Town shuttle service repaired after fault

The service runs between Stourbridge Town and Stourbridge Junction

A shuttle service which operates on the shortest branch line in Britain is up and running again.

Buses replaced the Stourbridge Shuttle in both directions on Saturday and Sunday morning.

The service runs every 10 minutes between Stourbridge Town and Stourbridge Junction, a three minute journey less than a mile long.

In an update on X on Sunday, West Midlands Railway said: "The units have been fixed, services to run as usual. Road transport has been stood down."

Issues were first reported on the service on Saturday morning, before it was cancelled for the remainder of the evening.

Services were cancelled on Sunday from 09:30 BST, and were then expected to remain cancelled for the rest of the day.

The line, the shortest in Britain, opened in 1879 and the service makes about 1,370 trips per week.

The Stourbridge Shuttle's route, at 0.8 miles long, is the shortest branch line in Britain and is also thought to be the shortest in Europe, according to Network Rail.