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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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  • (l-r) John Doughty, West Midlands Railway; Rosie Coyle, Coventry City Council; Cllr Pervez Akhtar, Coventry City Council; Edward Hughes, National Skills Academy for Rail; and Dave Ellis, RailForum viewing upgrades and a Cl.730 at Coventry North Yard.

    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

  • Packwood House, Warwickshire (photo credit: National Trust Images / Shaun Fellows)

    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

  • Changes to journeys between Oxfordshire and Birmingham this weekend

    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

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    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

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

    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

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

    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

  • West Midlands Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend

    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

  • West Midlands Railway: Disruption on Birmingham’s Cross City Line continues following Storm Darragh damage

    West Midlands Railway: Disruption on Birmingham’s Cross City Line continues following Storm Darragh damage

    West Midlands Railway is warning passengers to expect disruption on Birmingham’s Cross City Line to continue tomorrow (Monday 9 December) following damage caused by Storm Darragh.
    The line, which runs from Lichfield via Birmingham to Redditch and Bromsgrove, remained entirely closed on Sunday following significant storm damage sustained on Saturday.
    Engineers from Network Rail are working at

  • Passengers advised new train timetables will be implemented in December

    Passengers advised new train timetables will be implemented in December

    West Midlands Railway is advising passengers to check their journey times ahead of the upcoming national timetable change next month.
    From Sunday 15 December, departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly timetable change. This includes minor changes to calling patterns between Hereford and Birmingham.
    While the changes will be minor in most lo

  • London Northwestern Railway: Services to resume from Northampton station following flooding

    London Northwestern Railway: Services to resume from Northampton station following flooding

    A limited train service will resume at Northampton station on Thursday (November 28) following severe flooding earlier this week during Storm Bert, operator London Northwestern Railway has confirmed.


    Due to ongoing infrastructure challenges caused by the flooding, a reduced hourly timetable will be in place when services resume, with passengers advised to check journey planners before

  • West Midlands Railway to extend trial of matchday service pattern at Bordesley for Birmingham City fixtures

    West Midlands Railway to extend trial of matchday service pattern at Bordesley for Birmingham City fixtures

    A trial of a new matchday calling pattern at Bordesley station following Birmingham City football matches is to be extended for a further two fixtures, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has announced.
    The station does not receive a regular service apart from matchdays, when trains make special stops. Under the trial, only Birmingham-bound trains will call at Bordesley before matches. After the game,

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