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New era of better trains and services as control of region's rail network moves into local hands
Monday 04 Dec 2017
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, left, West Midlands Trains managing director Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, and Cllr Roger Lawrence, chair of…
A £680 million investment in new trains welcomed
Wednesday 18 Oct 2017
A £680 million order for new trains has been welcomed by West Midlands Rail (WMR), the consortium of 16 local councils set up to jointly manage the region's rail…
Near £1 billion investment to bring new trains, extra seats and more frequent services
Thursday 10 Aug 2017
Rail passengers are to get more frequent services with new trains and extra seats as a result of a near £1 billion i…
Proposed upgrades to region's rail network welcomed
Friday 04 Aug 2017
A package of proposed rail upgrades with the potential to boost the regional economy by more than £2 billion was tod…
New names at West Midlands Rail
Friday 19 May 2017
Two key new appointments have been made at West Midlands Rail(WMR) to help prepare the organisation to oversee the …
New look for local trains unveiled
Monday 30 Jan 2017
This is how commuter trains in the West Midlands could look when management of the regional network is put into loca…