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  • Credit: Network Rail

    Two-day Euston closure for railway upgrades this May bank holiday

    London Northwestern Railway passengers are being advised to check before they travel ahead of important railway upgrades over the Early May bank holiday.
    Teams from Network Rail and its contractors will carry out multiple projects to replace trackside drainage and railway track on sections of the line between London Euston and Milton Keynes.
    As a result, Euston station will be closed on Sund

  • Travel advice for Aston Villa supporters on Saturday 26 April

    Travel advice for Aston Villa supporters on Saturday 26 April

    Rail operators in the West Midlands have issued collective travel advice for Aston Villa supporters heading to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday 26 April.
    Customers are advised that rail travel is expected to be very busy and there will be limited rail services in operation from London towards Birmingham post-match due to the late afternoon kick off time of 5.15pm. There will be eve

  • Credit: Network Rail

    London Northwestern Railway passengers reminded of Easter closure at London Euston

    Network Rail is advising passengers traveling between London Euston and Scotland over the Easter bank holiday to plan their journeys either side of the long weekend while essential upgrades take place on the West Coast Main Line.
    No trains will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central on Saturday 19 April, Sunday 20 April, and Monday 21 April, with Euston station closed on these days

  • London Northwestern Railway supports Care Leavers MetroCard scheme in Liverpool

    London Northwestern Railway supports Care Leavers MetroCard scheme in Liverpool

    Free travel on city region buses, trains and ferries for care leavers, aged 18-21, including London Northwestern Railway services in the region Removes barriers to education, employment and social activities Aids independence and reduce isolation More than 1,500 people eligible across city region’s six boroughs Young care leaver says: ‘I have been given my freedom’ <

  • Eileen Rogers, booking office clerk at Wolverton Station

    Railway worker uncovers 150 years of family history linked to the rail industry


    A railway booking office clerk from Buckinghamshire has spoken about her family's incredible 150-year association with the rail industry on the latest edition of London Northwestern Railway’s (LNR) popular "On The Rails" podcast.


    Eileen Rogers has worked in the industry for thirty years. Starting out in catering on the first-class carriages for Intercity trains, she grew up just

  • Credit: Network Rail

    Check before you travel ahead of major Easter weekend rail upgrades

    Passengers are being urged to check before travelling this Easter holiday as Network Rail works to deliver vital upgrades and track renewals.
    Passengers travelling to and from London Euston are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
    Between Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April, Network Rail will be delivering various programmes of work to impr

  • Fabrizio Mihailescu, 16, (left) and Abhay Sangwan, 17, (right) launch the “Visit 200” website with West Midlands Railway at Birmingham Snow Hill station

    Thousands of children in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire challenged to travel by train to celebrate Railway 200

    A major drive to encourage thousands of students across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire to visit 200 different railway stations across the country has launched today (Tuesday 18 February).
    The project, named Visit 200, is being run in partnership by West Midlands Railway and West Coventry Academy. It offers schools and colleges the chance to arrange special journeys for groups of students t

  • Full service resumes between Tamworth and Nuneaton following repairs to overhead line equipment

    Full service resumes between Tamworth and Nuneaton following repairs to overhead line equipment

    A normal timetable has been restored on the West Coast Main Line between Tamworth and Nuneaton after successfully installing a prop to an overhead line structure.
    Engineers have completed work to temporarily restore the railway near Polesworth after damage to an overhead line structure was discovered during a routine track inspection on 6 December.
    During the repairs, engineers installed a t

  • Fourteen London Northwestern Railway stations will receive tap-in tap-out travel upgrade

    Fourteen London Northwestern Railway stations will receive tap-in tap-out travel upgrade


    Fourteen stations operated by London Northwestern Railway will receive upgraded Pay As You Go (PAYG) contactless technology from Sunday 2 February, it has been confirmed today.

    The technology comes as part of a £20 million government investment to modernise the network, offering simpler and more flexible payment options across the South East at 47 more stations for the first time.

  • Credit: Network Rail

    Passengers updated about urgent rail repairs between Tamworth and Nuneaton

    People travelling on the West Coast Main Line are being urged to continue to check their journeys following damage to overhead line equipment in Warwickshire.
    Following a routine track inspection on the railway through Polesworth on 6 December, rail engineers discovered damage to an overhead line structure which carries the wires that provide power to electric trains.
    Since the issue was id

  • London Northwestern Railway advises passengers to check journeys ahead of festive period

    London Northwestern Railway advises passengers to check journeys ahead of festive period

    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) are being reminded to check journey planners before travelling this festive period.
    Due to Christmas markets and engineering works, services are expected to be busier than usual across the railway network.
    Service changes for London Northwestern Railway include:
    An amended timetable will run between Christmas Eve and New Year’s

  • London Northwestern Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend

    London Northwestern Railway passengers reminded timetables will change this weekend


    Passengers travelling with London Northwestern Railway are being reminded that timetable changes come into effect this weekend.


    From Sunday 15th December, LNR will be making minor changes to some services, including an additional hourly train service between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street.


    Those travelling between Liverpool and Birmingham on a wee

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