HS2 invites interest in elevated mass-transit system infrastructure contract
High-speed railway HS2 is inviting companies interested in delivering infrastructure for its elevated transport system in the West Midlands to take pa…
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Reallocated HS2 funding set to pay for road improvements in Yorkshire, Bedfordshire and more
A nationwide project to get rid of potholes in Britain has been made possible thanks to the first part of £8.3bn worth of funding from reallocated HS…
Shakespeare steam train has positive start to 2024
The Shakespeare Express returns with regular steam trains to Stratford-Upon-Avon in 2024, with some trains starting from other city's across the Midla…
No Birmingham trains gives Network Rail rare opportunity
Industrial action on 5 April, when no trains used Birmingham New Street, allowed Network Rail engineers to carry out maintenance of the infrastructure…
West Midlands train operator offers grants for local projects
West Midlands Trains opens applications for Community groups to apply for funding
HS2 receives planning approval for final key structures in West Midlands
HS2 has been granted planning approval for the last two "Key Design Elements” (KDEs) to take the line into Birmingham.
WATCH: Repairs to Shropshire landslip captured on time-lapse video
Network Rail has released a time-lapse video of the work carried out to repair a landslip in Shropshire that caused the line to be closed for three we…
‘Shocking’ CCTV footage released of Worcestershire level crossing misuse ahead of Easter travel
Network Rail has today released CCTV footage from level crossings in Worcestershire and the West Midlands showing pedestrians and drivers putting thei…
Birmingham trains to be disrupted this Easter
Train services next week between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley on the Cross City line will be disrupted due to engineering work.
There’s Light at the Northern end of HS2’s longest tunnel
Tunnel Boring Machine 'Cecilia' breaks-through at the northern end of the Chiltern tunnel, marking the end of tunnelling.