London Midland has unveiled a free entertainment package of movies, TV programmes, eBooks and magazines as well as Wi-Fi on its trains. The new service is called Motion. This is the first time movies have been available on trains on a web browser.
The Motion entertainment package will operate independently of the free passenger Wi-Fi connection, freeing up that all-important bandwidth for those who need it most. To give the best possible service, a state-of-the-art router is connected to three different networks providing the fastest free connection currently available on UK railways. The Wi-Fi and entertainment package has already been installed on over half of London Midland’s long-distance fleet and Birmingham’s Cross City line between Lichfield and Redditch.
From 25 April, Motion is available on the following London Midland routes: London Euston – Northampton – Coventry- Birmingham New Street; London Euston – Milton Keynes – Stoke on Trent – Crewe; Liverpool Lime Street – Crewe – Stafford – Wolverhampton – Birmingham New Street; Redditch – Birmingham New Street – Lichfield Trent Valley; and Wolverhampton- Birmingham New Street- Walsall. By October, passengers on over 70 per cent of journeys will be able to enjoy the new service.
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