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  • London Northwestern Railway urges passengers to travel early for Christmas

    London Northwestern Railway urges passengers to travel early for Christmas

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is urging passengers making journeys this Christmas to travel early to avoid being caught up in Christmas Eve travel disruption.
    With reduced timetables in operation across the rail network, infrastructure damage caused by Storm Pia and sickness bugs impacting train crew availability, passengers are being urged to travel on Friday or Saturday where possible, ra

  • London Northwestern Railway: Passengers advised to check journeys ahead of Christmas period

    London Northwestern Railway: Passengers advised to check journeys ahead of Christmas period

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to check their journeys before they travel over the festive period.
    Due to Christmas markets and engineering works, services are expected to be busy and disruption is expected on some dates before the end of the year.
    Service changes include:
    An amended timetable will be in operation between Christmas E

  • London Northwestern Railway: passengers reminded of upcoming December timetable change

    London Northwestern Railway: passengers reminded of upcoming December timetable change

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to check their journeys ahead of changes to the national railway timetable in December.
    Planners have been updated ahead of the change, which comes into effect on Sunday 10 December.
    Changes on the LNR network include:
    An increase to the number of trains running between Birmingham and Liverpool, wit

  • Episode Two of West Midlands Railway’s podcast features Pete Waterman and Francis Bourgeois

    Episode Two of West Midlands Railway’s podcast features Pete Waterman and Francis Bourgeois

    Music legend Pete Waterman and railway social media star Francis Bourgeois are among the guests on the second episode of West Midlands Railway’s “On The Rails” podcast, out today (Tue 21 Nov).
    In the second episode, pop empresario Pete explains his passion for the railway and how he wrote some of the UK’s most popular pop hits whilst travelling on the train. Social media sensation Francis also

  • London Northwestern Railway: Services resume on Marston Vale Line

    London Northwestern Railway: Services resume on Marston Vale Line

    Train services resumed this morning (Monday 20 November) on the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley.
    Operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) ran its first service on the line since December 2022 - the 7.18am departure from Bletchley.
    The line has been served by rail replacement buses since December 2022 after the company which maintained the Class 230 trains previously in use

  • Community projects given go-ahead thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway

    Community projects given go-ahead thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway

    Community rail projects have been given the go-ahead thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
    Grants of up to £10,000 were made available through the latest round of LNR’s “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme, funded by the Department for Transport. The scheme is aimed at inspiring people to get involved with the railway and supporting established groups with projects which benef

  • The first Class 730 in passenger service pictured at Watford Junction - credit @DownOnTheStour

    London Northwestern Railway welcomes Class 730 fleet into passenger service

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has today (Mon 13 Nov) introduced the first of its Class 730 electric train fleet into passenger service on the West Coast Main Line.
    The first service was this morning’s 6.04am departure from Bletchley to London Euston, followed by the 7.24am return from Euston to Tring. Initially Class 730s will run six passenger services every weekday but this will be stepp

  • Marston Vale Line: Train services to resume on Monday 20 November

    Marston Vale Line: Train services to resume on Monday 20 November

    Train services on the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley will resume on Monday 20 November, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has confirmed today (Fri 10 Nov).
    The line has been served by rail replacement buses since December 2022 after the company which maintained the Class 230 trains previously in use on the route entered administration.
    Due to the very short platform

  • Members of the Bricket Wood Station Heritage Trust at the official opening

    London Northwestern Railway: Hertfordshire railway station unveils tea room thanks to community grant

    A beautifully-restored tea room at a picturesque railway station in Hertfordshire is now officially open for business thanks to a grant from rail operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
    Bricket Wood station - on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey – has benefited from a makeover thanks to £250,000 of funding from LNR and years of dedication to the project from local

  • Rail industry creates immersive VR film to show passengers at Birmingham New Street how they can help to combat sexual harassment

    Rail industry creates immersive VR film to show passengers at Birmingham New Street how they can help to combat sexual harassment

    Immersive VR experience, designed to empower bystanders to recognise and help combat sexual harassment on the railway, on show today at Birmingham New Street station. Demonstrating how a small action could make a big difference is important - 85% of women would feel relieved if someone intervened when experiencing sexual harassment on public transport.  This is the latest in a series of nationw

  • London Northwestern Railway launches community projects fund

    London Northwestern Railway launches community projects fund

    Communities from across the London Northwestern Railway (LNR) network are being invited to put forward innovative ideas to help transform their areas.
    Grants of up to £10,000 are being made available through the latest round of LNR’s “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme, funded by the Department for Transport. The scheme is aimed at inspiring people to get involved with the railway and supporting

  • London Northwestern Railway: West Coast Main Line passengers urged to plan ahead of September closure

    London Northwestern Railway: West Coast Main Line passengers urged to plan ahead of September closure

    Passengers travelling on the West Coast Line are being urged to plan ahead of a major week-long closure in September.
    London Northwestern Railway services between Milton Keynes and Northampton will be replaced by buses between Saturday 2 September and Sunday 10 September while Network Rail connects a major rail freight interchange to the route.
    When complete next year, the huge Strategic Rai

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