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Passengers urged to plan ahead as London Northwestern Railway confirms Christmas timetable

Passengers urged to plan ahead as London Northwestern Railway confirms Christmas timetable

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is warning of significant disruption and urging passengers travelling over the festive period to plan ahead amidst ongoing industrial action.
The train operator has published revised timetables due to ongoing industrial action.
The RMT union has announced its intention to stage action short of strike (a ban on overtime) between Sunday 18 December and Monday

Passengers urged to only travel if essential as London Northwestern Railway confirms strike timetable

Passengers urged to only travel if essential as London Northwestern Railway confirms strike timetable

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is urging passengers to only travel if essential, with industrial action set to impact timetables next week (w/c Dec 12).
The operator is also asking passengers travelling by rail over the entire Christmas period to check their journeys carefully as industrial action may impact trains, particularly those in the early morning and late evening.
Significant dis

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of timetable change

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of timetable change

London Northwestern Railway is urging passengers to check their journeys ahead of a timetable change coming into effect later this month.
From Sunday 11 December departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly timetable change.
Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said: “These changes have been carefully planned to provide a more reli

London Northwestern Railway confirms temporary suspension of Marston Vale Line train service

London Northwestern Railway confirms temporary suspension of Marston Vale Line train service

Train services between Bedford and Bletchley on the Marston Vale Line are to be temporarily suspended, operator London Northwestern Railway has confirmed.
The suspension follows confirmation today (Thu 1 Dec) that Vivarail, the company which maintains the Class 230 trains on the route, has entered administration.
A rail replacement service will be in place from tomorrow (Fri) until further n

Author Jason Bryan, driver Michelle Nicholson, head teacher Sharifan Nasa and a school child

London Northwestern Railway: 'My Mummy is a Train Driver' book launch tackles stereotypes in rail industry

A brand-new children’s book aimed at tackling stereotypes in the rail industry was launched at a London Northwestern Railway (LNR) station today (Thu 24 Nov).
The event at Wolverhampton saw school children and rail industry representatives gather for the launch of ‘My Mummy is a Train Driver’, the latest in a series of children’s books promoting diversity and inclusion.
LNR and sister compan

Postcard by local artist Emily Pettitt

London Northwestern Railway teams up with White Ribbon to put an end to violence against women

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has teamed up with White Ribbon – the UK’s leading charity engaging men and boys to end violence against women and girls – and Network Rail to encourage everyone to make the White Ribbon Promise to never use, excuse or remain silent about men’s violence against women.
On 25 November, there will be events taking place across the national rail network in support

London Northwestern Railway warns passengers not to travel on Saturday due to strike action

London Northwestern Railway warns passengers not to travel on Saturday due to strike action

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is advising passengers not to attempt to travel this Saturday due to planned industrial action.
There will be no service on any LNR route on Saturday 26 November due to action by members of train drivers’ union ASLEF. Passengers needing to travel are advised to make alternative arrangements.
There may also be amendments to late services on the evening of Fri

Milton Keynes duty station manager Harley Hilton with representatives of veterans organisations at Milton Keynes Central

Remembrance: London Northwestern Railway helps Milton Keynes veterans pay respects

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) partnered with military veterans in Milton Keynes to pay respects at a London ceremony today.
As part of the “Routes of Remembrance” initiative, LNR transported two wreaths to London on behalf of ARC MK – a service which helps people break a cycle of substance addiction. ARC MK were supported by the Veterans Community Network and military legal firm Pury Erskin

London Northwestern Railway: Reduced timetable to remain in place despite strike suspension

London Northwestern Railway: Reduced timetable to remain in place despite strike suspension

London Northwestern Railway passengers are being warned that a reduced timetable will remain in place tomorrow (Saturday) despite the suspension of RMT strike action.
Due to the lateness of the RMT announcement on Friday afternoon, it will not be possible to reinstate the normal London Northwestern Railway timetable and a reduced service will be in operation.
Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer expe

London Northwestern Railway passengers urged to plan ahead of November strike action

London Northwestern Railway passengers urged to plan ahead of November strike action

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is urging passengers to plan ahead with strike action set to significantly impact services on four dates over coming days.
On Friday 4 November a very limited timetable will be in operation on LNR routes due to strike action by members of the TSSA trade union. No services will run after 7.30pm.
A similar reduced service will also run on Saturday 5 November,

Passengers urged to plan ahead of major Trent Valley engineering work

Passengers urged to plan ahead of major Trent Valley engineering work

Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys over nine days in October during major Trent Valley line upgrade work.
Network Rail will replace 1,000 metres of track in Nuneaton and install new signalling equipment in Stafford between Saturday 22 and Sunday 30 October.
It’s part of a £58m investment to improve future journeys on this important stretch of the West Coast main line th

London Northwestern Railway thanks passengers after West Coast main line track upgrade

London Northwestern Railway thanks passengers after West Coast main line track upgrade

Major work on the West Coast main line to keep trains running at full speed between Coventry and Birmingham International is now complete.
The railway reopened yesterday(Monday 10 October) after a £1.4m investment to make future journeys between Birmingham and London more reliable for passengers and freight.
During the two-day closure near Berkswell, 650 metres of railway has been replaced t

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