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  • Northampton flooding update: passenger disruption continues as major rail repairs begin

    Network Rail has issued an update to passengers following severe flooding in Northampton caused by the River Nene bursting its banks in the early hours of Monday 25 November.
    Passengers are being advised that the railway through Northampton station will remain closed on Tuesday 26 November while engineers work urgently to clean up and repair flood-damaged tracks and signalling equipment.
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  • London Northwestern Railway encourages passengers to make the White Ribbon promise


    London Northwestern Railway passengers will be encouraged to open up about allyship this White Ribbon Day (Monday 25th November).

    Passengers visiting stations including London Euston, Watford Junction and Bletchley will be encouraged to make the White Ribbon promise - a personal commitment to never use, excuse or remain silent about men’s violence against women and girls.
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  • Heroic London Northwestern Railway staff honoured for life saving suicide intervention

    A train driver and guard who worked together to save the life of a vulnerable man during a dramatic incident on the railway in Cheshire have been honoured for their actions.
    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) driver Glynn Smith and senior conductor Jessie Hinds-Taylor were operating a service on the approach to Alsager station when from behind the controls Glynn found himself face-to-face with a

  • Just one week to go for Marston Vale Line £1 ticket offer

    London Northwestern Railway is encouraging passengers to take advantage of the £1 tickets on the Marston Vale Line, with less than one week to go before the offer ends on Saturday 16thNovember.
    Under the offer, a single journey between any two stations on the Marston Vale Line costs just £1 for adults and 50p for children.
    The offer was first launched in February 2024 to celebrate the resu

  • New accessible facility to arrive at Liverpool Lime Street

    A new dedicated waiting lounge is coming to Liverpool Lime Street to help passengers who need help to get on and off trains.
    The facility will give passengers a dedicated waiting lounge to make travelling by train a more pleasant experience.
    The space will provide a quiet and welcoming waiting area for passengers with additional mobility and sensory needs, with a dedicated team on hand to he

  • ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers travelling to and from London Euston this Christmas

    Passengers travelling over the festive period are strongly urged to plan their journeys in advance as major rail upgrades mean Euston station is expected to be much busier than usual from Christmas Eve, into the New Year.
    Christmas rail works affecting journeys into London Paddington and London St Pancras stations, mean more passengers are expected to travel through London Euston over the festi

  • Birmingham stations ready to welcome Christmas market visitors

    As Birmingham’s famous Christmas market opens for another year, the region’s railway is ready to help get passengers safely to and from festivities and celebrations.
    Birmingham New Street, along with Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill, plays a vital role in getting people to and from the Christmas market and bars, shops and restaurants in the city centre.
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  • Network Rail trialling new boarding processes at London Euston

    Network Rail and its train operating partners are introducing a trial of earlier boarding of Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway train services to improve passengers’ experience at Euston station and significantly reduce instances of the ‘Euston rush’.
    The announcement comes just weeks after Network Rail and the Department for Transport announced a five-point plan to deliver a bet

  • London Northwestern Railway offers free travel to military personnel and veterans for Remembrance Services

    Veterans and serving military personnel attending this year’s Remembrance Sunday services can travel by rail for free, thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
    The offer applies to those attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service in London on Sunday 3 November and all services of Remembrance on Sunday 10 November, including the national service at the Cenotaph in London.
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  • London Northwestern Railway: Update on rollout of pay as you go with contactless technology to 14 stations

    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 flex

  • London Northwestern Railway: Ticket offer extended as thousands ride Marston Vale Line

    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

  • West Midlands Trains receives White Ribbon UK accreditation for commitment to ending violence against women

    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

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