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.
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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.
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…
London Northwestern Railway completes upgrades at Bletchley depot
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has revealed that it has reached a major milestone in the introduction of one of Britain’s newest train fleets.
Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match
The England football team is playing a World Cup qualifying match against Andorra tomorrow, Saturday, 6th September, at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Four Legged Adopter for ‘Kennel-worth’ railway station
International Dog Day is being celebrated today by West Midlands Railway, following the announcement of its first canine station adopter.
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".
Lichfield to Birmingham line reopens following 7-day closure
Network Rail thanks passengers for their patience after the Litchfield to Birmingham Line was shut for 7 days
West Midlands Railway and CrossCountry Class 170 Train Sim World Addons to be released next week
On 29 July, Dovetail Games is releasing Rivet Games Class 170s in West Midlands Railway and CrossCountry Railway versions for Train Sim World.
West Midlands Railway hosts UK’s first on-train chess tournament
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is boasting that the chess tournament it has hosted today (18 July) is the UK’s first on board a moving train.