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Pay-as-you-go contactless in place at 30 more stations in South-East England

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December 5, 2025
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Beginning a week on Sunday (14 December 2025), passengers in South East England will be able to pay their fares using contactless pay-as-you-go at thirty more stations. This follows 21 stations ‘going live’ with the technology in the region last month.

Fatality forces emergency closure of Nottinghamshire level crossing

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November 29, 2025
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Following a fatality, an emergency order has been granted to close a footpath level crossing across a railway line in Nottinghamshire.

200 years of service for Avanti Staff Members at Birmingham New Street

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November 25, 2025
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24 members of staff and the re-modernised Birmingham New Street Station mark ten years of service

Passengers numbers rise 12% across WMR and LNR services

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November 14, 2025
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Over 67.7 million journeys were made on WMR and LNR services in 2025

Steam locomotive 60163 Tornado to visit York with special Christmas trip

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November 13, 2025
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Vintage Trains has announced that next month it will be running two steam-hauled trips through the East Midlands to York, with dining service options aboard authentic vintage carriages.

Plans to restart direct trains from Swindon to Birmingham after 20-year gap

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November 9, 2025
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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 in two decades.

New festive £5 train tickets launched by West Midlands Railway

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November 6, 2025
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Festive Fiver tickets go on sale at West Midlands Railway

Automatic ticket charging using GPS technology to be expanded

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November 3, 2025
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A trial of digital ticketing using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology is being expanded to Northern services between Sheffield and Doncaster.

West Midlands Railway completes upgrade of Tyseley depot

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October 28, 2025
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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

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October 10, 2025
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This Sunday (12 October), Greater Anglia’s services will transfer into public ownership under Great British Railways (GBR). This will mean that half of Britain’s train operators will no longer be owned by private companies.