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9 July 2021 12:30

London Northwestern Railway running special timetable on Sunday

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) passengers travelling to and from London this Sunday (July 11) are being urged to check their journeys as a special timetable will be in operation.

With thousands of football fans expected to head into London for the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley, the timetable is being introduced to ensure LNR runs the longest trains possible on services into Euston. It ha

Passengers making the White Ribbon Promise at Birmingham Snow Hill station on Saturday 25 November

27 November 2023 12:45

Hundreds of West Midlands Railway passengers make White Ribbon Promise at Birmingham Snow Hill

Hundreds of rail passengers pledged to help end violence against women and girls during a special event at Birmingham Snow Hill station to mark White Ribbon Day on Saturday (25 November).
West Midlands Railway staff encouraged passengers to make the “White Ribbon Promise” by signing their name on a piece of ribbon on the station concourse and wearing a special pin badge.
The White Ribbon cam

24 November 2023 10:00

West Midlands Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of industrial action

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of industrial action in December.
Members from the ASLEF union have announced their intention to stage strike action on Sunday 3 December. No services will operate on any WMR route as a result.
Additionally, ASLEF members will stage action short of strike in the form of an overtime ban betwee

24 November 2023 10:00

London Northwestern Railway: Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of industrial action

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being urged to check their journeys ahead of industrial action in December.
Members from the ASLEF union have announced their intention to stage strike action on Sunday 3 December. No services will operate on any LNR route as a result.
Additionally, ASLEF members will stage action short of strike in the form of an overtime ban

22 November 2023 11:00

West Midlands Railway: Passengers reminded of upcoming December timetable change

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded to check their journeys ahead of changes to the national railway timetable in December.
Planners have been updated ahead of the change, which comes into effect on Sunday 10 December.
Changes on the WMR network include:
An increase to the number of trains running between Birmingham and Liverpool, with two trains per

22 November 2023 11:00

London Northwestern Railway: passengers reminded of upcoming December timetable change

Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to check their journeys ahead of changes to the national railway timetable in December.
Planners have been updated ahead of the change, which comes into effect on Sunday 10 December.
Changes on the LNR network include:
An increase to the number of trains running between Birmingham and Liverpool, wit

21 November 2023 10:00

Episode Two of West Midlands Railway’s podcast features Pete Waterman and Francis Bourgeois

Music legend Pete Waterman and railway social media star Francis Bourgeois are among the guests on the second episode of West Midlands Railway’s “On The Rails” podcast, out today (Tue 21 Nov).
In the second episode, pop empresario Pete explains his passion for the railway and how he wrote some of the UK’s most popular pop hits whilst travelling on the train. Social media sensation Francis also

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