprentice technician scoops national rail award

West Midlands Railway apprentice technician scoops national rail award

A West Midlands Railway (WMR) apprentice technician has won “female apprentice of the year” at the 2023 Women in Rail awards.
Rio Pearce, 21, from Rowley Regis, scooped the prestigious award whilst in her third and final year as an apprentice for WMR at Tyseley depot.
Rio’s hands-on role includes the diagnosis and repair of train faults as well as safety-critical briefings and working closel

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway reminded of major timetable change this week

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway reminded of major timetable change this week

Passengers are being urged to check their train times ahead of a new railway timetable coming into effect later this week.
As part of the twice-yearly national timetable change which comes into effect on Sunday 21 May, London Northwestern Railway will be making a number of changes to its services.
These include:
Following customer feedback, two additional services to London Euston

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway reminded of major timetable change this week

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway reminded of major timetable change this week

West Midlands Railway is urging passengers to check their train times ahead of a major timetable change later this week.
From Sunday 21 May WMR will be making a number of changes to its services, particularly impacting routes via Birmingham Snow Hill which include destinations such as Worcester, Kidderminster and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Changes include:
Train times on all routes via Bi

WMR public affairs manager Andrew McGill, Daniel Baird Foundation supporter Kelly Addiss and councillor Keiran Casey

New lifesaving kit for Coseley railway station

As part of a campaign to improve community safety, a brand-new public access bleed control cabinet has been installed at a busy commuter train station in Dudley.
The new cabinet installed at Coseley train station, which is run by West Midlands Railway, will house a bleed control kit which can be accessed 24 hours a day in the event of an incident or an accident, not only on the station itself,

Drag queen Fatt Butcher with LNR customer experience director Jonny Wiseman and the Eurovision train

London Northwestern Railway runs “Eurovision Special” to join party spirit

Train operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is getting into the party spirit ahead of this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest by launching a specially-branded train for the occasion.
One of the LNR’s distinctive Class 350 trains has been given a new look to celebrate Eurovision after being wrapped in the distinctive yellow and blue official branding.
LNR, which runs services from Liverpo

West Midlands Railway: Passengers urged to check train times ahead of major timetable change

West Midlands Railway: Passengers urged to check train times ahead of major timetable change

West Midlands Railway is urging passengers to check their train times ahead of a major timetable change later this month.
From Sunday 21 May West Midlands Railway will be making a number of changes to its services, particularly impacting routes via Birmingham Snow Hill which include destinations such as Worcester, Kidderminster and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Changes include:
Train times o

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check train times ahead of timetable change

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check train times ahead of timetable change

Passengers are being urged to check their train times ahead of a new railway timetable coming into effect later this month.
As part of the twice-yearly national timetable change which comes into effect on Sunday 21 May, London Northwestern Railway will be making a number of changes to its services.
These include:
Following customer feedback, two additional services to London Euston

Cross City Line: Lichfield Trent Valley to close for six months for platform refurbishment

Cross City Line: Lichfield Trent Valley to close for six months for platform refurbishment

Passengers and local residents are being invited to find out more about vital Lichfield Trent Valley station upgrades starting this summer.
Platform 3 will be replaced later this year in a £5.8m investment to keep the station safe for passengers on both the Cross City line to Birmingham and the West Coast main line.
The planned work follows a short closure of the damaged platform 3 last yea

West Midlands Railway: Reduced rail service through Walsall due to emergency track repairs

West Midlands Railway: Reduced rail service through Walsall due to emergency track repairs

Rail passengers travelling to and from stations in the Walsall area are being urged to check their journeys today and tomorrow while urgent track repairs are carried out.
West Midlands Railway is running a reduced service to stations including Walsall, Cannock and Rugeley Trent Valley and no trains at all are currently able to serve Bescot Stadium station, with rail replacement in operation.

Cross City line flood protection work to bring more reliable rail journeys

Cross City line flood protection work to bring more reliable rail journeys

Railway improvements on the Cross City line south will bring faster and more reliable journeys for passengers thanks to upcoming work to prevent heavy rainfall flooding tracks and causing delays.
Network Rail is carrying out major drainage upgrades between Barnt Green and Longbridge over three weekends on:
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 and, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May.

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