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The West Midland Railway [1] was an early British railway company. It was formed on 1 July 1860 by the West Midland Railway Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. lxxxi) which merged several older railway companies. It was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1863. It was the successor to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway ...
Passenger journeys on the West Midlands rail franchise from 2010–11 to 2018–19 [6]. In April 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the shortlist of bidders for the West Midlands franchise, comprising the incumbent operator Govia, MTR Corporation, and West Midlands Trains: a consortium of Abellio (70%), JR East (15%) and Mitsui & Co (15%).
The West Midlands rail network is divided into five zones, centred on Birmingham city centre. [3] This is mainly for the purpose of defining season ticket boundaries. For example, a ticket valid in zones 1 and 2 can be used for travel between any station in those zones, but cannot be used to travel to zone 3 or beyond.
Map of the Birmingham & the West Midlands regional rail network (2017) WMRE was established in December 2017 as West Midlands Rail , a partnership of local transport authorities. [ 1 ] It has joint responsibility for overseeing rail services running within the region along with the Department for Transport , a central government department .
London & South Western Railway: South West Trains: South Western Railway: Thameslink, Southern & Great Northern: London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: Thameslink Connex South Central West Anglia Great Northern (Great Northern and Fenline routes) Thameslink Southern Great Northern (Govia Thameslink Railway) West Midlands N/A Central Trains ...
West Midlands: OHLE, 25 kV 50 Hz AC: Cross Country Route: 1948: East Midlands, North East, Scotland, South West, Wales, West Anglia, & West Midlands — Leamington–Stratford line: 1860: West Midlands — Leicester–Burton upon Trent line: 1832–1849: East Midlands, West Midlands — Northampton loop: 1881: East Midlands, West Midlands: OHLE ...
The British Rail Class 172 is a British diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train from the Turbostar family, built by Bombardier Transportation's Derby Litchurch Lane Works for use on inner-suburban passenger services. The entire class is currently operated by West Midlands Railway.
The West Midlands rail network London Midland Class 323 at Birmingham New Street. Co-ordinated and subsidised by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), West Midlands Trains operates a network of 70 stations in the West Midlands county focused on Birmingham.