Transport and Travel News & Updates
New research from Trainline Business highlights how simpler systems and a single booking platform could free up time for revenue generating work
- 17th March 2026
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is raising awareness of support options for neurodiverse passengers as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16 to 20 March).
Five new railway stations are due to open to passengers in the West Midlands - completing a £185m project to reconnect communities to the rail network for the first time in generations.
- 10th March 2026
A new service from Birmingham Airport to Rome have officially launched.
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.