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20 May 2024 12:30

West Midlands Railway: Museum celebrating little-known wartime role of Malvern technology experts to open at Great Malvern station

The little-known role of the technology experts in Malvern who helped Britain win the Second World War is to be celebrated at a brand-new museum at Great Malvern railway station.
It was 1942 when Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the evacuation of two top-secret government radar research establishments to the Worcestershire countryside to escape German bombardment. The work carried out i

13 May 2024 07:00

London Northwestern Railway: Bargain £1 ticket promotion extended on Marston Vale Line

A special ticket promotion launched to celebrate the return of train services on the Marston Vale Line is being extended for a further three months, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced today.
Thousands of passengers have taken advantage of the promotional £1 single fare (50p for children) on the route, which runs between Bedford and Bletchley, since services resumed on Mond

30 April 2024 05:00

West Midlands Railway: Disruption on Cross City Line due to fallen tree

West Midlands Railway is urging passengers using the Cross City Line between Lichfield and Birmingham to check before travelling on Tuesday (April 30) after a fallen tree caused significant damage to overhead power lines.
The tree fell near Chester Road station on Monday afternoon, resulting in the closure of the line. Network Rail engineers are working to repair the damage as quickly as possib

29 April 2024 13:00

West Midlands Trains and CrossCountry sign new long-term maintenance contract

West Midlands Trains (WMT) has signed a new long-term maintenance contract with CrossCountry to continue maintaining the long-distance operator’s Class 170 fleet at WMT’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham.
The contract, which started this month, secures jobs in the region through to 2031 and reaffirms the partnership between the two train operating companies. It will see WMT continue to maintain, ser

26 April 2024 14:26

Great Malvern station: from fresh canopies, to fresh hedgerows

A new hedgerow has been planted at the recently renovated Great Malvern railway station to further enhance the environment and increase biodiversity.
An area of land at the end of platform 1 was cleared to make way for recently completed improvements to the Grade II listed station for passengers, which saw roof and gutter replacements, structural strengthening and the repainting of the ornate i

15 April 2024 10:00

West Midlands Railway: New trains enter service on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line

Passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time today (Monday 15 April).
Train operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the introduction of the Class 730 fleet represents the start of a new era for rail travel on the line, which is used by millions of passengers every year and connects Birmingham with destinations including L

3 April 2024 14:58

Time-lapse shows major repairs as railway through Telford reopens to passengers

The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury has fully reopened to passenger trains after engineers complete emergency repairs to a failed railway embankment.
Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience this morning (Friday 29 March) after three weeks of disruption following a landslip between Oakengates and Wellington stations.
New time-lapse video footage has been released s

3 April 2024 12:00

Community projects given green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway

Community rail projects have been given the green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 have been made available via the “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme which offers support to projects which benefit both rail passengers and local communities.
The scheme, funded by the Department for Transport, is aimed at inspiring people t

3 April 2024 12:00

Community projects given green light thanks to funding from West Midlands Railway

Community rail projects have been given the green light thanks to funding from West Midlands Railway (WMR).
Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 have been made available via the “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme which offers support to projects which benefit both rail passengers and local communities.
The scheme, funded by the Department for Transport, is aimed at inspiring people to get

26 March 2024 10:30

West Midlands Railway: Cross City North line closed for four days after Easter

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded that the Cross City North line between Lichfield Trent Valley/Four Oaks and Birmingham New Street will be closed for four days after Easter due to engineering works.
Network Rail is delivering essential engineering works from Tuesday 2 April until Friday 5 April inclusive. Rail replacement will be in operation on Tuesday

26 March 2024 10:30

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of Euston closure to main line services over Easter weekend

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to travel either side of the Easter with London Euston closed to all main line services across the bank holiday weekend.
Due to major track upgrades by Network Rail, there will be no services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central between Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April inclus

21 March 2024 08:02

Shropshire Landslip: West Midlands Railway resumes services to Telford Central

Train services have resumed calling at Telford Central following disruption caused by a landslip earlier this month, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed today (Thu 21 Mar).
Train services were suspended between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton following the landslip near Oakengates in Shropshire on Friday 8 March. A partial service began running between Birmingham and Shifnal from Monday 18 M