Chiltern services partially affected by industrial action this month
Despite the RMT announcing industrial action against Chiltern Railways for the next two Saturdays, the company expects to run most services as usual.
West Midlands railway line set to reopen after wildfire
A huge recovery operation has been underway after wildfires caused major damage to the railway between Stourbridge and Hagley earlier this month.
‘Significant’ damage to West Midlands railway line after wildfire
Network Rail says that significant damage has been caused to the railway after the wildfires in Stourbridge last week. The wildfires happened last week (Thursday…
Free travel offer for those with same name as World Cup star
In honour of footballer Jude Bellingham, West Midlands Railway is offering free travel on the Stourbridge shuttle service to anyone named Jude
GWR Castle steam locomotive to visit Somerset this Saturday
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is to visit Somerset this Saturday (30th May 2026) as it hauls The Whistling Ghost to Minehead.
3-day Branch Line Society tour to Scotland in June
For three days in June, the Branch Line Society is running a Class 50-hauled rail tour to Scotland; "The Lord of the Isles".
Train named after station cat to celebrate International Cat Day
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has named one of its trains that shuttle between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town as "George the Station Cat".
Shakespeare Express steam train to help mark 175th Anniversary of Worcestershire railway station
Its a big year for Vintage Trains’ Shakespeare Express – it is 40 years since the first train ran and it is also the 175th…
Class 20 locomotives to visit Oxfordshire this Saturday
Class 20 locomotives are to visit Oxfordshire this Saturday (22nd February 2025) as part of the UK Railtours' Shakespearean Sonnet.
Chiltern Railways announce service changes due to industrial action
On the next two Saturdays, Chiltern Railways train services will be affected by strikes called by the RMT union and by ASLEF on Friday, 1 September.