The rollout of new pay as you go with contactless technology which had been due to go live at 14 stations operated by London Northwestern Railway (LNR) later this month has been delayed, it has been confirmed today.
The stations, including Berkhamsted, Bletchley and Hemel Hempstead, are among dozens of locations across the south-east of England which will soon benefit from simpler and more
A special charity train ride will be held later this month to bid a fond farewell to an electric train fleet which has served rail passengers in the West Midlands for more than 30 years.
The Class 323 fleet has been in operation on the Cross City Line through Birmingham since 1994, connecting the city with Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Redditch and Bromsgrove.
More than three quarters of the
A promotional rail fare allowing passengers to travel on the Marston Vale Line for just £1 is being extended for a second time due to overwhelming demand, operator London Northwestern Railway has announced today (Wed 14 Aug).
The special fare was introduced earlier this year to mark the reintroduction of the full timetable on the route between Bedford and Bletchley. The promotion was initially
A popular poem celebrating the life, culture and community of Birmingham has been unveiled on the walls of one of the West Midlands’ busiest railway stations.
Titled “Dear Brum”, the poem was written by Casey Bailey as a ‘love letter’ to the city. The installation, which was led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Casey and West Midlands Railway, has been unveiled at the new-l
Rail operator West Midlands Trains has received accreditation from White Ribbon UK after demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to ending violence against women.
The three-year accreditation will allow WMT, which runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands, to develop an Action Plan which will promote the White Ribbon ideals as well as fundraising f
Proposals to run new train services between Manchester, the West Midlands and London Euston have been unveiled by rail operator London Northwestern Railway today (Monday 1 July).
The plans are designed to improve connectivity between the Midlands and the North West and provide more choice for passengers. Under the proposals, London Northwestern Railway’s existing services between London Eus
Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.
The changes come into effect from Sunday 2 June and passengers are being reminded to check their journeys.
As a result of the changes, LNR services will be subject to small amendments to help manage busy areas of the network that are shared with other train op
Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.
From Sunday 2 June, WMR will be making a number of changes to services, impacting the Shrewsbury Line and the Snow Hill Lines in particular.
Changes on the Shrewsbury Line include:
An additional service every hour between Birmingham and Shrewsbury which wi
Ahead of this weekend’s Birmingham Pride festival, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has today named one of its newest trains “Hurst Street” in honour of the city’s famous Gay Village.
The train, which also features a stylish rainbow diamond motif and the word PRIDE, is one of the new Class 730 fleet being rolled out on the Cross City Line through Birmingham.
"Hurst Street" - also known as 730018
Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend due to engineering works.
As a result of track improvement works by Network Rail, journeys between Crewe and Milton Keynes are subject to disruption between Saturday 25 May and Monday 27 May inclusive.
Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said:
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 six days from Monday 27 May until Saturday 1 June inclusive due to engineering works.
As a result of the refurbishment of sections of the A38(M) and Network Rail engineering works to the railway, buses will
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
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