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Lichfield to Birmingham line reopens following 7-day closure

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  • August 5, 2025
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Network Rail thanks passengers for their patience after the Litchfield to Birmingham Line was shut for 7 days

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‘Flying Scotsman’ reopens full length Severn Valley Railway

  • Guest authors
  • July 26, 2025
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As we previewed last month, this morning (Friday 25 July), the iconic steam locomotive 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ hauled the first passenger service across the Severn Valley Railway’s Mor Brook bridge since its repair.

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West Midlands Railway hosts UK’s first on-train chess tournament

  • Guest authors
  • July 19, 2025
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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.

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Spencer Group Completes Upgrades on Tyseley Depot

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  • July 12, 2025
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A three-year project to extend and improve facilities at Tyseley Depot in Birmingham has been completed.

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“West Midlands” carriage features as the Inspiration train arrives in Birmingham

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  • July 9, 2025
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A specialist West Midlands carriage features in the Inspiration exhibition train, as it opens its doors in Birmingham

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Coventry Very Light Rail trial run was succesful

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  • July 9, 2025
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Coventry City Council’s Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) is a new rail transport system created, which runs much cheaper than conventional light rail systems.

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West Midlands Railway announces winner of this year’s ‘Best in Bloom’ station

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  • June 2, 2025
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West Midlands Railway has declared the railway station at Tyseley in the West Midlands the winner of its annual ‘Best in Bloom’ award.

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Man reunited with wedding ring after dropping it onto West Midlands railway

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  • May 31, 2025
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Network Rail has helped a very worried husband retrieve his wedding ring after he dropped it from a footbridge just a week before his first wedding anniversary.

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Man reunited with wedding ring after dropping it onto West Midlands railway

  • Guest authors
  • May 31, 2025
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Network Rail has helped a very worried husband retrieve his wedding ring after he dropped it from a footbridge just a week before his first wedding anniversary.

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New Shakepeare Statue unveiled

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  • May 24, 2025
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New Shakespeare artwork was unveiled yesterday (21st May) at Stratford-upon-Avon.

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