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The trains will be introduced on the Cambrian line, which runs between the Midlands and the Welsh coast, as part of an £800m investment to transform rail services.
The Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway (WSMR) is a proposed open-access train operator in the United Kingdom, to operate passenger train services between Wrexham General and London Euston via Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Milton Keynes Central. The open-access operator would be run by Alstom, with SLC Rail as consultants. It will be Alstom ...
Many rail lines in the southern half of Britain were blocked at various points on Friday. Damage to the overhead electric wires between Wolverhampton and Stafford closed a key stretch of the West ...
Shrewsbury railway station serves the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England.Built in 1848, it was designated a grade II listed building in 1969. Many services starting at or passing through the station are bound for Wales, and it is a key hub for its operator, Transport for Wales; services are also provided by West Midlands Railway.
On 21 October 2024, the two trains were due to pass at Talerddig. The westbound train to Aberystwyth, 1J25, entered the loop first but failed to stop. [11] It continued beyond the loop, and collided head-on with the eastbound train to Shrewsbury, 1S71, at 19:26 BST (18:26 UTC), approximately 900 m (1 ⁄ 2 mile) west of the loop.
The through trains to Walsall were withdrawn in December 2008. [10] These recommenced in May 2019, following an introduction of two early morning services a week starting at Walsall and continuing to Shrewsbury via Wellington. They were operated as extensions of the Shrewsbury to Birmingham Line. This replaced the former Liverpool Lime Street ...
Part of a busy road has been temporarily closed for the installation of a 345m (1,132ft)-long HS2 viaduct, with rail travel also affected over the weekend. The A413 near Wendover, south of ...
Following an absence of 14 years it was announced in February 2024, that as part of trials for the fitment of the new ETCS signalling system to steam locomotives, 60163 Tornado is to run overnight testing trains between Shrewsbury and Newtown. The trains will be run during night-time to avoid affecting passenger services. [24]