Transport and Travel News & Updates
Final preparations are underway ahead of the introduction of a new train fleet onto the Cross City Line through Birmingham.
- 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).
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has today received a £15.7 million boost to its plans to install up to 12,000 electric vehicle chargers across the region over the next five years.
- 29th February 2024
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is calling on residents to help make the region’s roads safer by taking part in a public consultation on its updated Regional Road Safety Action Plan.
- 9th January 2024
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and bus operators have made a commitment to deliver a minimum standard of service under the West Midlands Bus Passenger Charter.
Those heading out and about this Christmas and New Year are being urged to give public transport a go to avoid the traffic jams and congested car parks.
- 11th December 2023
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) will be offering thousands of people try-before-you-buy bus tickets as part of a £19 million Government-funded scheme to drive up bus passenger numbers and protect services.
- 7th September 2023
Long-term plans to deliver a rail revolution for the West Midlands including delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub and proposals for new railway stations are included in a revised Rail Investment Strategy published today.
- 7th September 2023
Bus services across the West Midlands will continue to operate at near current levels until the end of 2024 following an agreement between Transport for West Midlands and bus operating companies, including National Express West Midlands and Diamond Bus
Eight new transport safety officers (TSOs) are now out on patrol tackling anti-social behaviour across the region’s bus network.