West Midlands Trains

  • Train drivers to strike next month as industrial action causes travel chaos

    Train drivers to strike next month as industrial action causes travel chaos

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    Train drivers at nine rail companies to stage a one-day strike next month in the worsening dispute, causing travel chaos across the country.

  • Class 172/0s debut on ‘Nuckle’ services

    Class 172/0s debut on ‘Nuckle’ services

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    TWO refurbished Class 172/0 DMUs entered service with West Midlands Trains (WMT) on the new through Nuneaton to Leamington Spa route on May 20. They had previously worked on the Gospel Oak to Barking route in London. Working with its partners, WMT has transformed the units inside and out, the longitudanal seating being replaced with…

  • West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway

    West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway

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    CONSTRUCTION of the first of a fleet of 26 new diesel multiple units for West Midlands Trains (WMT) has begun at Beasain, Spain. They are being built by CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). The units are from the ‘Civity’ family and comprise 80 vehicles. They are part of a £1billion investment promised by the…

  • Vivarail Class 230s ready for work

    Vivarail Class 230s ready for work

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    The first use of Vivarail Class 230 DMUs on the main line is just weeks away, according to the company’s chairman Adrian Shooter. The three production sets for West Midland Trains – Nos. 230003-005 – have been involved in driver-training duties on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford over the past few weeks. The…

  • All Vivarail sets delivered for Marston Vale line

    All Vivarail sets delivered for Marston Vale line

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    VIVARAIL has delivered the third and final Class 230 set to West Midlands Trains for use on Bedford to Bletchley services.  Set No. 230003 has been at Bletchley depot for some weeks, and following tests on the Cotswold Line, between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh in early-February, set 004 was delivered.  The final set – 230005 – completed…

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