What is West Midlands Trains?
[[File:350373_in_LNWR_livery.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Unit [[British Rail Class 350|350373]] in LNWR livery]] '''West Midlands Trains (WMT)''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[train]] operating company based in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between [[London]] and the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] under two trade names: '''West Midlands Railway (WMR)''' (within the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands region]]) and '''London Northwestern Railway (LNR)''' (outside the West Midlands region). The company took over from [[London Midland]] on [[10 December]] [[2017]].<ref>[https://www.abellio.com/sites/default/files/downloads/170810_press_release_west_midlands_trains_announced_as_winning_bidder.pdf West Midlands Trains announced as winning bidder for West Midlands franchise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810130543/https://www.abellio.com/sites/default/files/downloads/170810_press_release_west_midlands_trains_announced_as_winning_bidder.pdf |date=10 August 2017 }} Abellio 10 August 2017</ref> It is owned by a consortium of three companies: [[Abellio]], [[JR East]] and [[Mitsui Group]]. The company provides direct LNWR trains mainly between [[London]] and [[Birmingham]], with some trains going to [[Watford]], [[Tring]], [[Milton Keynes]], [[Crewe]] and [[Liverpool]]. WMR provide direct trains between Birmingham and towns such as [[Shrewsbury]], [[Rugeley]], [[Wolverhampton]], [[Walsall]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Nuneaton]], [[Redditch]] and [[Hereford]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:2017 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:British train operating companies]] {{transport-stub}}