Passengers numbers rise 12% across WMR and LNR services
Over 67.7 million journeys were made on WMR and LNR services in 2025
Tag: West Midlands
Plans to restart direct trains from Swindon to Birmingham after 20-year gap
Will Stone, Labour MP for Swindon North, has been discussing plans to restore direct train services between the town and Birmingham for the first time…
New festive £5 train tickets launched by West Midlands Railway
Festive Fiver tickets go on sale at West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Train Given New Name
West Midlands Railway held a community competition to name a train running on one of the world's shortest branch lines.
West Midlands Railway completes upgrade of Tyseley depot
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has revealed that it has reached a significant milestone in the upgrading of its maintenance capacity.
First of Chiltern Railways New Mark 5A Trains Unveiled
Yesterday (14th October), Chiltern Railways showcased their Mark 5A trains.
Sunday’s Greater Anglia transfer means half of operators now publicly owned
This Sunday (12 October), Greater Anglia's services will transfer into public ownership under Great British Railways (GBR). This will mean that half o…
730 Fleet Rollout Wins Award at the National Rail Awards
Since rolling out its fleet on the Cross City Line a year ago, West Midlands has carried over 12 million passengers.
Birmingham gets new emergency training centre
To help train emergency services and transport providers for major incidents on the railway, a new training centre has opened in Birmingham.
Avanti West Coast offers low-alcohol beer for sale on board
Avanti West Coast is making Birmingham Brewing Company's Sober Brummie available to its First Class passengers.