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Passengers and residents are being invited to find out more about major accessibility improvements at Warwick station.

New figures show that for another year a railway bridge in Staffordshire is in the national top ten most bashed by HGV drivers.

• Rail passengers are being warned strike action will impact the first weekend of Birmingham's Christmas markets
• West Midlands Trains services will be significantly reduced on Friday 4 November due to action by the TSSA
• An RMT walkout on Saturday 5 November means only nine departures per hour from Birmingham New Street
• On Saturday many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries

Major work on the West Coast main line to keep trains running at full speed between Coventry and Birmingham International is now complete.

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action this Saturday 8 October
• A special timetable will be in place with only nine departures per hour from Birmingham New Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

A special fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the West Midlands and Chiltern main line this autumn.

Passengers should only travel if ‘absolutely necessary’ on coordinated rail strike days taking place on 1, 5 and 8 October.

Passengers using the Chiltern main line to travel between Birmingham, Oxford and London will soon benefit from smoother, more reliable journeys.