West Midlands Trains

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 Civity sets 48 Class 730/0 Aventra sets London Northwestern Railway 3 Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units 87 Class 350 Desiro electric multiple units
Stations called at	178
Stations operated	146
Parent company	Transport UK Group (85%) Mitsui & Co (15%)
Reporting mark	LM[1]
Predecessor	London Midland
Technical
Length	867.4 km (539.0 mi)
Other
Website	westmidlandsrailway.co.uk londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Route map   West Midlands Railway   London Northwestern Railway

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. JR East sold its 15% interest to Abellio in September 2021.^[4] In 2023 Abellio sold its stake to Transport UK Group.^[5]

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.