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 (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
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.
Abellio, JR East and Mitsui have today finalised their deal with Bombardier Trains and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) to manufacture 107 new trains for the new West Midlands franchise, which commenced this Sunday. The financing is being led by Corelink Rail Infrastructure, a joint venture between Infracapital and Deutsche Asset Management.
Abellio, JR East and Mitsui have today announced that London Northwestern will replace London Midland’s west coast services for the next West Midlands rail franchise, which starts on 10 December.
Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde has today been appointed as Managing Director of West Midlands Trains, which will take over the next West Midlands franchise on 10 December. He joins from Merseyrail where he has been MD since 2015.
Following last week’s announcement that Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde has been appointed Managing Director of West Midlands Trains (WMT), his top team for the franchise has now been announced.