London Midland

Stratford Parkway set to open seven months early

Stratford Parkway Station is set to open seven months early after official contracts are agreed to build the transport hub. Buckingham Group Contracting has been awarded the detailed design and build contract for the new Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Station by Warwickshire...

Stourbridge Shuttle tops half a million passengers

More than half a million passenger journeys have been made on London Midland’s operation between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town since conventional trains were replaced by innovative railcars, built by Parry People Movers Ltd, in mid-2009.  The 500,000th passenger...

New depot to be built at Stourbridge Junction

A new maintenance facility is to be built at Stourbridge Junction to house and maintain the 2 London Midland class 139 Parry People Movers that operate the Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town branch. The new depot will be constructed at...

New wash plant opens at Tyseley

A new £1.6m wash plant has opened at London Midland's Tyseley depot. The new facility replaces a much older washer that was coming to the end of its working life, and compliments the depot's underframe washer that was commissioned...

Local musicians on track to put Redditch station on the map

London Midland’s Redditch train station has been chosen by a local up-and-coming music group as the venue for its new video in a bid to put UK soul electro on the map. The local...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...