A bid has been made the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund for a railway station at Stockingford. The station would be located west of Nuneaton on the railway line towards
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Calls for urgent funding for Dudley Very Light Rail Centre
A council leader has called for the government to help meet the £14m shortfall for a test track and innovation centre in Dudley focused on Very Light Rail (VLR). Click
Continue readingDarlaston and Willenhall timetables agreed
The timetable of trains serving Darlaston and Willenhall has been agreed. Two trains per hour are expected to serve the stations with one train service being achieved by diverting the
Continue readingEtruria and Stoke-Leek bids unsuccessful
Two applications to the first round of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund will be resubmitted in a later round. Although an application for Meir railway station was allocated funding,
Continue readingDunston Heath proposed in Local Plan consultation
A garden village with a railway station has been put forward in a consultation response to the South Staffordshire council local plan. The station would be located between Stafford and
Continue readingPlanning application submitted for Moseley
The planning application for Moseley railway station has been submitted to Birmingham City Council. The railway station is the third station on Birmingham’s Camp Hill line that is planned to
Continue readingFirst round winners of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund announced
Ten bids to the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund are to share £500,000 to develop proposals to enhance, build or reopen railway lines and stations. The funding will provide up to
Continue reading2018-19 Station Usage figures release shows new station progress
The Office of Rail and Road released the estimate of station usage figures for 2018-19 in January 2020 enabling a review of passenger numbers at the recent additions to the
Continue readingWorks continue on Midland Metro Westside phase 2
Following advice from the government and local leaders, Midland Metro Alliance has restarted work on phase 2 of the Westside extension to Hagley Road with appropriate measures to mitigate Covid-19.
Continue readingCamp Hill line progress marked with special train service
A local train stopping at the sites of the proposed railway stations on the Camp Hill line has demonstrated the progress being made on the restoration of three railway stations
Continue readingCouncillor calls for Stafford-Wellington line
A councillor has called for the restoration of the railway line between Stafford and Wellington because of the new Newport Innovation Park. This follows confirmation that the MP has written
Continue readingPlanning applications submitted for Willenhall and Darlaston
Planning applications for railway stations at Darlaston and Willenhall have been submitted marking another step forward for the project to restore railway services between Walsall and Wolverhampton. Source: West Midlands
Continue readingWorcestershire Parkway railway station opens
The first train arrived at Worcestershire Parkway on Sunday 23 February, creating the first railway station in the county for more than 100 years. The station is located where the
Continue readingAndy Street unveils West Midlands Transport vision
Andy Street has unveiled his vision for developing the transport system in the West Midlands as part of his re-election campaign. The network features the restoration of numerous rail lines
Continue readingPlanning Application submitted for Birmingham People Mover
A planning application has been submitted for a driverless people mover serving the Birmingham Interchange HS2 station, Birmingham International, the NEC and Birmingham Airport. The people mover will operate on
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