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BBC News
4 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Herefordshire trains 'unreliable and filthy', meeting told
Concerns about unreliable train services and cleanliness on board have been raised at a meeting between rail passengers and operator West Midlands Railway (WMR).Issues raised by Leominister Rail User Group secretary Jim Scott, and also Herefordshire councillor Jenny Bartlett, included complaints of just a two-minute window to change trains at Hereford for Birmingham passengers reported a lack of replacement bus services and filthy toilets with no head of performance Kelly Henshall said she would take the concerns back to colleagues after the meeting in Leominster, which was organised by the Green Party. 'Got worse' Mr Scott said trains from Leominster arrived at Hereford two minutes before outgoing Birmingham trains, which meant "you either run across the bridge, or you have a 59-minute wait".Another rail user said it would be "nice to go out for an evening and not worry about getting back home", but they said there was "very rarely a bus replacement".Rail & Bus for Herefordshire representative Jago Frost said there had been recent improvements in service reliability, but the cleanliness of Birmingham-Hereford trains "had got worse"."They start the day with no soap in the toilets, and by the end of the day they are filthy," he said. Ms Henshall said service improvement was headed in the right direction said WMR wanted "to keep our new trains nice and clean – and we get audited on this".The company had gone from 20% of services cancelled last summer to 4% currently, she said, adding: "Having sufficient train crews has been part of that."Asked whether the recent crash between a Transport for Wales express train and a farm vehicle at a rail crossing near Leominster had caused WMR to look at how it operated services in rural areas, Ms Henshall said: "Safety is at the heart of everything we do." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Special traffic arrangements planned for air show
Measures are being put in place to help thousands of visitors get to the RAF Cosford Air Show next Sunday. The organisers have said they expect a crowd of more than 50,000 people again, with many of them due to arrive by car and more by train. National Highways said it expected the M54 and the area around the show to be busy, and it would open the hard shoulder around junctions two and three to cope with the extra traffic. West Midlands Railway said it planned to put on extra trains to take people in and out of Cosford station. Highlights at the show this year include a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with aerial displays by the Typhoon, Chinook, Airbus A330 and a Great War Display team. The air show has advised people to allow extra time for their journey. National Highways said the relaxing of the restrictions on the M54 would mean traffic could use the hard shoulder adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the entry slip road at junction two, to its junction with the exit slip road at junction three. This will be between 07:00 BST and 14:00 BST on 8 June. It said there would also be traffic management on the slip roads and around the roundabout at junction three to help keep traffic flowing during the event. West Midlands Railway advised the early morning services into Cosford and the ones leaving after 17:00 were likely to be busy and were often full. It said it would have queuing systems in place for passengers trying to get on trains at Cosford and Wolverhampton. Because of the one-way restrictions around the air show, it said taxis would be unable to drop off or pick up at the station. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Thousands at RAF air show featuring Red Arrows Traffic warning ahead of RAF Cosford Air Show Tens of thousands see return of RAF air show Air show returns to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee RAF Cosford Air Show
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Special traffic arrangements planned for air show
Measures are being put in place to help thousands of visitors get to the RAF Cosford Air Show next Sunday. The organisers have said they expect a crowd of more than 50,000 people again, with many of them due to arrive by car and more by train. National Highways said it expected the M54 and the area around the show to be busy, and it would open the hard shoulder around junctions two and three to cope with the extra traffic. West Midlands Railway said it planned to put on extra trains to take people in and out of Cosford station. Highlights at the show this year include a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with aerial displays by the Typhoon, Chinook, Airbus A330 and a Great War Display team. The air show has advised people to allow extra time for their journey. National Highways said the relaxing of the restrictions on the M54 would mean traffic could use the hard shoulder adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the entry slip road at junction two, to its junction with the exit slip road at junction three. This will be between 07:00 BST and 14:00 BST on 8 June. It said there would also be traffic management on the slip roads and around the roundabout at junction three to help keep traffic flowing during the event. West Midlands Railway advised the early morning services into Cosford and the ones leaving after 17:00 were likely to be busy and were often full. It said it would have queuing systems in place for passengers trying to get on trains at Cosford and Wolverhampton. Because of the one-way restrictions around the air show, it said taxis would be unable to drop off or pick up at the station. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Thousands at RAF air show featuring Red Arrows Traffic warning ahead of RAF Cosford Air Show Tens of thousands see return of RAF air show Air show returns to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee RAF Cosford Air Show
BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Special traffic arrangements planned for air show
Measures are being put in place to help thousands of visitors get to the RAF Cosford Air Show next organisers have said they expect a crowd of more than 50,000 people again, with many of them due to arrive by car and more by Highways said it expected the M54 and the area around the show to be busy, and it would open the hard shoulder around junctions two and three to cope with the extra Midlands Railway said it planned to put on extra trains to take people in and out of Cosford station. Highlights at the show this year include a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with aerial displays by the Typhoon, Chinook, Airbus A330 and a Great War Display air show has advised people to allow extra time for their Highways said the relaxing of the restrictions on the M54 would mean traffic could use the hard shoulder adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the entry slip road at junction two, to its junction with the exit slip road at junction will be between 07:00 BST and 14:00 BST on 8 said there would also be traffic management on the slip roads and around the roundabout at junction three to help keep traffic flowing during the Midlands Railway advised the early morning services into Cosford and the ones leaving after 17:00 were likely to be busy and were often said it would have queuing systems in place for passengers trying to get on trains at Cosford and of the one-way restrictions around the air show, it said taxis would be unable to drop off or pick up at the station. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Passengers warned of Birmingham and Shrewsbury rail disruption
Rail passengers are being warned of disruption to services between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury on Sunday due to engineering is taking place between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, closing all lines and no services will run between New Street and Shrewsbury until 16:30 BST that day, West Midlands Railway for Wales routes between Birmingham International and Aberystwyth as well as West Midlands Railway routes between New Street and Shrewsbury will be will operate between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury with connections at Shrewsbury - and train tickets can be used on other operators' services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham, the firm said. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
