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Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys and plan ahead of industrial action.Members of train driver union ASLEF have announced their intention to stage strike action on Wednesday 8 May. No services will operate on any LNR route as a result. In addition, ASLEF members have also announced their intention to stage industrial action
Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being urged to check their journeys and plan ahead of industrial action.Members of train driver union ASLEF have announced their intention to stage strike action on Wednesday 8 May. No services will operate on any WMR route as a result. In addition, ASLEF members have also announced their intention to stage industrial action in the
West Midlands Railway is urging passengers using the Cross City Line between Lichfield and Birmingham to check before travelling on Tuesday (April 30) after a fallen tree caused significant damage to overhead power lines.The tree fell near Chester Road station on Monday afternoon, resulting in the closure of the line. Network Rail engineers are working to repair the damage as quickly as possib
West Midlands Trains (WMT) has signed a new long-term maintenance contract with CrossCountry to continue maintaining the long-distance operator’s Class 170 fleet at WMT’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham.The contract, which started this month, secures jobs in the region through to 2031 and reaffirms the partnership between the two train operating companies. It will see WMT continue to maintain, ser
A new hedgerow has been planted at the recently renovated Great Malvern railway station to further enhance the environment and increase biodiversity.An area of land at the end of platform 1 was cleared to make way for recently completed improvements to the Grade II listed station for passengers, which saw roof and gutter replacements, structural strengthening and the repainting of the ornate i
Passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time today (Monday 15 April).Train operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the introduction of the Class 730 fleet represents the start of a new era for rail travel on the line, which is used by millions of passengers every year and connects Birmingham with destinations including L
The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury has fully reopened to passenger trains after engineers complete emergency repairs to a failed railway embankment.Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience this morning (Friday 29 March) after three weeks of disruption following a landslip between Oakengates and Wellington stations.New time-lapse video footage has been released s
Community rail projects have been given the green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway (LNR).Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 have been made available via the “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme which offers support to projects which benefit both rail passengers and local communities.The scheme, funded by the Department for Transport, is aimed at inspiring people t
Community rail projects have been given the green light thanks to funding from West Midlands Railway (WMR).Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 have been made available via the “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme which offers support to projects which benefit both rail passengers and local communities.The scheme, funded by the Department for Transport, is aimed at inspiring people to get
Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys and plan ahead of industrial action next week.Members of train driver union ASLEF have announced their intention to stage strike action on Friday 5 April. No LNR services will operate on any route as a result. In addition, members of ASLEF have announced their intention to stage industrial
Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being urged to check their journeys and plan ahead of industrial action next week. Members of train driver union ASLEF have announced their intention to stage strike action on Friday 5 April. No WMR services will operate on any route as a result. In addition, members of ASLEF have announced their intention to stage industrial actio
Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded that the Cross City North line between Lichfield Trent Valley/Four Oaks and Birmingham New Street will be closed for four days after Easter due to engineering works. Network Rail is delivering essential engineering works from Tuesday 2 April until Friday 5 April inclusive. Rail replacement will be in operation on Tuesday
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to travel either side of the Easter with London Euston closed to all main line services across the bank holiday weekend.Due to major track upgrades by Network Rail, there will be no services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central between Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April inclus
Train services have resumed calling at Telford Central following disruption caused by a landslip earlier this month, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed today (Thu 21 Mar).Train services were suspended between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton following the landslip near Oakengates in Shropshire on Friday 8 March. A partial service began running between Birmingham and Shifnal from Monday 18 M
Final preparations are underway ahead of the introduction of a brand new train fleet onto the Cross City Line through Birmingham.As part of its £1billion investment in new trains and infrastructure, operator West Midlands Trains is introducing its new electric Class 730 fleet onto the Cross City line this spring. Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands joined West Midlands Trains managing dire
A partial train service will resume between Wolverhampton and Shifnal next week following the closure of the line due to a landslip, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has confirmed today (Fri 15 Mar).Train services have been suspended between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton following the landslip near Oakengates in Shropshire on Friday 8 March. A rail replacement service has been in operation since
West Coast Main Line passengers are urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday weekend with London Euston closed to all main line services during major track upgrades.£13.4 million is being invested across Network Rail's North West & Central region including £7m to upgrade over a kilometre of track between Camden, Bourne End and Colwich Junction which will mean more reliable jo
The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury is likely to remain closed for at least two weeks while Network Rail carries out emergency repairs following a landslip near Oakengates station in Telford.On Friday morning (8 March) engineers closed the line between Wellington and Oakengates stations in both directions to assess a failed railway embankment.Approximately 5,000 tonnes of mate
A competition to name a Class 150 train on the Marston Vale Line to celebrate the reintroduction of the full rail timetable is now open. Operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is looking for suggestions of names which celebrate people and places along the line between Bedford and Bletchley. LNR has also put a major ticket offer in place which represents a discount of up to 90% on the usual
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