Five restored railway stations are due to open in the West Midlands over the next three or four weeks, so long as safety inspectors from the Office of Rail and Road give them the green light. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said that stations were set to open at Darlaston and Willenhall on 19 March, followed by three at Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road on the Camp Hill line on 7 April, and that ‘final authorisation from the Office of Rail and Road is expected in the coming days’.

The main platforms at Glasgow Central are set to stay closed until next week at the earliest, following the major fire in a building next to the station on Sunday. Network Rail is concerned about an unstable wall adjoining the station, and said assessments need to be carried out before the rest of Glasgow Central can be used again. However, trains to places such as Dalmuir, Larkhall and Motherwell are calling again this morning at the low level platforms 16 and 17.