News and Comment
We hope that you will find this page informative. It will be updated on a regular basis and will include articles supplied by the train companies and transport authorities with the appropriate links for detail. This is where you will find reports from SLUG officers and information on the Group’s activities including notice of meetings.
The scope of news coverage will be any matter relating to Stourbridge Line stations, trains and performance and also bus links to the line. We will comment on events and developments and offer constructive criticism where appropriate.
DISCLAIMER. The opinions expressed on this page by the Stourbridge Line User Group are not necessarily the views of the authors who have provided the original material from where articles have been sourced. We would respectfully request that no statements are extracted from this website and quoted out of context. For our part, we will acknowledge all known references outside the domain of the membership.
News Archive
An Archive of all other News Items posted on this site since 2009
8 May 2023 (updated 1 January 2024)
SLUG Launches Options Document for Reopening the Stourbridge to Brierley Hill Line
2 January 2024
West Midlands Rail Executive Publishes Its Rail Investment Strategy
2 January 2024
Looking Forward to 2050
11 March 2024
TfWM’s £6.1bn Investment in Transport
19 March 2024
Chiltern Railways
2030 Vision
8 August 2025
Stourbridge Town Car named George The Station Cat
20 November 2025
December 2025 Timetable Changes
5 December 2025
Passenger Numbers On The Increase
14 December 2025
Christmas Photo Quiz 2025