London Northwestern Railway launches new fleet of five-car trains
The first of 36 new Class 730/2 trains built by Alstom in Derby for London Northwestern Railway entered service yesterday, Monday, 9 June.
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Birmingham’s Cross City Line to close for 9 days
Network Rail is warning passengers that the Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley will close for nine days this sum…
Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to visit North Wales this Saturday
7029 Clun Castle is to visit Llandudno this Saturday (3rd May 2025) as it hauls The North Wales Coast Express. Departing Birmingham New Street at…
Class 40 locomotive to visit Norwich this Saturday
Class 40 No. D213 Andania is set to visit Norwich this Saturday (1st March 2025). Departing Crewe at 06:39, the locomotive will take passengers onboard…
Midland Pullman HST to depart Watford and Hemel Hempstead this Friday
The Midland Pullman HST is to depart from Watford Junction and Hemel Hempstead this Friday as it heads to the highlands of Scotland for the…
Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to pass through Staffordshire this Thursday
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will be passing through Staffordshire this Thursday, 30th January 2025. The A4 locomotive is heading to Derby Litchurch Lane Works before…
Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower to pass through Derbyshire this week
61306 Mayflower will be on the mainline this week as it hauls the Christmas White Rose to York. On the 20th of November, the tour…
Birmingham trains cancelled ‘until further notice’
Train operators are warning passengers of disruption this morning following a signalling system at Aston. The fault means that the line between Lichfield Trent Valley…
Birmingham railway line to close for motorway repairs
The Cross City line between Birmingham and Lichfield will be closed from 27 May to 1 June to allow repairs to be made to the Tame Valley Viaduct.
Fallen tree disrupts train services in West Midlands
A tree falling onto the overhead power lines has severely disrupted train services on the Cross City Line between Lichfield and Birmingham New Street.