Following a series of meetings between Michael Fabricant and Andy Mellors, managing director of Avanti and others from the company, Avanti is able to announce a major improvement to their timetable.

“Mark Osborne of Avanti has confirmed to me today (Wednesday 15^th May) that as from early next year and fully operational by mid 2026, possibly sooner, Avanti will be running an hourly fast service to and from Lichfield Trent Valley” says Michael Fabricant.

“This will be in addition to the slower hourly service provided by London Northwestern trains and will provide excellent connectivity between Lichfield and London and the North.  The weekday serice to London will take around 1 hour 15 minutes and will stop at Tamworth and one other destination which is likely to be Nuneaton, Rugby or Milton Keynes before arriving at Euston.

“Subject to engineering works, an hourly service is also planned for the weekend though some trains will take a little longer and have extra stops.

“We have never had such a good rail service to the south and north before from Lichfield and this marks a major improvement in connectivity.  It will provide a significant economic boost to the area making it an even more attractive place to live” Michael adds.

Photo shows Michael Fabricant with Mark Osborne, the regional director of Avanti.