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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
4 January 2024
Christmas Photo Quiz 2023 - Answers
23 February 2024
Timetable Changes from 2 June 2024
11 March 2024
TfWM’s £6.1bn Investment in Transport
19 March 2024
Chiltern Railways 2030 Vision
21 March 2024
Passenger Rail Usage from October to December 2023
26 April 2024
Labour Party Launches Plan To Fix Britain's Railways
27 July 2024
SLUG's Newsletter and Website Receive National Awards
12 September 2024
Stourbridge Line Closed from 27 to 31 October
Latest News

12 September 2024

The Stourbridge line will be closed from Sunday 27 October to Thursday 31 October because of engineering works between Langley Green and Stourbridge Junction.  An emergency timetable will be in operation with buses replacing trains between Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill.  Full timetable details may be read in the News and Comment section.   

31 May 2024

Major changes will be made to Stourbridge Line and Stourbridge Town timetables from 2 June.  Full details may be read in the News and Comment section, while the Timetables page has been updated with the new timetables, and each individual Stations page has been updated with the new departure boards.

12 November 2023

Recent photos of activity along the Metro route from Great Bridge to Dudley have been added to the Walsall Line section of the website.
The Membership Secretary
Stourbridge Line User Group
46 Sandringham Road
Wordsley
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5HL


Site Last Updated on
27 September 2024

(Publications and Timetables)
The Membership Secretary
Stourbridge Line User Group
46 Sandringham Road
Wordsley
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5HL

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