"London Northwestern Railway" and "West Midlands Railway" redirect here. For the historical train company, see London and North Western Railway. For the former train operating company, see London Midland. For other uses, see West Midlands Railway (disambiguation).
West Midlands Trains
Top: Class 172 in WMR livery at Birmingham Moor Street Bottom: Class 350 in LNR livery near Crewe
Overview
Franchise(s)
West Midlands 10 December 2017 – 20 September 2026[2]
Main region(s)
Greater London
West Midlands
Other region(s)
East of England
East Midlands
North West
Southeast
Fleet size
West Midlands Railway
2 Class 139 Parry People Mover sets
39 Class 172 Turbostar sets
26 Class 196 Civitysets
23 Class 323 electric multiple units
48 Class 730 Aventrasets
London Northwestern Railway
3 Class 150 Sprinterdiesel multiple units
87 Class 350 Desiroelectric multiple units
Stations called at
178
Stations operated
146
Parent company
Transport UK Group (70%) JR East (15%) Mitsui & Co (15%)
West Midlands Trains[3] (WMT) is a British train operating company. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trading names: within the West Midlands region as West Midlands Railway (WMR) and outside the region as London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
West Midlands Trains was created as a consortium of three companies, Abellio, JR East, and Mitsui & Co, which joined to bid for the West Midlands franchise; they were amongst the three bids to be shortlisted in April 2016, and were awarded the franchise during August 2017. In addition to the DfT, it is also accountable to the West Midlands Rail Executive for services that operate wholly within the West Midlands region. On 10 December 2017, West Midlands Trains took over operations from the prior operator, London Midland. As per the original terms of the franchise, West Midlands Trains is expected to continue to operate until March 2026.
^"West Midlands Trains (WMT)". nationalrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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^"West Midlands Trains Limited: Company no. 9860466". Companies House. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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