The unveiling took place on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Derby – a city with a rich railway heritage and the soon-to-be home of ...

UK: East Midlands Railway has unveiled the first of 44 Class 170 regional diesel multiple-units which are to be refurbished ...

The refurbished stock is owned by rolling stock financier and asset management company Porterbrook and were previously operated by West Midlands Railway. The train pictured is the first of the 44 ...

Transport for West Midlands is warning rail passengers of major disruption to rail services between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent this morning. The disruption is due to an obstruction ...

Trains were cancelled due to an obstruction ... Customers were being urged to use replacement buses. West Midlands Railway wrote on social media platform X: "Cross-City North suspended due to ...

Trains were cancelled due to an obstruction ... No services were running between New Street and Lichfield. West Midlands Railway wrote on social media platform X: "Cross-City North suspended ...

As a result, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country and West Midlands Railway trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. The delays are expected until 9am. Chiltern Railways ...

We were recently invited by BCIMO to the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley, West Midlands, to see a couple ...

The first train has entered service in East Midlands Railway's £23 million programme to refurbish and upgrade its Class 170 ...

In total, 44 Class 170 trains — previously operated by West Midlands Railway and owned by Porterbrook — will be refurbished, with one new unit entering service each month following this launch. Our ...