Birmingham Mail - Tag - west coast main line

West Coast Main Line trains between London and Birmingham suspended

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

PASSENGERS travelling by train to London from Birmingham and the Black Country faced massive disruption after a derailment.

Virgin Trains demands more snow ploughs after cancellations to 600 services on the West Coast Main Line

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

VIRGIN Trains has demanded more snow ploughs after revealing cancellations to more than 600 services on the West Coast Main Line as Arctic weather caused chaos.

Rail shake-up in the offing

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

DRAMATIC changes to long-distance rail services to Birmingham could be introduced when a new franchise begins next year, the Department for Transport has revealed.

Tilting trains are left to rot in row between Virgin Trains and goverment

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT

A NEW train intended to cut overcrowding on rail journeys between Birmingham and London is sitting gathering dust following a row between Virgin Trains and the Government.

West Coast Mainline grinds to a halt - inquiry promised

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

COMMUTERS faced a day of chaos on the rail network after the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London ground to a halt.

Rail staff in the West Midlands to strike over ticket office plans.

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THOUSANDS of Midland rail commuters are facing three days of possible turmoil amid more industrial action.

Businesses should fund upgrades to West Coast Mainline say Virgin Trains

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:18:00 GMT

Business should pay extra tax to fund upgrades to the West Coast Main Line, according to rail operator Virgin Trains.

Network Rail to spend £50m to improve punctuality and reliability

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

NETWORK Rail is to spend £50 million in improving equipment and technology on the troubled West Coast Main Line as a damning report said punctuality on the line had fallen.

Disruptions to rail service has cost business £38m

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:14:00 GMT

THE chaos on the West Coast Mainline during the past week has cost business a ‘shocking’ £38 million, it was been estimated.

Rail users' verdict on revamped West Coast Main Line

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

AFTER ten years of work, the radical overhaul of the West Coast Main Line through Birmingham is now finally complete.