Skip to content

Topics: Transport

  • London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of Bank Holiday engineering works

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend due to engineering works.
    As a result of track improvement works by Network Rail, journeys between Crewe and Milton Keynes are subject to disruption between Saturday 25 May and Monday 27 May inclusive.
    Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said:

  • West Midlands Railway: Cross City North line closed for six days next week due to engineering works

    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 six days from Monday 27 May until Saturday 1 June inclusive due to engineering works.
    As a result of the refurbishment of sections of the A38(M) and Network Rail engineering works to the railway, buses will

  • West Midlands Railway: Museum celebrating little-known wartime role of Malvern technology experts to open at Great Malvern station

    The little-known role of the technology experts in Malvern who helped Britain win the Second World War is to be celebrated at a brand-new museum at Great Malvern railway station.
    It was 1942 when Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the evacuation of two top-secret government radar research establishments to the Worcestershire countryside to escape German bombardment. The work carried out i

  • London Northwestern Railway: Bargain £1 ticket promotion extended on Marston Vale Line

    A special ticket promotion launched to celebrate the return of train services on the Marston Vale Line is being extended for a further three months, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced today.
    Thousands of passengers have taken advantage of the promotional £1 single fare (50p for children) on the route, which runs between Bedford and Bletchley, since services resumed on Mond

  • West Midlands Railway: Disruption on Cross City Line due to fallen tree

    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 and CrossCountry sign new long-term maintenance contract

    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

  • Great Malvern station: from fresh canopies, to fresh hedgerows

    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

  • West Midlands Railway: New trains enter service on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line

    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

  • Time-lapse shows major repairs as railway through Telford reopens to passengers

    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 projects given green light thanks to funding from London Northwestern Railway

    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 projects given green light thanks to funding from West Midlands Railway

    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

  • West Midlands Railway: Cross City North line closed for four days after Easter

    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

  • London Northwestern Railway: Passengers reminded of Euston closure to main line services over Easter weekend

    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

  • Shropshire Landslip: West Midlands Railway resumes services to Telford Central

    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 underway ahead of new fleet introduction on the Cross City Line

    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

  • Shuttle train service to run between Wolverhampton and Shifnal next week

    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

  • London Northwestern Railway: ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers this Easter bank holiday

    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

  • West Midlands Railway: ‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers this Easter bank holiday

    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

  • Rail passengers urged to check before travelling after landslip closes line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury

    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

  • London Northwestern Railway: Competition open to name train on Marston Vale Line

    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

Show more