West Midlands Trains (English Wikipedia)

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"West Midlands Trains" (PDF). Stourbridge Line User Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

tfwm.org.uk

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theguardian.com

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thetimes.co.uk

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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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"Contenders for West Midlands rail franchise revealed". BBC News. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
"East Japan Railway on LNWR franchise shortlist". Railway Gazette International. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
"Battle to run London Midland rail service down to two". Birmingham Post. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
"West Midlands franchise ITT issued". Railway Gazette International. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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"London Midland loses West Midlands rail franchise". BBC News. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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"The Company". www.wmre.org.uk. West Midlands Rail Executive. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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"West Midlands Railway sent staff fake bonus email in cyber-security test". BBC News Online. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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"West Midlands Trains announces London Northwestern brand". Railway Gazette International. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
Transport, Transport for West Midlands: Transforming Public. "A brand for the West Midlands – TfWM reveals new public transport identity". Transport for West Midlands. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
"Saying goodbye to our Class 153s". West Midlands Trains. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
"Bombardier and CAF win West Midlands train contracts". Railway Gazette International. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
"Bombardier and CAF win West Midlands train contracts". Railway Gazette International. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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"First D-Trains lined up for West Midlands Trains in 2018". Rail (UK). 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via PressReader.
"West Midlands Trains" (PDF). Stourbridge Line User Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

westmidlandsrailway.co.uk

"Penalty fares". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
"West Midlands Railway Timetables". London: West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
"Saying goodbye to our Class 153s". West Midlands Trains. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
"New West Midlands Railway fleet enters passenger service | West Midlands Railway". www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

wmre.org.uk

"The Company". www.wmre.org.uk. West Midlands Rail Executive. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

worldcat.org

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Witherow, John, ed. (27 October 2017). "Railway great returns". The Times. p. 54. ISSN 0140-0460.
Milner, Chris (June 2019). "West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 165, no. 1, 419. Horncastle: Mortons Media. p. 104. ISSN 0033-8923.
Lea, Robert (17 October 2017). "Big Order for Bombardier Train Unit". The Times. No. 72356. p. 43. ISSN 0140-0460.

x.com

@chilternrailway (23 September 2021). "The 172 style trains will not be coming back to us, the silver sets will be back in action as soon as repairs have been completed" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 January 2022 – via Twitter.
West Midlands Railway [@WestMidRailway] (15 April 2024). "Welcome aboard our new Class730 trains on the CrossCity line from today" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via Twitter.