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Governance

Plans for new Perry Barr station go for approval

28 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Plans for a new station at Perry Barr in Birmingham, first revealed in November 2019, have now been submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval The current station at Perry Barr is often regarded as […]

Infrastructure

New Moseley railway station receives approval

24 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission for Moseley station, the third of the three proposed stations on the Camp Hill line – Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell. With all three now having approval, plans […]

Business

West Midlands Mayor presses PM to bring forward promised transport funding

2 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to accelerate critical transport funding to help re-boot the region’s economy after the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. A £4.2 billion devolved transport fund […]

Appointments

Interim WMRE programme director to oversee new station developments

29 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Amanda White, a former head of rail with Transport for Greater Manchester, has joined the West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) as interim programme director to work on the development of five new stations in Birmingham […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

West Midlands Railway suspends services to five stations

6 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Five West Midlands stations on the Hereford to Worcester line are to lose their West Midlands Railway train services under a new timetable being introduced by West Midlands Trains on Monday 6 April 2020. Services […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

West Midlands NHS workers can travel free on trams and buses

2 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Midand Metro will now allow all NHS staff working in hospitals and frontline medical facilities to travel for free during the outbreak – simply by showing their NHS pass. This arrangement also applies to local […]

Infrastructure

West Midlands: Fallen tree closes line between Lichfield and Birmingham

12 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A fallen tree at Wylde Green has blocked the line and brought down overhead cables between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street. As a result, no trains are running on the Cross City North […]

Business

West Midlands Trains must invest £20m to improve services after breaching franchise agreement

9 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

West Midlands Trains (WMT), the company that operates West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern services, has been told by government that it must spend an extra £20m on improving services for passengers after badly breaching […]

Appointments

Julian Edwards to head up West Midlands Trains

16 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Julian Edwards, the interim managing director of East Midlands Railway for the first few months of its new franchise, has been named as the new managing director of West Midlands Trains (WMT). With over 20 […]

Governance

West Midlands proposes re-opening disused railway lines to tackle climate change

11 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Opening up railway lines closed for decades, expanding the Midland Metro and introducing new, faster bus routes as more environmentally friendly alternatives to using cars are just three of the measures announced by the West […]

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  • Siemens Mobility to install new mobile battery charging demonstrator at Long Marston
  • East West Rail / HS2 crossing earthworks completed
  • Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
  • Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
  • Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
  • Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
  • West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
  • Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako USA Wales West Midlands
  • Phil Mortimer: So where does this leave the overall project budget and actual spend profile? What is the estimated ROI on this…
  • Phil Quantock: The RMT has learnt nothing since the disastrous 1982 strikes by both the ASLEF and NUR unions. If the unions…
  • Clive Payne: There is plenty of high quality coal remaining in the UK - you just need to know where it is.
  • Image of East West Rail overbridge at Calvert Nov 2023.
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation has ordered 60 single-level rail cars from Alstom with options for 313 more
    Connecticut orders 60 Alstom railroad cars with options for 313 more
    9 August 2023 0
  • Engineers digging lift shafts at Warwick station have encountered unexpected buried foundations
    Access improvements at Warwick station delayed by unexpected foundations
    4 August 2023 0
  • Collision at Loversall Carr junction caused largely by driver fatigue
    3 August 2023 0
  • Tea room opens in restored Bricket Wood station building
    2 August 2023 0
  • Two young men were arrested inside a mail train and charged with theft
    Police thwart attempt to steal mail from train
    2 August 2023 0
  • Jason McCartney MP (third left) visited the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research with the team from RIA North
    West Yorkshire MP visits University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research
    2 August 2023 0
  • ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways
    Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways
    1 August 2023 0
  • Two teenage boys were electrocuted over the same weekend in separate incidents in Scotland
    Two teenagers electrocuted over one weekend
    1 August 2023 0
  • Repairing the culvert at Aylesbury will close the railway for 12 days
    Major work to close railway in Aylesbury area
    31 July 2023 0
  • ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets
    Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets
    31 July 2023 0
  • Work starts to replace Cuffley railway bridge, Hertfordshire
    6 October 2020 0
  • Knorr-Bremse buys minority stake in Railnova
    2 June 2019 0
  • New customer information screens on East Midlands Railway
    17 July 2023 0
  • New station for Aldridge is ‘viable’
    28 December 2019 1
  • WSP to advise RSSB on the rollout of battery-powered trains
    25 July 2023 0
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