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Transport for West Midlands retweeted
📢#WMRUPDATE - Line reopened between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge
⚠️Services are operating with severe delays whilst we recover the service.
ℹ️Check your train > wmr.uk/plan
📢 #WMRNEW - Fault on a train between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge.
🔴 Services on the Cross City south towards Redditch/Bromsgrove are suspended. Services from Worcester may be diverted and will not call at University.
ℹ️ Check your train > orlo.uk/8trbd
Transport for West Midlands retweeted
🎫Ticket acceptance is in place on @nxwestmidlands between Birmingham and Longbridge (including intermediate stations)
🚌Road transport ordered between Longbridge and Redditch/Bromsgrove
🚆Your ticket will also be valid on services between Birmingham New St - Kings Norton
Transport for West Midlands retweeted
📢 #WMRNEW - Fault on a train between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge.
🔴 Services on the Cross City south towards Redditch/Bromsgrove are suspended. Services from Worcester may be diverted and will not call at University.
ℹ️ Check your train > orlo.uk/8trbd
⚠️ #WMRAILNEW: 🚆 #Wellington
📍 Between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street
⚠️ Signalling system fault
⏳ Some lines are blocked; trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes, or run on a revised timetable
🔔 Allow extra time and consider alternative transport
2/2: Impacting @WestMidRailway and @Transport_Wales
🎫 Ticket acceptance is in place on selected @nxwestmidlands bus services and the @StagecoachMids rail replacement service between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury in both directions
Check before you travel:nationalrail.co.uk/service-d…
🚉 #WMRAILUPDATE 🛣️##Wellington
✅ The earlier disruption has now been cleared.
⏱️Some residual delays may remain on services, and a few may still be subject to cancellation.
ℹ️Please check before you travel and allow extra time for your journey.
ℹ️Due to ongoing roadworks Bosworth Drive #ChelmsleyWood , the following @NXWestMidlands bus services are currently impacted:
🚌14, 97 and 97A
🕛Some delays are expected. Allow extra time for your journey.
⚠️ #ROADWORKS⚠️ #Birmingham
📍Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood
👷🏽 Severn Trent roadworks
⛔Road closure near Chapel House Road
🔔 Plan Ahead: Allow extra time for your journey
✅ #WMROADSCLEARED 🛣️Bosworth Drive, #ChelmsleyWood.
✅ Road reopened. Buses are operating on the normal line of route.
🛣️ Traffic is flowing normally in the area.
Transport for West Midlands retweeted
📢 #WMRNEW - Fault with the signalling system between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
🔴 All lines are blocked between these stations.
🚌 Rail replacement has been ordered between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, calling at all stations.
ℹ️ orlo.uk/ymIj8
💭 Our transport network needs a name...
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Transport for West Midlands retweeted
🌪️#StormAusten will impact the #WestMidlands Friday 23 October.
Met Office weather warning now extended to cover the West Midlands region.
⌚Valid 10 am - 9 pm on Friday 23 October.
ℹ️More info from Met Office brnw.ch/21x6ABG
Transport for West Midlands retweeted
Wednesday 21st October 2026 16:10
Due to roadworks on Bromford Lane #Bromford
There may be delays to the following services.
🚌 11A, 11C, X12, X13.
Please allow more time for your journey
We apologise for any inconvenience caused
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⚽ @AstonVilla take on Viking at Villa Park tonight in the UEFA Champions League!
⌚ KO 8:00pm
⚠️ Trains serving Aston & Witton will be busier. New Street station will also be busier.
ℹ️ tfwm.org.uk/plan-your-journe…
📣 Due to a collision on Griffiths Drive in #AshmorePark/#Wolverhampton, the following bus services will see diversions and delays:
🚌 @NXWestMidlands 59 and 69.
🚌 @ChaseriderBus 57.
📍 Griffiths Drive, #AshmorePark #Wolverhampton.
❌ Collision.
🚗 Expect delays, plan ahead.
✅ CLEARED - the incident on Griffiths Drive #AshmorePark #Wolverhampton has cleared and the road has reopened. Bus services can now resume normal line of route.
⚠️Due to a closure on Soho Road @nxwestmidlands 74 service is diverting via Rookery Road, Church Lane and Hamstead Road.
Plan ahead.
📍A41 Soho Road between Stafford Road and Thornhill Road #Handsworth
⛔Road blocked.
⚠️Collision.
Expect delays.
✅#ClearedWM Buses on Soho Road #Handsworth have returned to normal line of route.
⚠️Due to the High Street closure by Saint Michael's Church #WestBromwich buses are having to divert.
More info on our disruptions page on our website disruptions.tfwm.org.uk/
@nxwestmidlands @diamondbuses
📍High Street between Lombard Street and St Michael Street #WestBromwich
⛔Road closure.
⚠️Police incident.
@sandwellroads
✅#ClearedWM Buses in #WestBromwich town centre have returned to their normal line of routes following the incident and closures earlier.