Wolverhampton to Birmingham trains facing 45 minute delays on Friday morning

National Rail has issued a warning that trains between Wolverhampton and Stafford / Birmingham New Street are being disrupted this morning (Friday, May 16) due to the following incidents:

An earlier broken down train between Wolverhampton and Stafford (trains may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or diverted where possible)

An earlier fault with the signalling system between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley (trains may be delayed by up to 15 minutes)

Disruption is expected until 08:00.

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Lancaster / Blackpool North / Manchester Piccadilly / Holyhead / Wolverhampton and London Euston

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Paignton / Bournemouth

London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Crewe and Birmingham New Street

Transport for Wales between Aberystwyth / Holyhead / Chester / Crewe / Shrewsbury and Birmingham International and also between Aberystwyth and Birmingham New Street

West Midlands Railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street, and also between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street / Walsall / Rugeley Trent Valley

CrossCountry has issued the following advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

Avanti West Coast between Stafford and Birmingham New Street (please note, these services are currently disrupted)

West Midlands Metro are conveying passengers between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.