West Midlands Mayor opens new regional rail training academy
Earlier this week, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street officially opened a new rail training academy
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Planning gets underway for new West Midlands railway station
The huge project will see Aldridge Station operating passenger services for the first time in 60 years following its closure in 1965
WATCH: How HS2 will provide £10 billion boost to West Midlands economy
New research shows that HS2 will boost the economy of the West Midlands by £10 billion over the next ten years.
Shropshire train disruption as upgrade work gets underway
Track upgrade works are to affect trains between Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury until mid March.
Thomas the Tank Engine to visit Birmingham locomotive works
Vintage Trains has announced that they will be welcoming a Day Out With Thomas: The Bubble Tour.
West Midlands railway station to get original nameboard
An original station sign, will return to its namesake station for the first time in over 50 years.
HS2 awards £75,000 grant to Birmingham project
The project marks the third in Washwood Heath to receive HS2's community funding and has now seen £225,000 awarded within the local area
New electric trains begin operating in West Midlands
New Class 730 trains have begun operating on the Wolverhampton to Walsall via Birmingham route.
New West Midlands railway stations given £1m funding
Shortlisted locations for new railway stations in the West Midlands have been earmarked funding of £1 million to develop proposals.
Landslip blocks railway between Birmingham and London
Services on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London have been disrupted because of a landslip between Coventry and Rugby.