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West Midlands Railway offers free travel for military personnel and veterans for Remembrance Services
Veterans and serving military personnel attending this year’s Remembrance Sunday services can travel for free with West Midlands Railway (WMR).
The offer applies to those attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service over the weekend of 31 Oct – 1 Nov as well as all services of Remembrance on Sunday 8 November, including the national service at the Cenotaph in London.
Free travel is available to serving military personnel, veterans and Bereaved Travel for Remembrance 2026 complimentary ticket holders.
The rail operator, alongside sister company London Northwestern Railway (LNR), is also providing free journeys for Royal British Legion fundraisers travelling to the capital for the London Poppy Appeal on Thursday 29 October.
Employees at WMR have raised more than £2,700 for the Royal British Legion by ordering specially made metallic pin badges to proudly display on their uniforms, which were designed by a colleague at WMR.
Jonny Wiseman, customer experience and commercial director at WMR, said: “It is so important to pay our respects to those who served and those who continue to serve. We are proud to play our part in ensuring military personnel, veterans and bereaved family members can attend commemorative events for free.”
The free travel offer is available to serving military personnel in uniform or in possession of a current MOD90 Ministry of Defence-issued identity card. Veterans can show a Veterans Railcard, Veterans Oyster card, Ministry of Defence-issued Veterans ID or other appropriate proof of veteran status. Bereaved family members must carry their named complimentary ticket and photographic ID to show staff if asked.
Serving personnel and veterans attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service events can travel free to any London Terminal station on Saturday 31 October or Sunday 1 November, returning on Sunday 1 November.
Serving personnel and veterans attending the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph can travel free to any London Terminal station on Saturday 7 or Sunday 8 November, returning on Sunday 8 November only. Free return travel to Services of Remembrance elsewhere in Great Britain will be available on Sunday 8 November only.
For more information, visit www.wmr.uk/remembrance-events-2026
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About London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway
For further information on this release, email press.office@wmtrains.co.uk
- London Northwestern Railway services operate between Liverpool and Birmingham, and on the West Coast Main Line to and from London Euston.
- West Midlands Railway services operate to destinations across the West Midlands via Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
For more information on these services visit westmidlandsrailway.co.uk or londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
About DFTO
DFTO works with train operators and Network Rail to lay the foundations for Great British Railways (GBR) - working together to deliver a better railway for everyone in Britain. Ahead of the establishment of GBR in 2027, DFTO is responsible for bringing privately operated passenger services into public ownership, ensuring stability, accountability and continuity for customers and taxpayers. The group’s current train operating companies are: c2c, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, GTR, LNER, Northern, Southeastern, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express and WM Trains. DFTO now runs 12,000 rail services every day and delivers over one billion customer journeys across its networks each year.
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