West Midlands

Nov 11, 20213 min read

Huge support' for Midlands Connect rail upgrade plan in two polls

The Censuswide poll saw 91% of the 800 Black Country residents questioned back proposals to make trains faster, electrify the line and...

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Nov 11, 20212 min read

Looking for More Investment for Dasher

A PLAN to bring rail passenger services between Stourbridge to Brierley Hill is on the lookout for funding opportunities. If given the...

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Investment by CEMEX leads to growth of Small Heath Depot

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Nov 11, 20213 min read

Investment by CEMEX leads to growth of Small Heath Depot

Over the summer months, there has been significant investment by CEMEX into track improvements and extensions at three of its depots;...

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Look before you book’ August bank holiday travel advice

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Aug 4, 20213 min read

Look before you book’ August bank holiday travel advice

Railway improvements between London, the West Midlands, and North West are taking place between 28-30 August Future passenger and freight...

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Pioneering pilot helps Birmingham street homeless into housing

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Jul 29, 20213 min read

Pioneering pilot helps Birmingham street homeless into housing

Birmingham New Street station staff have joined forces with the housing charity Shelter to help people sleeping rough around the major...

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Jul 21, 20212 min read

Tram work on track at Wolverhampton

Following the successful commissioning and opening of the second phase of Wolverhampton Railway Station, the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA)...

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Vital track upgrade sees temporary closure of Craven Arms level crossing in Shropshire

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Jul 9, 20212 min read

Vital track upgrade sees temporary closure of Craven Arms level crossing in Shropshire

Work to upgrade the railway through Craven Arms, Shropshire will see the town’s level crossing temporarily closed for two months. The...

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Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track

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Jul 8, 20213 min read

Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track

Cllr Patrick Harley, Cllr Simon Phipps inside the innovation centre on the VLR site Dudley Council bosses joined their counterparts from...

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Network Rail and Highways England publish a Solent to the Midlands multimodal freight strategy

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Jul 8, 20213 min read

Network Rail and Highways England publish a Solent to the Midlands multimodal freight strategy

Network Rail and Highways England have published the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy. The strategy...

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Birmingham brick Victorian viaducts get railway revamp

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

Birmingham brick Victorian viaducts get railway revamp

Two Victorian-built railway viaducts in Birmingham are having essential repairs to make them more reliable for passenger and freight...

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Secure 'cycle pod' opens at Birmingham New Street

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Secure 'cycle pod' opens at Birmingham New Street

A secure ‘cycle pod’ has been created at Birmingham New Street for city centre commuters to store their bikes and interchange from cycle...

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

Midlands Engine Rail

Seven projects. 736 more passenger trains every day. Fully integrated with HS2. Midlands Engine Rail (MER) is our £3.5 billion plan to...

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Grand Railway Collaboration appoints Lucy Wootton as new leader

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Grand Railway Collaboration appoints Lucy Wootton as new leader

A West Midlands-based rail industry group committed to improving customer service has appointed a new leader to help evolve and deliver...

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Oakengates railway footbridge to be replaced

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

Oakengates railway footbridge to be replaced

An old footbridge near Oakengates Station is being removed to make way for a new structure as part of an improvement scheme costing...

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Faster trains planned for Shropshire

All change – Shrewsbury Station is currently served by diesel-run trains, which are slower and more polluting than electric The scheme,...

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West Midlands tram services suspended after fault discovered

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

West Midlands tram services suspended after fault discovered

Tram services in the West Midlands have been suspended indefinitely after a fault was discovered among the fleet. West Midlands Metro,...

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HS2 launches Interchange Station construction contract opportunity

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Jun 21, 20213 min read

HS2 launches Interchange Station construction contract opportunity

HS2 has launched the search for a construction contractor to build Interchange Station. Bidders are asked to put themselves forward for...

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Birmingham New Seats: station set for summer city picnickers

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Birmingham New Seats: station set for summer city picnickers

Passengers and the public now have a new outdoor seating area at Birmingham New Street station. From Friday 28 May picnic benches are in...

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Jun 1, 20213 min read

Rail revolution’ in Shropshire & Black Country

Midlands Connect is proposing that rail electrification, faster local trains and a new hourly train to London from Shrewsbury, would...

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New light-rail charging station installed in Dudley

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Apr 23, 20211 min read

New light-rail charging station installed in Dudley

A new rapid-charging station in Dudley will provide light rail vehicles with a low-cost alternative to the traditional overhead line...

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