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  • Dragons and heroes to call at Stone station for St George’s Day

    Dragons and heroes to call at Stone station for St George’s Day

    ​Dragons, knights, princesses and their families are invited to a special St George’s Day celebration at Stone Railway station. Writer and storyteller, Dave Tong, will be telling mesmerising tales of heroes gone by, with an interactive performance at the station’s community Centre on Tuesday 23 April.

  • Edible tickets now available for London Northwestern Railway passengers

    Edible tickets now available for London Northwestern Railway passengers

    London Northwestern Railway passengers can now purchase new environmentally friendly train tickets from their local station. Passengers can opt for edible 'Tasty Tickets' in a variety of flavours, including Salt and Vinegar, Strawberry, Vanilla or Beef and Mustard.

  • ​25% discount on train travel for students

    ​25% discount on train travel for students

    London Northwestern Railway is offering a 25% discount for students travelling to school or college by train. A special term-ticket season ticket is being offered by the train operator to and from selected stations on the London Northwestern Railway network*.

  • Satish 'Scotty' Kakkad collecting his 'Employee of the Year' award

    Milton Keynes booking office clerk wins prestigious 'Employee of the Year' award

    Satish 'Scotty' Kakkad, chief booking office clerk at Milton Keynes station, has seen off competition from railway staff the country to win a prestigious ‘Employee of the Year’ award. Scotty has been based at Milton Keynes for the past 32 years, and has been recognised for his continued passion, enthusiasm and drive to deliver excellent service to passengers.

  • Mayor of Watford, Peter Taylor (left), station volunteers and representatives from Abbey Line CRP, Network Rail and London Northwestern Railway

    Mayor of Watford praises community rail projects on the Abbey Line

    The Mayor of Watford, Peter Taylor, has been praising community rail projects on the Abbey Line. The Mayor made a special visit to Garston station yesterday (21 March), to meet with local station adopters, volunteers and the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP), to find out more about the support given to the work of volunteers along the route.

  • Passengers advised to check before travelling on the West Coast Mainline

    Passengers advised to check before travelling on the West Coast Mainline

    ​London Northwestern Railway passengers are being advised to check their train times today (22 March), following disruption to services between Northampton, Milton Keynes and London Euston. Trains may be delayed or cancelled until around lunchtime, following track problems at Milton Keynes earlier this morning.

  • Malcolm Holmes (West Midlands Rail Executive), Andy Street (West Midlands Mayor) and Richard Brooks (West Midlands Railway) at Smethwick Galton Bridge

    Evening rail services to boost region’s night time economy

    Workers, sports fans, concert goers, theatre buffs and shoppers will all benefit from later evening services when West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway introduce new timetables this May. More frequent evening services and later last trains are part of a range of service improvements being introduced by the train operators.

  •  A London Northwestern Railway revenue protection officer and West Midlands Railway driver handing over old uniforms to Justin Frost from The Salvation Army Trading Company at Birmingham Snow Hill station

    The Salvation Army to receive railway staff uniforms

    London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway staff from across the rail network are donating old uniforms to The Salvation Army. Staff working at stations, on trains and at depots across the local rail network have been getting involved in a project to hand over redundant items of clothing to the charity.

  • West Coast rail passengers to benefit from more capacity and additional services from May

    West Coast rail passengers to benefit from more capacity and additional services from May

    Commuters and leisure travellers between Northampton and London Euston will benefit from a range of improvements this May, with the introduction of the new London Northwestern Railway timetable. The train operator is introducing a range of changes from 19 May, with more peak time services, increased capacity, and earlier and later departures from London Euston throughout the week.

  • New direct services for North West rail passengers from May

    New direct services for North West rail passengers from May

    Rail passengers across the North West will benefit from new direct services and quicker journey times from May. London Northwestern Railway is introducing a new timetable from 19 May, with new direct services to more destinations and additional carriages on some London-bound services from Crewe.

  • Rail passengers to benefit from new direct services to more destinations from Staffordshire and Cheshire this May

    Rail passengers to benefit from new direct services to more destinations from Staffordshire and Cheshire this May

    ​Rail passengers across North Staffordshire and Cheshire will benefit from quicker journey times and new direct services more destinations from May. London Northwestern Railway is introducing a new timetable from 19 May. Changes being made include the more carriages on some London-bound services from Crewe, quicker journey times and direct services to destinations across the rail network

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