Transport and Travel News & Updates
Birmingham city was stopped in its tracks on Tuesday, when the iconic DeLorean car from the film classic Back to the Future made a surprise pit stop in Victoria Square.
City of Wolverhampton Council has invested in a new hi-tech camera car, boosting school patrols across the city and improving safety for pupils.
Walsall-based Shamrock Stays is celebrating a major milestone after its Cornwall property, Shamrock’s Cove Cornwall Coastal Winter Retreat, received the highly respected 2026 Traveller Review Award from Booking.com
Walsall Trading Standards officers have concluded a comprehensive testing exercise involving 21 weighbridges across the borough.
- 23rd February 2026
Walsall Council is inviting residents, businesses and road users to share their views on proposed improvements at Rushall Junction (A461), as part of a public consultation running from 23 February to 20 March 2026.
- 23rd February 2026
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has been awarded the top prize of ‘Train Operator of the Year’ at the 2026 Rail Business Awards.
- 19th February 2026
A new partnership between Walsall Council and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is set to give 20 Walsall residents the chance to transform the way they travel this spring.
- 17th February 2026
Funding to kickstart work on a tram line to the new Birmingham City Powerhouse Stadium and upgrade railway stations serving Villa Park has been approved by regional transport chiefs.
- 12th February 2026
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has opened applications for its next cohort of engineering apprentices.
- 10th February 2026
Mayor Richard Parker has set out plans to double the amount of money given to councils for fixing potholes and resurfacing the region’s crumbling roads.