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17 October 2023 09:56

Rail industry creates immersive VR film to show passengers at Birmingham New Street how they can help to combat sexual harassment

Immersive VR experience, designed to empower bystanders to recognise and help combat sexual harassment on the railway, on show today at Birmingham New Street station. Demonstrating how a small action could make a big difference is important - 85% of women would feel relieved if someone intervened when experiencing sexual harassment on public transport.  This is the latest in a series of nationw

16 August 2023 10:00

London Northwestern Railway launches community projects fund

Communities from across the London Northwestern Railway (LNR) network are being invited to put forward innovative ideas to help transform their areas.
Grants of up to £10,000 are being made available through the latest round of LNR’s “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme, funded by the Department for Transport. The scheme is aimed at inspiring people to get involved with the railway and supporting

16 August 2023 10:00

West Midlands Railway launches community projects fund

Communities from across the West Midlands Railway (WMR) network are being invited to put forward innovative ideas to help transform their areas.
Grants of up to £10,000 are being made available through the latest round of WMR’s “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme, funded by the Department for Transport. The scheme is aimed at inspiring people to get involved with the railway and supporting estab

10 August 2023 10:45

London Northwestern Railway: West Coast Main Line passengers urged to plan ahead of September closure

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Line are being urged to plan ahead of a major week-long closure in September.
London Northwestern Railway services between Milton Keynes and Northampton will be replaced by buses between Saturday 2 September and Sunday 10 September while Network Rail connects a major rail freight interchange to the route.
When complete next year, the huge Strategic Rai

2 August 2023 09:00

All aboard! West Midlands Railway searching for 'Junior Conductors' in new competition

West Midlands Railway (WMR) is searching for junior conductors to climb on board and help run services as part of a new competition.
Four lucky winners aged between four and 10 will have the chance to work alongside real train conductors on one of WMR's brand-new trains during the autumn half-term.

Having joined the railway network across the Shrewsbury, Hereford and the newly-named Elep

26 July 2023 15:00

London Northwestern Railway: Ticket office modernisation plans consultation extended

Passengers are being given more time to respond to proposals published by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) to modernise the way train tickets are sold at stations.
The company, alongside other train operators in England, has today (July 26) announced that the consultation will be extended to Friday 1 September – an extra five and a half weeks.
By extending this period, LNR is giving passeng

26 July 2023 15:00

West Midlands Railway: Ticket office modernisation plans consultation extended

Passengers are being given more time to respond to proposals published by West Midlands Railway (WMR) to modernise the way train tickets are sold at stations.
The company, alongside other train operators in England, has today (July 26) announced that the consultation will be extended to Friday 1 September – an extra five and a half weeks.
By extending this period, WMR is giving passengers ad

25 July 2023 11:00

West Midlands Railway: Impressive time-lapse video released after Trent Valley line upgrades

Major upgrades on the Trent Valley line to improve future rail journeys for passengers and freight services are now complete.
The railway reopened today (Monday 24 July) after essential improvements to the West Coast main line through Staffordshire.
During a nine-day railway closure, Network Rail replaced 2,000 metres of track, 3,000 new railway sleepers and laid 2,500 tonnes of track founda

25 July 2023 11:00

London Northwestern Railway: Impressive time-lapse video released after Trent Valley line upgrades

Major upgrades on the Trent Valley line to improve future rail journeys for passengers and freight services are now complete.
The railway reopened today (Monday 24 July) after essential improvements to the West Coast main line through Staffordshire.
During a nine-day railway closure, Network Rail replaced 2,000 metres of track, 3,000 new railway sleepers and laid 2,500 tonnes of track founda

18 July 2023 13:17

London Northwestern Railway: Emergency bleed kit cabinet installed at Northampton station

A life-saving emergency bleed kit cabinet is now installed at Northampton station, as the result of a partnership project between community organisation Off the Streets NN, Northampton Town Council and Northamptonshire Police.
The cabinet, containing a bleed control kit, is located on the train station’s external wall to the side of the main pedestrian entrance on Black Lion Hill and can be ac

11 July 2023 10:00

West Midlands Railway launches podcast to help keep passengers up to date

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being invited to tune in on their train journey after the operator launched its first ever podcast.
The podcast – titled On The Rails – will answer some of passengers’ frequently-asked questions about the railway as well as featuring insightful interviews with guests from across the industry.
So if you’ve ever wanted to know how temp

11 July 2023 10:00

London Northwestern Railway launches podcast to help keep passengers up to date

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being invited to tune in on their train journey after the operator launched its first ever podcast.
The podcast – titled On The Rails – will answer some of passengers’ frequently-asked questions about the railway as well as featuring insightful interviews with guests from across the industry.
So if you’ve ever wanted to know ho