Tag: Wolverhampton

New electric trains begin operating in West Midlands

New Class 730 trains have begun operating on the Wolverhampton to Walsall…

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New West Midlands railway stations given £1m funding

Shortlisted locations for new railway stations in the West Midlands have been…

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West Midlands Railway showcases new trains at Wolverhampton station

West Midlands trains launch their new 730 Class electric trains at Wolverhampton…

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CrossCountry services to be affected by ASLEF of industrial action

Because of a strike by ASLEF, there will be no CrossCountry services…

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Steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to haul tour to Carlisle this March

Vintage Trains has announced that steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe…

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Video: Accurascale unveil new GWR tank engine models

Accurascale has unveiled its model of the GWR 57xx, 67xx and 8750…

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Detectives release CCTV images following a serious assault on a train involving a group of men

CCTV images were released by British Transport Police on the 13th of…

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Birmingham Eastside Metro extension set for temporary terminus whilst HS2 work is completed

A temporary Metro terminus near Moor Street Queensway in Birmingham will result…

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Book Review: Rails from Shrewsbury: A Pictorial Journey 1970s to 2012 by Peter J Green

4.3 out of 5This book continues Peter J Green’s series of books featuring railways at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. He has chosen an excellent selection of photographs that provide a good impression of services on the multiplicity of lines that radiate from Shrewsbury.

This book illustrates trains on lines around Shrewsbury from just after the…

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Loram Class 37 locomotive to haul tour to Blackpool this November

37418 An Comunn Gaidhealach has been secured by Vintage Trains to haul…

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