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18 hours ago

West Midlands railway stations reopen after over 80 years The West Midlands Railway have announced the opening of three new railway stations in South Birmingham to passengers from 7 April, marking the return of rail services to the Camp Hill Line after more than 80 years.

West Midlands railway stations reopen after over 80 years www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/04/historic-west-mi... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #CampHillLine #class_196 #cycle #DepartmentForTransport #KingsHeath #KingsNorton #midlands

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4 days ago

Green light for three new Birmingham railway station Authorisation has been granted by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) (the regulator) to open three stations on the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham.

Green light for three new Birmingham railway station www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/04/green-light-for-... #BirminghamNewStreet #KingsHeath #MoseleyVillage #PineappleRoad #WestMidlandsTrains

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5 days ago

Woman charged following Manslaughter in Birmingham Back in November 2024, officers were called to Birmingham New Street following reports of an assault.

Woman charge following Manslaughter in Birmingham www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/04/woman-charge-fol... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #BritishTransportPolice

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3 weeks ago

Birmingham overhead wire damage causes major disruption Services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton are disrupted today due to damaged overhead wires.

Customers can also use services before and after a cancelled service. www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/birmingham-overh... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #CrossCountry #disruption #GrandCentral #LondonNorthwesternRailway

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4 weeks ago

Chiltern Main Line set for weekend disruption this March Network Rail is encouraging passengers to check travel arrangements and allow for extra travel time as essential engineering work is carried out over the Chiltern Main Line between 14 and 15 March 2026.

Chiltern Main Line set for weekend disruption this March www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/passengers-warne... #amersham #bicester #BicesterNorth #BicesterVillage #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #ChilternRailways #disruption

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2 months ago

Major disruption as emergency services attend incident in Cheshire The emergency services are attending an incident which has closed the line between Crewe and Runcorn / Warrington Central. All lines are currently closed, which means that Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Glasgow Central, Edinburgh and Liverpool Lime Street, as well as London Northwestern Railway services between…

Major disruption as emergency services attend incident in Cheshire www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/major-disruption... #AvantiWestCoast #BirminghamNewStreet #cheshire #crewe #hartford #LondonNorthwesternRailway

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2 months ago

Do Not Travel: All West Midlands Railway services suspended A Do Not Travel notice is in place with both London North Western Railway and West Midlands Railway after severe weather overnight. London Northwestern Railway trains are currently suspended between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street, with an hourly service running between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street. A reduced…

Do Not Travel: All West Midlands Railway services suspended www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/do-not-travel-al... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #crewe #disruption #liverpool #LiverpoolLimeStreet #london #LondonEuston

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3 months ago

Where and when to see a Class 52 locomotive as it hauls The Pathfinder Finale Class 52 No. D1015 is to haul The Pathfinder Finale this weekend (20th December), which will bid farewell to tour promoter, Pathfinder Railtours. Departing Salisbury with a WCRC locomotive at 05:50, the train will pass through Westbury (Wilts) (06:18), Bath Spa (06:43), Bristol Parkway (07:28), Cam and Dursley (08:05), and…

Where and when to see a Class 52 locomotive as it hauls The Pathfinder Finale www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/12/where-and-when-t... #BathSpa #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #BrClass_52NoD1015WesternChampion #bristol #BristolParkway

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4 months ago

London Station crowned busiest station of the year The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) released statistics regarding station usage and revealed the busiest station for the year.

London Station crowned busiest station of the year www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/12/london-station-c... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #ElizabethLine #london #LondonBridge #LondonLiverpoolStreet #LondonPaddington #LondonWaterloo

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4 months ago

Two steam locomotives to pass through Yorkshire and Derbyshire this Wednesday 60163 Tornado and 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will pass through Yorkshire and Derbyshire this Wednesday (3rd December) as they haul The Christmas White Rose.

Two steam locomotives to pass through Yorkshire and Derbyshire this Wednesday www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/12/two-steam-locomo... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #BurtonOnTrent #chesterfield #ChurchFenton #ColeshillParkway #derby

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4 months ago

WATCH: Avanti West Coast Pendolino heads to Birmingham on Train Sim World 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH7CVpZCM60 A new video has been released on our YouTube channel where we take an Avanti West Coast Pendolino for a drive between Crewe and Birmingham New Street. We have previously shown a stopping service on this new route, but its now time to show an express service. Before departure,…

WATCH: Avanti West Coast Pendolino heads to Birmingham on Train Sim World 6 www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/watch-avanti-wes... #AvantiWestCoast #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #crewe #pendolino #stafford #TrainSimWorld_6 #video

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4 months ago

Passengers reminded to plan ahead during Birmingham Black Friday weekend Ahead of Black Friday weekend, passengers are being advised to plan ahead as thousands are expected to travel to Birmingham for the sales.

Passengers reminded to plan ahead during Birmingham Black Friday weekend www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/passengers-remin... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet

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4 months ago

REVIEW: Birmingham - Crewe Route Add-on for Train Sim World 6 All Aboard Studios made its debut recently for Train Sim World 6 with the new Birmingham - Crewe Route add-on. The Birmingham - Crewe Route Add On features a 53-mile section of the line between Birmingham New Street and Crewe via Wolverhampton. The route is available for £29.99 and is…

The new CrossCountry Voyager from the Train Sim World 6 launch also features. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/review-birmingha... #BirminghamNewStreet #class_350 #crewe #stafford #TrainSimWorld_6 #wolverhampton

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4 months ago

200 years of service for Avanti Staff Members at Birmingham New Street 24 members of staff and the re-modernised Birmingham New Street Station mark ten years of service

200 years of service for Avanti Staff Members at Birmingham New Street www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/200-years-of-ser... #AvantiWestCoast #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #midlands

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4 months ago

Book Review: The Birmingham to Derby Line by John Jackson This book provides a photographic appreciation of the former Midland Railway line from Birmingham New Street to Derby.

Book Review: The Birmingham to Derby Line by John Jackson www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/book-review-the-... #AmberleyPublishing #BirminghamNewStreet #BookReviews #BurtonOnTrent #derby #reviews #TamworthHighLevel #WaterOrton

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4 months ago

Striking Blue Pullman HST to pass through Oxfordshire on its way to Scotland www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/striking-blue-pu... #banbury #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #carlisle #crewe #dorridge #edinburgh #LeamingtonSpa

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4 months ago

Steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to visit York this December Vintage Trains has announced that 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will be hauling The Christmas White Rose to York on the 3rd December. The journey will start from Birmingham New Street, with the 1936-built Earl of Mount Edgcumbe taking its coaches to Yorkshire. Tickets are still available for the trip,…

Vintage Trains has announced that 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will be hauling The Christmas White Rose to York on the 3rd December. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/steam-locomotive... #BirminghamNewStreet #christmas

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5 months ago

New festive £5 train tickets launched by West Midlands Railway Festive Fiver tickets go on sale at West Midlands Railway

New festive £5 train tickets launched by West Midlands Railway www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/new-festive-5-tr... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #christmas #coventry #midlands #railcard #stourbridge #ticketing #WestMidlands

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5 months ago

CrossCountry to run full timetable as RMT strikes called off CrossCountry says that they will run a normal timetable this Saturday, 1st November, following the suspension of planned RMT strike action. The train operator says its network will be busy due to planned engineering work and pre-Christmas events. The following routes will now have a service: Bristol, Plymouth and Penzance…

CrossCountry to run full timetable as RMT strikes called off www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/crosscountry-to-... #aberdeen #birmingham #BirminghamInternational #BirminghamNewStreet #bristol #cambridge #christmas #CrossCountry

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5 months ago

Bull statue

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5 months ago

Buses to replace Birmingham – Coventry trains Network Rail is reminding passengers of upcoming work this weekend that will mean changes to trains between Birmingham and Coventry. Track renewal work will take place on the 25th and 26th of October between Birmingham New Street and Coventry. Track and other maintenance will keep the railway running in the…

Buses to replace Birmingham – Coventry trains www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/buses-to-replace... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #coventry #disruption #NetworkRail

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5 months ago

More Railway 200 Artwork at Birmingham New Street Earlier this week, new paintings were unveiled at Birmingham New Street as part of Railway 200.

He has also created two pieces, which took 250 hours to complete: one depicting Birmingham New Street in the 1970s and the other in 2025. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/more-railway-200... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet

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6 months ago

New tunnel tours made available at Birmingham New Street As part of Birmingham Heritage Week ballot, several people on tickets to be able to walk the 400 metre long tunnel which connects the Mailbox to Birmingham New Street.

New tunnel tours made available at Birmingham New Street www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/birmingham-new-s... #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #NetworkRail #railway_200 #RailwayHeritage

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7 months ago

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle and 45596 Bahamas to visit Plymouth this Saturday Vintage Trains are running The Mayflower to Plymouth this Saturday (6th September) and will feature not one, but two steam locomotives. Departing Birmingham New Street… The post Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle and 45596 Bahamas to visit Plymouth this Saturday first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BarntGreen #Birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #Bournville

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7 months ago

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle and 45596 Bahamas to visit Plymouth this Saturday Vintage Trains are running The Mayflower to Plymouth this Saturday (6th September) and will feature not one, but two steam locomotives. Departing Birmingham New Street… The post Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle and 45596 Bahamas to visit Plymouth this Saturday first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BarntGreen #Birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #Bournville

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7 months ago

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle and 45596 Bahamas to visit Plymouth this Saturday Vintage Trains are running The Mayflower to Plymouth this Saturday (6th September) and will feature not one, but two steam locomotives. Departing Birmingham New Street at 06:04, the tour will initially be hauled by 37240 and 37418, the latter appearing courtesy of Loram UK. The tour will pass through Barnt…

Would you like to know if the train is due to pass through your local station? www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/steam-locomotive... #BarntGreen #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #bournville #BristolParkway #BristolTempleMeads

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7 months ago

Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match The England football team is playing a World Cup qualifying match against Andorra tomorrow, Saturday, 6th September, at Villa Park in Birmingham. The post Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Aston #Birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #Network

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7 months ago

Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match The England football team is playing a World Cup qualifying match against Andorra tomorrow, Saturday, 6th September, at Villa Park in Birmingham. The post Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Aston #Birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #Network

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7 months ago

Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match The England football team is playing a World Cup qualifying match against Andorra tomorrow, Saturday, 6th September, at Villa Park in Birmingham. The post Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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7 months ago

Trains in Birmingham expected to be busy for World Cup qualifying match The England football team is playing a World Cup qualifying match against Andorra tomorrow, Saturday, 6th September, at Villa Park in Birmingham.

“Trains to Aston and Witton will be busier than usual this Saturday afternoon due to the England versus Andorra match at Villa Park. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/trains-in-birmin... #aston #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet