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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.

Rail Staff Cyclist Raise £44,000 for Charity

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May 17, 2025
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Rail staff cyclists known as the Bonkers Bikers have completed their ride across three countries over the May bank holiday.

Rail Staff Cyclist Raise £44,000 for Charity

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May 17, 2025
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Rail staff cyclists known as the Bonkers Bikers have completed their ride across three countries over the May bank holiday.

West Midlands Trains receive White Ribbon accreditation

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July 3, 2024
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TOC’s commitment to increasing awareness of violence against women is acknowledged

Proposals for new Manchester – London train service announced

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July 1, 2024
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London Northwestern Railway has announced proposals for a new train service connecting Manchester with London Euston via the West Midlands.

West Midlands Trains to continue to maintain CrossCountry Class 170 trains

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April 30, 2024
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West Midlands Trains (WMT) has announced that it has come to a long-term maintenance contract to keep maintaining, servicing and cleaning CrossCountry’s Class 170 fleet at WMT’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham.

West Midlands Trains to continue to maintain CrossCountry Class 170 trains

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April 30, 2024
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Kent train services to be extremely limited due to strike action

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April 5, 2024
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Southeastern has announced timetable changes ahead of strike action

Travel advice released as train drivers go on strike

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March 29, 2024
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Advice on next weeks train strikes, including dates that individual TOCs go on strike and potential ticket refunds.

New trains soon to start running on Birmingham railway line

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March 20, 2024
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West Midlands Trains is making the final preparations for the introduction of Class 730 electric trains on the Cross City Line from Lichfield to Redditch.