Passengers and local residents are being invited to find out more about vital Lichfield Trent Valley station upgrades starting this summer.
Platform 3 will be replaced later this year in a £5.8m investment to keep the station safe for passengers on both the Cross City line to Birmingham and the West Coast main line.
The planned work follows a short closure of the damaged platform 3 last yea
Rail passengers travelling to and from stations in the Walsall area are being urged to check their journeys today and tomorrow while urgent track repairs are carried out.
West Midlands Railway is running a reduced service to stations including Walsall, Cannock and Rugeley Trent Valley and no trains at all are currently able to serve Bescot Stadium station, with rail replacement in operation.
Railway improvements on the Cross City line south will bring faster and more reliable journeys for passengers thanks to upcoming work to prevent heavy rainfall flooding tracks and causing delays.
Network Rail is carrying out major drainage upgrades between Barnt Green and Longbridge over three weekends on:
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 and,
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May.
A brand new West Midlands Railway (WMR) train fleet has carried its first passengers on the Hereford Line.
The Class 196 train left Birmingham New Street shortly before 6pm last night (Monday) for its maiden journey to Worcester Shrub Hill. The rollout means the fleet is now serving passengers in new locations including Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Worcester. The start of passenger services on the
Football fans travelling to the Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest match at Villa Park on Saturday (April 8) are being reminded of engineering works affecting West Midlands Railway (WMR) services.
With the Cross City Line closed north of Birmingham for engineering work, there will be no trains to Aston from Sutton Coldfield or Lichfield, meaning fans are advised to use alternative means of transp
Platform canopies are being renovated at Worcester Shrub Hill station to preserve their heritage and improve passengers’ journeys.
Overhead glazing will be replaced and the ironwork will be repainted as part of a £5.8m investment by Network Rail.
The Grade II listed Georgian-style station was built between 1850-54 by nineteenth century railway engineer Edward Wilson and was first given liste
Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being urged to plan ahead of engineering works impacting services across the network over the Easter weekend (April 7-10).
The works, being carried out by Network Rail, will mean:
Due to bridge replacement work at Sutton Coldfield, a rail replacement service will run between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street
Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to plan ahead of engineering works impacting services on the Easter weekend (April 7-10).
The works, being carried out by Network Rail, will mean:
Due to engineering work on the West Coast Main Line, no trains will run between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston. Rail replacement in place from Mi
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has today named one of its newest trains in honour of the region’s most famous composer as the operator prepares to roll out the new fleet onto its Hereford Line.
The train – “Sir Edward Elgar” – was formally named during a special ceremony at Worcester Shrub Hill railway station this morning. It is one of 26 trains in WMR’s new Class 196 fleet which is being introdu
A railway station in Birmingham has been brought to life thanks to funding from West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Network Rail (NR).
The platforms at Tyseley station, in the south east of the city, now boast a mixture of art boards showcasing the heritage and history of the local area and destinations reachable by rail.
The boards, created by independent businesses Creative Touch Design and A
Free sanitary products are being made available at all three of Birmingham’s major railway stations for the first time under a new trial scheme.
Last year Birmingham New Street station installed a vending machine to provide free sanitary pads and tampons for passengers, and now the same will be offered at both Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street stations.
The products being made
One of the newest trains in the West Midlands Railway (WMR) fleet has been given a brand new name – thanks to children from a local primary school.
Ahead of International Women's Day on Wednesday 8 March, the four-carriage Class 196 train has been officially renamed 'Graiseley Wolves' after the name was chosen by youngsters at Graiseley Primary School in Wolverhampton.
School children chose