Transport and Travel News & Updates
Passengers travelling by public transport in the region are being advised to check their journeys due to industrial action taking place by National Express West Midlands and National Express Coventry bus drivers from Monday 20th March.
Active Travel England has placed Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) among its top ranked local authorities for delivering and promoting cycling, wheeling and walking schemes.
A West Midlands Metro tram was yesterday (Wednesday) named after the late Theresa Stewart, who was during the 1990s the first and so far only woman to lead the UK’s largest local authority.
- 1st March 2023
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and the West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) are to explore the feasibility and business cases for five new railway stations across the region.
The second phase of works on the cross-city Sprint rapid bus route linking Walsall, Birmingham and Solihull is set to get under way later this year.
- 1st March 2023
The e-scooter trial in Birmingham will be paused on Wednesday, 1 March following the end of the current contract with Voi.
- 20th February 2023
Work on new bus lanes and junction upgrades on the busy Alcester Road is due to start later this month as part of an ongoing £30 million project to improve bus services across Birmingham, Sandwell and Dudley.
- 20th February 2023
The case for revolutionary proposals for the region’s rail network has been put to Rail Minister Huw Merriman during a visit to Birmingham today (Thursday February 9).
A wide-ranging blueprint that will guide the development of transport while meeting the challenges of the climate emergency, inequality, traffic congestion and the cost-of-living pressures is to be presented to the West Midlands Combined Authority.
Eight new transport safety officers (TSOs) are now out on patrol tackling anti-social behaviour across the region’s bus network.