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  • Six days of journey changes between Worcester and Hereford

    Passengers between Worcester and Hereford are being urged to plan their journeys and check before they travel ahead of six days of disruption which starts this Sunday (26 January).
    West Midlands Railway and Great Western Railway (GWR) services will be affected because of important track upgrade work which takes place between Sunday 26 January and Friday 31 January inclusive.
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  • West Midlands Railway unveils major £5m investment in Coventry maintenance facility for new electric train fleet

    West Midlands Railway (WMR) is celebrating the completion of a major £5million upgrade at a key depot in Coventry where the region’s newest fleet is maintained.
    The works at Coventry North Yard, near the city’s railway station, mean WMR’s Class 730 electric fleet can be maintained and stabled more effectively. The fleet entered service in the West Midlands last year and has already carried mil

  • A great day out with National Trust tea and train offer

    The railway, canals and historic houses of Warwickshire have joined forces to reward green travel with a free cup of tea.
    Network Rail’s Central route has teamed up with the National Trust, Chiltern Railways, West Midlands Railway and waterways charity Canal & River Trust to offer visitors that travel by train from Birmingham Moor Street to Baddesley Clinton and Packwood House a free regula

  • Fourteen London Northwestern Railway stations will receive tap-in tap-out travel upgrade


    Fourteen stations operated by London Northwestern Railway will receive upgraded Pay As You Go (PAYG) contactless technology from Sunday 2 February, it has been confirmed today.

    The technology comes as part of a £20 million government investment to modernise the network, offering simpler and more flexible payment options across the South East at 47 more stations for the first time.

  • Changes to journeys between Oxfordshire and Birmingham this weekend

    Passengers travelling between Oxfordshire and Birmingham are being warned of changes to services this Sunday (19 January).
    Due to planned maintenance and improvement work, the railway will be closed on Sunday 19 January between Bicester North/Banbury and Birmingham Moor Street and between Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon.
    Network Rail’s teams will be working to improve drainage, cut ba

  • Drivers urged to ‘wise up, size up’ after bridge bashed twice in one day

    Lorry drivers are being urged to know the height of their vehicle after a Birmingham bridge was hit three times in less than a week.
    The railway bridge on Summer Lane, Erdington, was hit just before 10am today (7 January). After being inspected and given the green light to safely reopen, it was then bashed for a second time at 12.10pm, reopening again at 1.45pm.
    The first lorry did not stop

  • Passengers updated about urgent rail repairs between Tamworth and Nuneaton

    People travelling on the West Coast Main Line are being urged to continue to check their journeys following damage to overhead line equipment in Warwickshire.
    Following a routine track inspection on the railway through Polesworth on 6 December, rail engineers discovered damage to an overhead line structure which carries the wires that provide power to electric trains.
    Since the issue was id

  • West Midlands Railway: Matchday calling patterns at Bordesley confirmed following trial

    A new matchday calling pattern at Bordesley station for Birmingham City fixtures will continue until the end of the current football season, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed today.
    The station does not receive a regular service apart from matchdays, when trains make special stops. This season, fans have experienced long waits as a queuing system is required for safety reasons, promptin

  • London Northwestern Railway advises passengers to check journeys ahead of festive period

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to check journey planners before travelling this festive period.
    Due to Christmas markets and engineering works, services are expected to be busier than usual across the railway network.
    Service changes for London Northwestern Railway include:
    An amended timetable will run between Christmas Eve and New Year’s

  • West Midlands Railway advises passengers to check journeys ahead of festive period

    Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded to check journey planners before travelling this festive period.
    Due to Christmas markets and engineering works, services are expected to be busier than usual across the railway network.
    Service changes for West Midlands Railway include:
    An amended timetable will run between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve There w

  • London Northwestern Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend


    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.


    From Sunday 15th December, LNR will be making minor changes to some services, including an additional hourly train service between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street.


    Those travelling between Liverpool and Birmingham on a wee

  • West Midlands Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend


    Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.


    From Sunday 15th December, WMR will be making minor changes to some services, including between Hereford and Birmingham.


    An additional hourly train service between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will also become available. Oper

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