The West Midlands Trains National Rail Contract held by Transport UK Group came to an end at 02.00 on Sunday morning, when the individual brands of West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern were taken over by the state. The change is the latest in a series of renationalisations which began with LNER in 2018, but transport campaigners are warning that renationalisation must be supported by greater railway investment.

Train services in Devon and Cornwall are set to be disrupted by floods into next week, Great Western Railway has warned, as forecasters predict more rain to come. Network Rail said engineers have inspected the Barnstaple and Okehampton lines and found sections where the ballast has been washed away. Specialist divers will be carrying out underwater inspections of the structures, but they can only enter the water once the levels have dropped. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of rain for Devon and Cornwall today.