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📣 Planning to travel this Christmas?
🚧 There will be no trains running to, from or through Birmingham New Street between 24 and 28 December while major railway upgrades take place
📲 Check @nationalrailenq from early October for journey information
➡️ gloo.to/FmOG
Birmingham New Street retweeted
⚠️ Weather warnings are in place for wind and rain in parts of Britain towards the end of the week.
🌬️ Strong winds can blow trees and objects onto our railway.
Check if your journey's affected:
➡️ bit.ly/3zoX6jc
#StormAusten
Birmingham New Street retweeted
📢 #WMRNEW - Signal fault between Birmingham New Street - Redditch
🔴 Due to a signal fault between B'ham New Street and Redditch, services to/from these stations have been suspended.
🕗 Disruption expected until end of day
⬇️ Further information ⬇️
Birmingham New Street retweeted
‼️WCML UPDATE‼️
⚡️Our teams have fixed the overhead lines between Stafford and Wolverhampton with trains starting to pass through🚆
🙏Delays remain while we work with operators to get as many trains running as we can🕐
👀Please continuing checking @nationalrailenq
ALT Latest WCML Statement from Adam Checkley, Netwok Rail Central route engineering director. “We’re sorry to passengers who’ve faced major disruption along the West Coast Main Line due to earlier overhead line problems between Wolverhampton and Stafford. Our teams have now cleared the issue allowing the route to reopen, but with trains and their crew out of position, delays and cancellations will continue throughout the day. Please check National Rail Enquiries for the latest travel information while we work hard with our train operators to get as many trains running as possible.”
Birmingham New Street retweeted
⚡️VIDEO EXPLAINER⚡️
👷♀️Our teams our working hard to fix the overhead lines between Stafford and Wolverhampton.
📺 This video explains what is happening right now to get trains running
🙏We're sorry - please check @nationalrailenq or read gloo.to/F9iQ
Birmingham New Street retweeted
🙏PASSENGER APOLOGY🙏
⚡️We’re sorry for the disruption caused by the overhead line fault between Stafford and Wolverhampton
👷🏼♂️Our teams are working hard to get trains running again⚡️
👉🏻Read more here gloo.to/F9iQ
‼️Please check @nationalrailenq
Birmingham New Street retweeted
West Midlands Railway announces weekend engineering works and service changes trib.al/ZAD8lDN
Birmingham New Street retweeted
‼️TRAVEL ALERT‼️
👷🏼♂️We’re investigating a problem with the overhead electric wires which power trains at Penkridge ⚡️
❌No trains are currently running between Stafford or Wolverhampton
🙏Please check @nationalrailenq before travel 🧳 Sorry for the delay
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Birmingham New Street retweeted
⚠️ Due to overhead line damage, trains are not running to and from #Stockport
🦺 Our engineers are on site to undertake emergency repair work
📲Check @nationalrailenq before you travel 1/2
@northernassist @AvantiWestCoast @EastMidRailway @TPEassist @CrossCountryUK @tfwrail
📣 Great news for Wellington station users
🛗 New lifts and a footbridge have been approved, bringing step-free access and improved links to the bus station
🤝 Work with @TelfordWrekin begins later this year
➡️ Read more at: gloo.to/Fm2x
Birmingham New Street retweeted
📢#WMRUPDATE - Earlier activation of the fire alarm at our Birmingham Operations Centre.
🎫Ticket acceptance remains in place on @nxwestmidlands and @WMmetro via any reasonable route.
🚌Road transport is operating at key locations to support affected train services.
🚆 We’re working closely with train operators to restore services following earlier disruption
✅ Trains are running in and out of Birmingham New Street but please check @nationalrailenq before you travel as services continue to be impacted
🙏🏼 Thanks for your patience
🙏🏻Thank you for your patience while we work to keep trains moving
✅Services are now running in and out of Birmingham New Street
📱Please check @nationalrailenq @WestMidRailway @LNRailway @AvantiWestCoast @CrossCountryUK @tfwrail for the latest travel info