Terms & conditions

Learn more about the terms and conditions governing use of our website, app, buying train tickets, and using our WiFi.

General

This website is owned and operated by West Midlands Trains Ltd, whose registered office is at 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, 18-20 St Andrew Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3AG. West Midlands Trains Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 09860466.

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "We", "Our" and "Us" refers to West Midlands Trains Ltd. Please review these Terms and Conditions carefully before using this Web site. Your use of this Web site indicates your agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

Data protection

Any personal information you supply to Us when you use this Web site will be used in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

Advertisements

We may serve third party advertising displays on this website. Such advertising does not represent an endorsement by West Midlands Trains of either the products or services advertised, nor is it an endorsement of the company or organisation associated with those products or services.

We may also use the personal information you provide at the registration stage and your previous and current use of our website and others, including web logs and cookies, to provide you with advertising on our website carefully tailored specifically to you.

Proprietary Rights

All trademarks, copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights in the materials on this Web site (as well as the organisation and layout of this Web site) together with the underlying software code are owned either directly by Us or by Our licensors. Without Our prior written permission, you may not copy, modify, alter, publish, broadcast, distribute, sell or transfer any material on this Web site or the underlying software code whether in whole or in part. However, the contents of this Web site may be downloaded, printed or copied for your personal non-commercial use.

Acceptable use

You may only use this Web site in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and, in any event, for lawful and proper purposes which includes complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice within the UK or other jurisdiction from which you are accessing this Web site.

In particular, you agree that you will not:

  • Post, transmit or disseminate any information on or via this Web site which is or may be harmful, obscene, defamatory or otherwise illegal
  • Use this Web site in a manner which causes or may cause an infringement of the rights of any other
  • Use any software, routine or device to interfere or attempt to interfere electronically or manually with the operation or functionality of this Web site including but not limited to uploading or making available files containing corrupt data or viruses via whatever means
  • Deface, alter or interfere with the front end 'look and feel' of this Web site or the underlying software code
  • Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this Web site or related infrastructure
  • Obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorised access, via whatever means, to any of Our networks.

Without prejudice to any of Our other rights (whether at law or otherwise) We reserve the right to deny you access to this Web site where We believe (in Our absolute discretion) that you are in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions.

Changes to this website

We may make improvements or changes to the information, services, products and other materials on this Web site, or terminate this Web site, at any time without notice. We may also modify these Terms and Conditions at any time, and such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms and Conditions on this Web site. Accordingly, your continued access or use of this Web site is deemed to be your acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions.

Links to other websites

This Web site may include links to other internet sites. We do not endorse any such web sites and We are not responsible for the information, material, products or services contained on or accessible through those web sites. Your access and use of such web sites remains solely at your own risk.

You may only link to this Web site with Our express written permission. We expressly reserve the right to withdraw Our consent at any time to a link which in Our sole opinion is inappropriate or controversial.

Limitation of liability

In no event will We be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential losses or damages of whatsoever kind arising out of access to, or the use of this Web site or any information contained in it, including loss of profit and the like whether or not in the contemplation of the parties, whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit Our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Disclaimer of warranty

To the maximum extent permitted by law, We disclaim all implied warranties with regard to the information, services and materials contained on this Web site. All such information, services and materials are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Us harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense (including reasonable legal fees) related to your breach of these Terms and Conditions.

National Rail Conditions of Travel

The National Rail Conditions of Travel can be read by clicking this link

Miscellaneous

These Terms and Conditions contain all the terms of your agreement with Us relating to your use of this Web site. No other written or oral statement (including statements in any brochure or promotional literature published by Us) will be incorporated.

West Midlands Trains Ltd. makes no warranty whatsoever for the reliability, stability or any virus-free nature of any software being downloaded from this web site, nor for the availability of the download sites where applicable.

All software products downloaded from any section of this web site or via a link pointed to by this web site are downloaded, installed, and used totally and entirely at the users own risk.

Your use of this Web site, any downloaded material from it and the operation of these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. We reserve the right to bring proceedings in the Courts of the country of your residence.

General

Our Booking service and mobile application is operated by our service provider Trainline.com Limited (with company number 03846791). When processing booking transactions, Trainline.com Limited accepts the booking as the agent for West Midlands Trains and does not act for or on behalf of the customer. When you purchase a travel service or other travel-related purchase through our Booking Service Trainline.com Limited shall act as the merchant and take payment for the service or product.

Agreement between the customer and West Midlands Trains

Our enquiry and booking service (the "Booking Service") is offered as a service to you, the customer, by us, West Midlands Trains Limited (also referred to as "we", "our" and "West Midlands Railway"), either via our call centre, our website at www.buytickets.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk or m.buytickets.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk (the "Website"), or via our mobile application (the "Mobile Application").

Supply of train tickets

These Terms and Conditions (which incorporate our Privacy Policy and Usage Policy ) set out the terms of our contract with you in relation to our supply of any ticket that you purchase using the Booking Service. If you do not agree with these terms, you must not use the Booking Service.

Your train journey

The train operating companies with whom you book tickets through this Booking Service are responsible to you in respect of the provision of the train journey you have booked. All bookings made through the Booking Service are subject to the National Rail Conditions of Travel (explained below) and any specific restrictions imposed by the relevant train operating companies which vary by ticket type.

trainline is therefore not responsible for any delays, cancellations, or other disruptions to train services and we do not set any of the terms and conditions, including eligibility for refunds, of the various ticket types.

Third party services

You can buy third party products and services, other than train tickets via the Booking Service. When you make such a booking via the Booking Service, and your preferred product or service is available, the contract for such third party services (for example, travel insurance or hotel bookings) will be between the relevant supplier and you. We are not a party to any such contractual relationship and you should read the terms and conditions applicable to such third party services carefully. Each third party product and service has its own price independent of any other products or services booked at the same time. We do not sell, organise, or arrange any packages.

trainline is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and Local.Amazon.co.uk.

About trainline

Trainline.com Limited is a company registered in England (with company registration number 3846791). Our registered office is at: 120 Holborn, London EC1N 2TD.

Trainline.com Limited is registered with VAT number 791 7261 06, however, train tickets are currently zero rated for VAT and so VAT receipts are not routinely offered.

All customer queries should be dealt with via our customer services department. You can contact our customer services department us by using the contact details supplied in the "help" link.

trainline is a trading name of Trainline.com Limited.

Use of the Booking Service

Our Booking Service offers an impartial service selling tickets available around Great Britain representing all train operating companies.

The Booking Service is designed to provide you with travel information, to assist you in determining the availability of travel-related goods and services and to make travel reservations or other travel-related purchases. You agree that you will only use the travel information facilities of this Booking Service to find out information for yourself or for another person who intends to use or make use of this Booking Service to purchase travel services.

You confirm that you are at least 16 years old to become a registered user and/or use the Booking Service, and if you are 16 or 17 years old, you confirm that you have obtained your parent or guardian's consent to become a registered user and/or use the Booking Service. You confirm that you have authority to use the payment method or billing account details you provide for the purpose of settling any payments due for any purchase made through the Booking Service, or that you owe to us. If you are 16 or 17 years old and using a credit card for the purpose of settling any payments due for any purchase made through the Booking Service, or that you owe to us, you confirm you have obtained appropriate consent from the credit cardholder prior to using the credit card. You also promise that all information supplied by you in using the Booking Service is accurate and that you will not make any speculative, false or fraudulent reservation. You further promise that you will only use the travel services reservations facilities of the Booking Service to make reservations or purchases for yourself or for another person on whose behalf you are legally entitled to act.

By default this Booking Service provides details of trains and fares which represent the fastest published journey times on the date and at the times selected. In some cases there may be cheaper fares available on other operators' routes or at off-peak times, in which case we provide a link to search for these. We quote prices for, and are able to sell the vast majority of point-to-point train tickets. We shall not be obliged to sell tickets to or reserve a seat for, a person or persons who we have reason to believe may be intending to use it, or the proposed method of payment, fraudulently.

You acknowledge that you will be financially responsible for any bookings which are made through the Booking Service using your account details and for all reasonable and foreseeable losses which we suffer as a result of your breach of these terms or your negligence when using the Booking Service (including where you deliberately or negligently let others use your account).

You agree to use the Website and Mobile Application only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use of the Booking Service. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from this Website or Mobile Application.

If you register an account with us, your account is meant for your individual use only. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account details, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account (including where your account is used by another person), unless these activities arise due to our negligence or breach of these terms by us.

Where you are using our business account Booking Service, you confirm that you are doing so in the course of a business, trade, craft or profession only and are a corporate subscriber. Each organisation is responsible for the Administrator of its business account. Where a request is made for a change of Administrator by a member of an organisation, that organisation shall be fully responsible for such change request. Where an organisation has been referred to a business account by an individual, the organisation acknowledges and agrees that the individual may have been incentivised to make the referral.

We reserve the right to restrict or block access to the Booking Service. By proceeding with a purchase via the Booking Service, you represent that you are not currently subject to any economic, financial, territorial or sectoral sanctions, trade embargoes, individual asset freezes, or listed on any sanctions-related list of designated or blocked persons imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the European Union and implemented by its Member States, the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom, the U.S. government, including those administered by the U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any other relevant authorities with jurisdiction over you or trainline from time to time that would prohibit you from using the Booking Service. You further represent that you are not purchasing any tickets via the Booking Service on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or entity listed on any sanctions-related list of designated or blocked persons or any person resident in, or entity organised under the laws of, a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive sanctions.

National Rail Conditions of Travel

The National Rail Conditions of Travel (as updated from time to time) sets out the minimum level of service you are entitled to expect in relation to your train journey. They also set out your rights and responsibilities in respect of any train journeys made on the UK railway network, including the liability of the train companies in respect of loss caused by the delay and/or cancellation of any train, by any missed connection or by the closure of the railway as well as in respect of loss or damage to, and delay in the delivery of luggage and its contents. View the National Rail Conditions of Travel. Where the rights set out in the National Rail Conditions of Travel are extended or restricted by the train operating companies with whom you may book tickets through this Booking Service, details of these extensions or restrictions will be provided to you with your journey summary prior to purchase.

The National Rail Conditions of Travel entitle Customers to the same levels of compensation or refund entitlements regardless of where they purchase their ticket.

Fees and charges

There may be certain fees and charges payable on top of the ticket price in respect of purchases made via the Booking Service. If applicable, these will be identified during the booking process. Some of these fees are levied by the relevant train operating company which requires us to pass them on to you, the customer.

You will be responsible for all charges and taxes payable as a result of your use of this Booking Service, including any cost of accessing the Booking Service (for example, internet access charges or mobile data charges).

Issue of tickets

Some tickets have limited availability. Although we check availability before quoting the fares, we cannot guarantee the availability of such tickets until you confirm the details of your journey immediately prior to payment. However, we do not charge your credit card until your order has been processed. We take all reasonable measures to ensure that the times and fares quoted on our Booking Service are correct. However, despite our efforts, we cannot guarantee that all of the information on our Booking Service (including times and fares) is correct, as our source data is provided from a third party rail information provider. Where we become aware of an error, we will take reasonable measures to rectify it. If you have purchased tickets which are subject to an error, we will refund these in full.

When we have confirmed your booking by email to your registered email address, we will fulfil your tickets to you using the fulfilment method you selected when you made your booking. While we endeavour to have tickets delivered in accordance with timescales supplied by our delivery agents, we cannot be responsible for any guaranteed delivery times.

Please check your tickets when you receive them. If you believe that the tickets we have sent you do not meet the information you provided at the time of booking through our Booking Service, please contact us. You must ensure that you are in possession of the tickets booked before you board the train. If you cannot produce a valid ticket for the class of accommodation and service that you are using, you will have to pay the appropriate fare on the train and a penalty fare may also be payable. We, the train operating company and the ticket inspector reserve the right to refuse to accept your ticket to the extent that it is unsatisfactorily displayed or to the extent that we or they have reason to suspect that a fraudulent use of booking confirmation, transfer to a different person, or other abuse or reproductions, copies or counterfeits of any ticket are in circulation.

When London International CIV tickets (for use in connection with a Continental or Eurostar ticket) ("CIV tickets") are purchased, they must be accompanied by a valid international travel ticket which must be presented for inspection on the domestic journey along with the CIV ticket. We will not be responsible for any extra costs charged to you by the train operating company where you are unable to provide evidence of a valid international travel ticket accompanied by the CIV ticket when requested by the train operating company staff.

Getting your tickets

We offer a range of methods to get your tickets. The particular options offered for your booking may differ depending on various factors, including ticket type, train operator, method of purchase and whether or not there is sufficient time to reliably post your tickets.

Normal post: We will dispatch tickets by normal post to the address you specify during the delivery process. You should ensure that the address provided is correct.

Next day delivery: We will dispatch tickets by Royal Mail Special Delivery to the address you specify during the delivery process. You should ensure that the address provided is correct. You will need to sign for the tickets upon delivery. Please note that due to Royal Mail restrictions it may take longer to deliver to remote locations. Please click here for more information on Royal Mail delivery times to remote locations.

International post: We will dispatch tickets by International Signed For (TM) post to the address you specify during the delivery process. You should ensure that the address provided is correct. You will need to sign for the tickets upon delivery.

Collecting tickets at the station: For many bookings we allow you to collect tickets from a range of stations. You must allow sufficient time to collect your tickets before boarding the train. You must have your ticket collection reference, and (unless stated otherwise) the credit/debit card used to make the purchase as identification. You should note any special collection instructions given during the booking process, for example the station opening hours.

If you are unable to collect your tickets (for example due to the ticket machine(s) being out of service) then you should contact the station staff for further assistance. If there are no staff at the station, you should board your booked train, and make yourself known to the on-train staff at the earliest possible opportunity.

Mobile tickets: For some bookings we allow you to travel with paperless tickets ("Mobile tickets") delivered to the Mobile Application installed on a mobile phone, tablet or similar device ("Mobile Device"). Mobile tickets are not available on all Mobile Device operating systems.

When booking such tickets via the Website or call centre, you must check that your Mobile Device is compatible with our tickets by following the instructions provided before purchase and that you have an up to date version of the Mobile Application.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you carry your Mobile Device on the relevant journey and that your Mobile Device is charged, functional, displaying the correct date and time and that you are able to display the ticket on your Mobile Device for inspection and scanning when you travel. Mobile tickets must be activated from within the Mobile Application before boarding the train in order to validate the Mobile ticket. The Mobile Device must be capable of running the Mobile Application and clearly presenting the Mobile ticket in a legible manner.

Due to the wide variety of Mobile Devices and networks we are unable to offer technical support or assistance. You may incur data usage charges from your mobile network provider for downloading a ticket. You should check with your network provider as to what charges may apply.

If tickets have been booked for more than one passenger, all passengers should travel together.

The ticket must be stored on your Mobile Device until the date and time of travel and such safekeeping shall be your responsibility. Mobile Tickets are non-transferable.

By purchasing an Mobile Ticket, you agree to cooperate with the train inspector and let him/her clearly view and scan the ticket on your Mobile Device and you acknowledge that you may be requested to hand over your Mobile Device voluntarily for inspection and scanning. If you do not produce your ticket or hand over your Mobile Device upon request by the train inspector, the train inspector shall be entitled to consider that you are travelling without a ticket.

Some train operating companies apply additional restrictions to the use of Mobile Tickets - you must note any additional restrictions notified during the booking process.

etickets: For some bookings we will allow you to use an eticket. Where you select an eticket we will email you your tickets and you will have the option to use the eticket in one or more of the following ways:

  1. Open the PDF attachment and show the ticket on your Mobile Device. If you are using this option then you must ensure that your Mobile Device can receive email and display a PDF attachment prior to purchase. It is your responsibility to ensure that you carry your Mobile Device on the relevant journey and that your Mobile Device is charged, functional and that you are able to display the ticket on your Mobile Device for inspection when you travel. You may incur data usage charges from your mobile network provider for downloading a ticket. You should check with your network provider as to what charges may apply. The ticket must be stored on your Mobile Device until the date and time of travel and such safekeeping shall be your responsibility. You agree to cooperate with the train inspector and let him/her clearly view and scan the ticket on your Mobile Device and you acknowledge that you may be requested to hand over your Mobile Device voluntarily for inspection and scanning. If you do not produce your ticket or hand over your Mobile Device upon request by the train inspector, the train inspector shall be entitled to consider that you are travelling without a ticket.
  2. Print the eticket. If you are using this option then the terms relating to PYO tickets set out above will apply to your use of the eticket, save that ID is not required for etickets.
  3. Download the eticket on the Mobile Application. If you are using this option then the terms relating to Mobile tickets set out above will apply to your use of the eticket.

You must ensure that you present your eticket for inspection and scanning in one of the ways described above.

An eticket can only be used by one customer for one valid journey. It is a criminal offence to amend and/or reproduce an eticket for fraudulent use. Where more than one customer presents the same eticket for travel, both may be deemed invalid for travel. You shall have full liability for any fraudulent use of your eticket. Trainline shall have no liability for any fraudulent use of etickets.

Smartcard: For some bookings we allow your ticket to be delivered to your Smartcard.

If you are using an existing Smartcard you must ensure that you correctly enter your Smartcard reference number - we cannot amend this after payment has occurred.

You must carry your Smartcard with you when you travel.

You must ensure that you validate your Smartcard at the start and end of your journey by using either the stand alone validators or ticket barriers as applicable.

Some train companies apply additional restrictions to the use of Smartcards - you must note any additional restrictions notified during the booking process.

Changes, cancellations and refunds

Whether or not tickets can be amended and/or cancelled and refunded varies by the ticket type and is a feature of the ticket as determined by the train operating companies offering you the ticket. These terms and conditions are available during the booking process and we recommend you check these whilst booking your ticket to ensure you are buying a ticket which meets your requirements. These terms and conditions are also available in your account once you have made a booking.

Additional restrictions may apply to certain delivery methods and if applicable these will be notified during the booking process.

Where a ticket can be changed (for example most Advance tickets), you can change the travel date and time of travel by logging into your account. If you are changing your ticket with us, you must do this before your original train departs, and at least 2 hours before your new departure time. In addition to any difference in ticket cost, a change of journey standard charge will apply. We cannot change the stations you chose to travel between. If your original tickets have been issued, you will need to return these to us and they must be unused.

Where a ticket can be cancelled and refunded (for example most Anytime and Off-peak tickets) you can cancel this online by logging into your account. Standard charges apply. Please note that where a refund is made, it shall be for the ticket price only, and any associated booking fees are non-refundable. If your tickets have been issued, you will need to return these to us and they must be unused.

Please note that you will be responsible for the cost of returning any tickets to us where this is required.

The level of fees for changes and refunds are generally determined by the train operating companies. The current fees are shown in the ticket terms and conditions available in the booking process.

We endeavour to process your request within 28 days of receipt of your application. If your refund is approved, we will process your payment back onto the card used to make the purchase (minus our £10 administration fee if applicable). It may take up to 5 working days for a credit to appear on your statement.

We shall not be obliged to change, cancel, replace or refund a ticket where we have reason to believe that it is being done so fraudulently.

If you have any questions about changing or cancelling your tickets online, or if you think that we have sent you a wrong ticket or have otherwise made an error in taking or processing your ticket booking, please contact us by telephoning 0333 311 0039, or if you are a season ticket customer, 0344 811 0150. In the event we agree that we have made an error in the booking, we shall issue a replacement ticket or otherwise address the error in our discretion as we consider appropriate given the circumstances.

Where you purchase Cancellation Protection for your Advance tickets, the Cancellation Protection terms and conditions shall apply to your Cancellation Protection purchase.

Compensation and Refunds for delayed or cancelled journeys

If the service on which you have booked to travel is cancelled or severely disrupted you may be entitled to compensation or a refund. If the train company allows us to issue this refund on their behalf, then we shall do so. If not, we will provide you with the contact details of the relevant train company and you will need to make a claim directly with the train company concerned. Unfortunately we are not permitted to issue compensation or refund tickets for cancelled/disrupted journeys unless the relevant train company gives us permission to do so.

Insurance

Trainline.com Limited is an appointed representative of Columbus Travel Insurance Services Limited, trading as Columbus Direct, which is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority with number 311897. The insurance is underwritten by Astrenska Insurance Limited.

Catering Vouchers

For some services you may be given the opportunity to purchase vouchers to exchange for catering. Vouchers are not refundable. No change will be given from vouchers. Vouchers cannot be exchanged for cash. Vouchers can only be used on services operated by the designated train company. The number of vouchers that may be issued per transaction is not restricted. Vouchers may be purchased in conjunction with adult or child tickets bought online. Vouchers are valid for three months from the date of travel.

Liability Disclaimer

We will use reasonable care and skill to carry out the ticket retailing services contained in the Booking Service within a reasonable time, in accordance with these terms. We do not make any other promises and no other promises shall apply in respect of the information, products, and/or services contained on the Booking Service.

Please note that we are not responsible for any loss or damage which you suffer in relation to the provision of transport services under tickets purchased through the Booking Service (including any delays, cancellation or disruption to train services). The National Rail Conditions of Travel and any further terms and conditions imposed by the relevant train operating company will apply to any transport services provided to you in accordance with tickets booked through the Booking Service, and you should read such terms and conditions carefully.

Where you are an individual using the Booking Service for your own personal purposes and not in the course of a business, we will pay for all reasonable and foreseeable direct costs which you incur in relation to the provision of tickets by us, and which are directly caused as a result of our negligence or a breach of any of these terms by us and which you could not have avoided or reduced by taking reasonable steps. If we fail to deliver any tickets to you for any reason within our control within a reasonable time prior to your departure time, any re-imbursement made by us of the costs of a replacement ticket or an alternative journey by train shall be no more than the cost of the nearest equivalent ticket purchased on the train or at the station.

We are not responsible for losses that result from, but are not directly caused by, any breach of these terms and conditions, or that are not reasonable or foreseeable by you and us (such as loss of profits or opportunity) even if we are made aware of the possibility of such losses. Our liability shall not, in any event, include losses related to any business of yours, such as lost data, lost profits or business interruption.

Where you are using this Booking Service in the course of a business, we will be liable for any reasonable and foreseeable direct costs you incur which are caused as a result of our negligence or a breach of these terms up to a limit of the value of the relevant ticket(s) purchased by you, which costs could not have been reduced or avoided by you taking reasonable steps. We will in no circumstances pay or be responsible for any loss of profit, loss of opportunity, loss of business, loss of revenue, wasted time, wasted costs, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss arising out of or in any way connected with the use of this Booking Service or with the delay or inability to use this Booking Service, or for any information, products, and services obtained through this Booking Service, or otherwise arising out of the use of this Booking Service.

Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury directly caused by us.

All third party suppliers of products, services or content through which we link to from this Booking Service (which may include our selected partners such as providers of hotels, travel insurance companies and car hire companies) are independent entities and we are not responsible or liable for any wrongful act or omission on their part or for any of the content of their websites, including but not limited to any product liability claims.

Other terms

We may change these terms from time to time. When we do so, we will publish the new version on the Website. Each new version will take effect from the time it is first published on the Website, and from then on will apply to you. However, any changes will not affect existing terms accepted by you when making a reservation or purchase through this Booking Service. When you use the Booking Service, we will ask you to confirm your acceptance to the most up-to-date version of these terms and conditions whenever you make a booking. If you do not agree to any changes we make to these terms and conditions, you must stop using the Booking Service.

These terms are intended by us to set out the whole agreement between us and you and any prior communications between us are not included in this agreement. We recommend that you read them carefully to protect your own interests. If you do not think they set out the whole agreement between us, please make sure you ask for any additional terms to be put in writing prior to making any transaction. In that way we can avoid any problems surrounding what you expect us to do. We cannot accept any liability for any reliance placed by you on any statement or representation on this Booking Service, whether made by us or a third party, except to the extent a statement or representation on this Booking Service is made negligently by us.

If any of these terms are found to be invalid by a court or at law then the remainder of these terms shall continue to apply to the extent that they still make sense without the unenforceable term(s).

The prices quoted on this Booking Service are in pounds sterling. If you choose to pay for your ticket using a foreign credit or debit card, you will be responsible for the exchange rate and you are advised that changes to your ticket or refunds may be affected by such exchange rate.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these terms or your use of this Booking Service.

Neither you nor we intend any third party to be able to enforce any of these terms pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

You and we agree that English law applies to these terms and conditions and that any dispute between us regarding the Booking Service or arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions will only be dealt with by the English courts, unless you are resident in another part of the United Kingdom, in which case the applicable law of that part of the United Kingdom will apply and any dispute will be brought before the courts there.

Booking website & Mobile Application Usage policy

The Website and Mobile Application are provided by Trainline.com Limited on the terms set out in this Usage Policy. By using the Website or Mobile Application you agree to the terms and conditions set out below (the "terms"). If you do not agree with these terms, you must not use the Website or Mobile Application. This Usage Policy supplements our Terms and Conditions .

Your use

If you do not comply, or if we reasonably suspect that you are not complying, with these terms, we may block your access (either temporarily or permanently) to the Website or Mobile Application.

Registered Users

If you register your details with us using our Website registration process, we will send you your registered account details (including your password) on completion of the registration process.

Intellectual Property

"thetrainline.com" and "the trainline.com" logos and "thetrainline", "the trainline", "trainline", "Qjump" and "Q Jump" word marks are some of the registered trademarks owned by us. Other product and company names featuring in the Website and Mobile Application may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

All contents of the Website and Mobile Application, including any software, are protected by copyright, database right and other intellectual property rights. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring any licence or right to use any trade mark, design right or copyright of ours or of any other third party.

You may not reproduce any part of the Website or Mobile Application in any form unless we agree in writing in advance, except as necessary to use the Booking Service in accordance with these terms or to keep a record of a transaction between you and us. You may not create a hypertext link to the Website or Mobile Application or "frame" the Website or Mobile Application unless we agree in writing in advance. Use of any automated system or software to extract data from the Website or Mobile Application (including screen scraping or account aggregation) is prohibited.

Liability Disclaimer

While we try to ensure that all content provided by us is correct at the time of publication, certain information is compiled and provided by third parties, and no responsibility is accepted by us or on our behalf for any errors, omissions or inaccurate content on the Website or Mobile Application. If you believe that you have noticed an error, please write to us to let us know.

We take measures to keep the Website and Mobile Application free from computer viruses and other malicious programs. However, we cannot accept responsibility for any computer viruses or other malicious programs which are transmitted to your computer as a result of your use of this Website or a third party website, or which are transmitted to your mobile handset as a result of your use of the Mobile Application, unless this was due to our negligence or a breach of these terms by us. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.

We cannot guarantee the availability of the Website or Mobile Application. As with any service over the Internet or mobile network there are factors over which we have no control, for which we cannot accept liability. You agree that we may take the Booking Service offline where we consider that this is necessary for routine or emergency maintenance without liability to you.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all representations and warranties (whether express or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. We do not guarantee the timeliness, completeness or performance of the Website, Mobile Application or Booking Service or any of the content.

Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury directly caused by us.

All third party suppliers of products, services or content which we link to from the Website or Mobile Application, or within the Booking Service, (which may include our selected partners such as providers of hotels, travel insurance companies and car hire companies) are independent entities and we are not responsible or liable for any wrongful act or omission on their part or for any of the content of their websites, including but not limited to any product liability claims. You should read the terms and conditions of any third party suppliers carefully.

Functionality may differ between the different Booking Service channels and may also differ depending upon the device or customer using our Booking Service channels.

Our Mobile Application

Your use of the Mobile Application

We allow you the right to download, install and use the Mobile Application on your mobile handset to access the Booking Service in accordance with these terms and conditions.

You may not use the Mobile Application for any purpose other than to access the Booking Service. You do not and will not own the Mobile Application or any information that is provided to you through it or the Booking Service, but you may use these things in accordance with these terms and conditions.

The Mobile Application is provided to you free of charge and on an ‘as is' basis. We have tried to make sure that it will work on each compatible Mobile Device, however, we do not promise that the Mobile Application will be suitable for your needs, or that it will work accurately or in a particular way. All implied promises or warranties related to the mobile application, and access to the booking service through it, are excluded.

Data charges and access

The Mobile Application requires a correctly configured and functional internet data connection, both for the initial installation, and for use.

Data charges may be charged to you by your network provider depending on your individual tariff. You are responsible for any such costs. Note that if you are using the Mobile Application on an overseas network, the cost of data usage may be considerably higher than when at home.

We are unable to provide any warranties as to the levels of connectivity you will receive via your Mobile Device. This may depend upon your tariff, your network provider or your corporate policy if you have a work-issued handset. We will not accept any responsibility for any connectivity issues you may experience.

Please contact your network provider or visit their website if you require assistance configuring a data connection for your Mobile Device.

Support & Communications

While we have tried to get a broad coverage of Mobile Devices, our Mobile Application will not work on all Mobile Devices. Please refer to our Website for details of the Mobile Devices which are able to download our Mobile Application. Download and operation success may depend on Mobile Device settings.

If you have any queries or problems with the Mobile Application, please look at our FAQs for answers to the most common questions we receive from users. If the FAQs do not assist, please contact us at: [email protected] or 0333 311 0039. (Please do not contact any distributor of the Mobile Application with a support request as they will not be able to assist you.)

We may send communications to you through the Mobile Application. These communications may include marketing material, technical and support information, and information on updates or changes. By using the Mobile Application, you agree to us providing you with such communications.

Please note that we may cease to operate and support the Mobile Application, or a particular version of it, at any time. If this happens, you will be unable to access the Booking Services through the Mobile Application (or the relevant version of it) and you may be unable to download or install fresh copies of the Mobile Application. Where we think that it is reasonable to do so, we also reserve the right to either require you to delete the Mobile Application, or to remotely deactivate the Mobile Application from your Mobile Device.

Updates & Availability

From time to time, we may issue updates to the Mobile Application, in which case you may not be able to continue use of the version of the Mobile Application installed on your Mobile Device without downloading the relevant update. If we issue an update of the Mobile Application without disabling our earlier version installed on your Mobile Device, we nonetheless recommend that you download and install all updates issued. We cannot accept any liability for errors which become apparent in old versions of the Mobile Application.

We are able to suspend access to the Booking Service through the Mobile Application. We can do this for any reason, but will usually only do so when carrying out maintenance on the Mobile Application or the systems supporting it.

Security

You can use your Mobile Application to store details of your bookings, favourite journeys and payment card details. You should ensure that your Mobile Device is protected by a suitable PIN number or password so that if lost/stolen your stored details cannot be used or accessed.

Liability

Your mobile telephone supplier and manufacturer, airtime service providers (which for clarity includes telecommunications carriers) and any other retailer acting through an online store portal through which the Mobile Application is distributed, shall not be liable to you in any manner whatsoever in relation to Mobile Applications made available through their channel partners and associated service providers, including (without limitation) in relation to the sale, distribution or use thereof, or the performance or non-performance of the Mobile Application. Your mobile telephone manufacturer, airtime service providers and any such retailer shall be third party beneficiaries of these terms and conditions with you for the purposes of this provision.

General

By accessing our on board WiFi, you accept these Terms & Conditions and expressly agree that they will govern its use. If you do not agree to the Terms & Conditions, please do not access on board WiFi.

This contract is between you and West Midlands Trains Ltd, who will be responsible for providing and operating the WiFi Hotspot and the Website (both as defined below).

Definitions

"West Midlands Trains" or "we" or "us" means West Midlands Trains Limited a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at St Andrews House, 2nd Floor, 18-20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG, England with company number 09860466.

"Contract" means these Terms and Conditions.

"Information" means all material delivered by or on behalf of West Midlands Trains through the WiFi Hotspot.

"User" or "you" or "your" means you, the registered user of the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website.

"Website" means the captive Wifi portal.

"WiFi Hotspot" means the wireless internet WiFi Hotspot to be provided by West Midlands Trains for use by the User.

Registration to use the WiFi Hotspot and/or Website

As part of registering to use the WiFi Hotspot and/or Website, you must read these Terms and Conditions before you press continue and use the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website. By accessing and using the WiFi Hotspot and/or Website you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions you may not access or use the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website.

You must be aged over 18 to register as a user of the WiFi service and/or the Website. By pressing confirm/continue and/or using the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website you are confirming that you are aged 18 or over. If you are under 18 years you must obtain consent from a parent or guardian before pressing confirm/continue and/or using the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website.

Changes to the Terms and Conditions

West Midlands Trains reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions from time to time by sending notice of the change to all Users or placing a notice on the Website and on the West Midlands Trains websites (at www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk and www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk ). The User's continued use of the WiFi Hotspot and/or Website following notice of such change shall be deemed to be the User's acceptance of any such change. It is the User's responsibility to check the email address that they provide on registration, the Website and the West Midlands Trains websites (at www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk and www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk ) regularly to determine whether the Terms and Conditions have been changed. If the User does not agree to any change to the Terms and Conditions then the User must immediately stop using the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website.

Complaints and Contact

If you wish to make a complaint about the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website please use the details below.

If you were travelling on a London Northwestern Railway service:

London Northwestern Railway
Customer Relations
134 Edmund St
Birmingham
B3 2ES

Tel: 0333 311 0006
www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/contact-us

Or, if you were travelling on a West Midlands Railway service:

West Midlands Railway
Customer Relations
134 Edmund St
Birmingham
B3 2ES

Tel: 0333 311 0039
www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/contact-us

West Midlands Trains will try to address your comments and concerns in a fair and reasonable way in accordance with both the National Rail Conditions of Travel and our Passengers' Charter .

If your complaint relates to any information that you have accessed through the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website that is provided by third parties, you will need to contact the relevant third party in accordance with the terms upon which you access such information.

Information about us

The WiFi Hotspot and Website is operated by West Midlands Trains. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 09860466 and have our registered office at St Andrews House, 2nd Floor, 18-20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG. We are regulated by the Office of Rail and Road.

Protect your Equipment

Please take care of your wireless device. West Midlands Trains accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to it in connection with your use of the WiFi Hotspot and/or the Website, unless caused by West Midlands Trains's negligence.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us using the details contained below in the Complaints and Contact section above.

Severability

Each provision of these Terms and Conditions excluding or limiting liability shall be construed separately, applying and surviving even if for any reason one or other of those provisions is held inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances and shall remain in force notwithstanding the termination of this Contract howsoever occasioned.

No Waiver

No waiver by West Midlands Trains shall be construed as a waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms and Conditions.

Assignment

West Midlands Trains (and its successors and assigns) may freely assign this Contract to any company that replaces it as the operator of the West Midlands Trains Rail Franchise (or such other Rail Franchise that replaces the West Midlands Trains Rail Franchise).

Choice of Law

This Contract shall be governed by English law and the parties hereby irrecoverably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

WiFi Hotspot Terms of Use

Warranty

The WiFi Hotspot is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis and West Midlands Trains makes no warranties or representations whether express or implied in relation to the Information, including implied warranties or conditions of completeness, accuracy, satisfactory quality or fitness for a particular purpose.

Liability

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the WiFi Hotspot or any content accessed on or through it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any User for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  • Use of, or inability to use, the WiFi Hotspot; or
  • Use of or reliance on any content displayed on or through the WiFi Hotspot

Please note that we only provide the WiFi Hotspot for non-commercial, domestic and private use. You agree not to use the WiFi Hotspot for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your wireless device, programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the WiFi Hotspot or to your downloading of any content on or from it, or any website accessible on or through it.

The WiFi Hotspot

The User acknowledges:

  • That it is technically impossible to provide the WiFi Hotspot entirely free of faults and that West Midlands Trains does not undertake to do so
  • That faults may lead to temporary unavailability of the WiFi Hotspot including where West Midlands Trains is required to carry out any maintenance or updates to the WiFi Hotspot
  • That the operation of the WiFi Hotspot may be adversely affected by conditions and performances outside West Midlands Trains ’s control, including transmission, telecommunications links between West Midlands Trains and Users, between different parts of West Midlands Trains , and between West Midlands Trains and other systems and networks; and
  • That restrictions may apply to your use of the WiFi Hotspot including content that can be accessed through the WiFi Hotspot and the length of connection available to you, and West Midlands Trains may terminate access to the WiFi Hotspot to you at any location at any time without notice to you, including but not limited to situations where the User commits a breach of the Terms and Conditions

Third Party Information

The User further acknowledges that some of the Information, for example content, software and websites and/or digital content accessible using the WiFi Hotspot, is supplied to West Midlands Trains and/or the User (directly and indirectly) by third parties and accordingly West Midlands Trains can offer no warranty of whatever nature in relation to such Information.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites accessible through or linked from the WiFi Hotspot. Such access and/or links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Use of the WiFi Hotspot/Indemnification

The User undertakes:

  • Not to use the WiFi Hotspot for any unlawful purpose
  • That it shall not make any use of the WiFi Hotspot such that the whole or part of the WiFi Hotspot is interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient, or the effectiveness or functionality of the WiFi Hotspot is in any way impaired
  • Not to use the WiFi Hotspot for the transmission or posting of any computer viruses or any material which is defamatory, offensive or of an obscene or menacing character or in such a way as to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
  • Not to use the WiFi Hotspot in a manner which constitutes a violation or infringement of the rights of any person, firm or company (including any intellectual property rights or confidentiality)
  • That it shall not use the WiFi Hotspot for any commercial or business purpose, including the right to resell access to the WiFi Hotspot to any third party or to transmit to other Users any material for the purposes of commercial publicity, promotion and/or advertising without the prior written consent of West Midlands Trains; and
  • That in the event that it has any right, claim or action against any other user arising out of the use of the WiFi Hotspot then it shall pursue such right, claim or action independently of, and without recourse to, West Midlands Trains

The User will indemnify and defend West Midlands Trains against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of a breach of this Contract by the User.

Intellectual Property

The User acknowledges that all copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights in the Wifi Hotspot shall remain vested in West Midlands Trains or its licensors.

User Data

The Privacy & Cookie Policy shall apply to your use of the WiFi Hotspot.

West Midlands Trains cannot guarantee the security or privacy of the WiFi Hotspot and any information or communication to or from the WiFi Hotspot by the User.