The two services, operated by West Midlands Trains (WMT), will join Great British Railways, the new publicly-owned body set ...
UK: West Midlands Trains is the latest operator to transfer from the private to the public sector, moving from Transport UK ownership to DfT Operator Ltd at 02.00 on February 1.
New trains bought to serve the West Midlands could end up being used in other parts of the country under nationalisation, a ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted the government ‘will get HS2 trains running’ – but could not confirm a date.
The branding will evolve, the governance definitely has, but the same trains, the same timetables, and largely the same staff ...
From 1 February 2026, 8 of the 14 train operators that DfT is responsible for will be in public ownership. I am confirming to the House that on ...
The nationalisation marks the halfway point in the establishment of Great British Railways, with half of all future railway journeys now operating under public control. The Department for Transport ...
The UK Government is set to invest nearly £1bn in services on the West Midlands network as part of a new franchise, in a bid to improve rail services and infrastructure in the region. The new West ...
Charles Darwin is the name of the first train in the fleet. Credit: West Midlands Railway. UK-based train operating company West Midlands Railway has unveiled a new train fleet, Class 196s, to better ...