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News
Edward Chadwick Mercury 31 Jan 11
Trains have been cancelled across the Midlands after drivers refused to work rest days in an ongoing dispute with rail bosses.
London Midland was forced to axed several services out of Birmingham on Monday because Aslef union members said they would no longer work extra hours…
Business
BBC News 13 Dec 10
Drivers on London Midland trains are to strike on 23 December in a row over pay and conditions, it has been announced.
The union Aslef said its members had backed a campaign of industrial action. Aslef official Mick Whelan said it had been trying to “harmonise the conditions of drivers” from two firms which merged to form London Midland.
News
BBC News 20 Jul 10
Half-hourly train services between Walsall and Staffordshire are to be axed. The off-peak services on London Midland trains to Rugeley on the Chase Line had been subsidised by Centro, the West Midland transport authority and the Department for Transport.
After a cost analysis spending review both Centro and the DfT said the extra services would stop in December…
News
Express & Star 3 Feb 10
A direct train link between Wolverhampton and Walsall could be re-introduced two years after it was cancelled when fresh rolling stock is made available for the West Midlands later this year…
Transport news
Christina Savvas B’ham Mail 18 Jan 10
Rail operator London Midland has extended its enhanced overtime payments for drivers and conductors working Sunday shifts while talks with unions continue…
Transport news
Patrice John B’ham Mail 23 Nov 09
Campaigners are calling on a Birmingham-based train company to provide more services for passengers over the Christmas period. London Midland which runs services across the city and to London Euston will not provide trains or replacement bus services during Boxing Day, which falls on a Saturday. This contrasts with National Express, which will run extra buses and trams for shoppers…
Transport news
Patrice John B’ham Mail 21 Nov 09
Rail company London Midland, which was recently reprimanded by the Government for poor service, is set to charge more for those wanting to travel during the afternoon rush hour, between 4.35pm and 6pm. This means fares could rise from an average of £2 to £3.40 on some routes across the region…
Transport news
Express & Star 11 Nov 09
Rail company London Midland has been ordered by the Government to spend £4.4 million and reduce train cancellations after a problem with Sunday working arrangements saw services thrown into disarray in the Black Country…
Transport news
Sarah Probert B’ham Post 10 Nov 09
A rail operator which caused chaos for passengers after it failed to run trains on a Sunday has been criticised by the Department for Transport and ordered to spend millions of pounds improving services…
Transport news
BBC News 8 Sep 09
London Midland bosses have said an agreement to increase pay for staff who work on Sundays will be reintroduced to keep trains running at the weekend…