Transport and Travel News & Updates
Fares for day and season bus tickets are set to rise by an average of 6% at the end of June as the industry struggles to meet the ongoing challenges of rising costs.
Road improvements are set to begin as part of a £9.7million programme to enhance, maintain and repair Wolverhampton’s highways.
- 10th May 2024
Figures from a recent ZF repowering project has revealed significant cost savings for Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann), which could total more than €2 million per annum following fleet fitment.
- 3rd May 2024
Birmingham Airport is looking towards a busy bank holiday getaway this weekend with over 100,000 customers jetting off between Thursday 2 May and Tuesday 7 May, an increase of 24 per cent on last year.
The night-time economy tsar for Birmingham has called on candidates in the forthcoming West Midlands mayoral election to commit to trials to bring back night buses.
- 19th April 2024
Passengers on Birmingham’s Cross City Line are now able to travel on a brand new train fleet.
- 22nd March 2024
Birmingham Airport (BHX) has developed an employability programme aimed at helping local people learn more about the range of careers available in the Aviation sector.
Final preparations are underway ahead of the introduction of a new train fleet onto the Cross City Line through Birmingham.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has launched its Go Cycle and Scoot offer which aims to help residents across the West Midlands with the cost of living with free cycle and e-scooter credits.
- 20th March 2024
Plans for new specialist cycling facilities that include a 250m velodrome are to be progressed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).