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Boost for Manchester Airport as London Northwestern Railway announces direct train service to Birmingham from next year

10 September 2026 11:39

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has today (10 September) announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Manchester Airport with Birmingham from May next year.
This hourly rail service will run between Manchester Airport and Birmingham New Street, calling at stations in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Cheshire, giving millions of holidaymakers a direct rail route to the ma

London Northwestern Railway announces direct train service from Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Airport will begin running next year

10 September 2026 11:38

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has today (10 September) announced it will introduce a new direct train service from Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Airport from May next year.
This hourly rail service will run between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Airport and call at stations in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Cheshire, giving millions of holidaymakers a direct rail route to the maj

London Northwestern Railway announces direct train service from Birmingham to Manchester Airport will begin running next year

10 September 2026 11:36

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has today (10 September) announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Birmingham with Manchester Airport from May next year.
This hourly rail service will run between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Airport and call at stations in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Cheshire, giving millions of holidaymakers a direct rail route to the ma

London Northwestern Railway announces direct train service from Birmingham to Manchester Airport will begin running next year

10 September 2026 11:35

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent with Manchester Airport from May next year.
This hourly rail service will run between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Airport and call at stations in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Cheshire, giving millions of holidaymakers a direct rail route to the majo

West Midlands Railway: Wolverhampton railway station to host week of wellbeing activities to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

7 September 2026 13:59

West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Rethink Mental Illness have today (7 September) launched a week-long programme of wellbeing activities at the Wolverhampton Mental Health Hub.
Offering one-to-one support, information and signposting, ‘The Hub’ is run by WMR in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness which maintains and staffs the site. In addition to its day-to-day offering, The Hub also offers

West Midlands Railway: Worcestershire railway stations in full bloom thanks to local volunteer groups

25 August 2026 09:29

Two Worcestershire railway stations have been given a summer makeover with new collections of vibrant floral displays, thanks to West Midlands Railway (WMR) volunteers.

All-new flower arrangements can now be found at Kidderminster and Droitwich Spa stations, following funding granted through WMR’s station adoption fund.

At Kidderminster, the new displays were planted by

London Northwestern Railway to host summer fun day at Birmingham New Street this Friday

19 August 2026 09:06

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is inviting customers to a summer celebration this Friday 21 August, 10am – 3pm, at Birmingham New Street station.
Marking the final weeks of the summer holidays, families can enjoy seaside themed activities from free ice cream and carnival games to character meets and steel pan performances throughout the day. Facepainting, balloon making and candy floss are a

West Midlands Railway to host summer fun day at Birmingham New Street this Friday

18 August 2026 10:05

West Midlands Railway (WMR) is inviting customers to a summer celebration this Friday 21 August, 10am – 3pm, at Birmingham New Street station.
Marking the final weeks of the summer holidays, families can enjoy seaside themed activities from free ice cream and carnival games to character meets and steel pan performances throughout the day. Facepainting, balloon making and candy floss are also o

Sutton Coldfield station cat lands paw-fect new role with West Midlands Railway

7 August 2026 09:30

A popular Birmingham railway station cat has been officially appointed to the role of Junior Mouse Catcher – becoming the second moggy ‘employed’ by West Midlands Railway (WMR).
Betty, who lives at Folklore Coffee and Bagels on platform 2 at Sutton Coldfield station, was identified by WMR as a rising star in station management for her regular safety paw-trols, comprehensive whisker-sessments, a

West Midlands Railway confirms industrial action has been suspended

28 July 2026 16:35

West Midlands Railway (WMR) has announced that two days of strike action planned for this weekend have been suspended.

On Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August, a reduced service was expected to be in operation on the WMR network due to strike action by members of the TSSA trade union.

This strike action has been suspended following further talks with the trade union and

London Northwestern Railway confirms industrial action has been suspended

28 July 2026 16:34

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced that two days of strike action planned for this weekend have been suspended.

On Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August, a reduced service was expected to be in operation on the LNR network due to strike action by members of the TSSA trade union.

This strike action has been suspended following further talks with the trade uni

London Northwestern Railway: Nuneaton railway station in full bloom thanks to local volunteer group

28 July 2026 10:16

Nuneaton station has been given a summer makeover with a new collection of vibrant floral displays, thanks to London Northwestern Railway (LNR) volunteers.

Customers local to Nuneaton can discover all-new flower arrangements across the platforms, as well as new planters including a miniature cast stone steam engine, novelty pirate’s chest and hanging baskets within the overbridge.