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    Cllr Brigid Jones, Mayor Andy Street and Cllr Mary Locke ready to watch the old showroom behind being demolished

    Showroom demolished to make way for new Birmingham railway station

    To make way for a new station at Stirchley on the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham, a former bathroom showroom building has been knocked down.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 2 March, 2023
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    West Midlands Railway new train

    Five new railway stations considered for West Midlands

    Transport authorities in the West Midlands are considering the case for building five new stations..
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    Janine Booth 28 February, 2023
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    Raging Bull in New Street

    Birmingham New Street station to be new home for Raging Bull

    Network Rail has revealed plans for the Raging Bull, a star of the opening of last year’s Commonwealth Games, to be erected at New Street station.
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    Roger Smith 8 February, 2023
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    From left Cllr Adrian Andrew (Walsall Council), West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, Angela Prescott (West Midlands Trains), Leanne Brooks (Network Rail) and Matt Brown (WMRE)

    Disused industrial buildings replaced by new West Midlands station

    A new railway station is being built at Willenhall in the West Midlands on the site of industrial waste processing buildings that are being demolished…
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 30 January, 2023
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    Inside the Metro depot workshop

    West Midlands Metro depot being extended to accommodate new trams

    To accommodate an increase in the number of trams running on the West Midlands Metro, its depot at Wednesbury is being increased in size.
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    Roger Smith 27 January, 2023
    1 Comment
    Testing underway at the VLRNIC in Dudley

    Very Light Rail transport system to be demonstrated in Coventry

    A Very Light Rail transport system is to be demonstrated on the streets of Coventry as part of a programme to test the system in real-world conditions…
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 14 January, 2023
    6 Comments
    CGI of proposed multi storey car park alongside the HS2 Interchange Station at Arden Cross.

    West Midlands HS2 Interchange car park to release land for development

    Up to 30 hectares of land will be released for development when a car park is built next to the HS2 Interchange Station in the West Midlands.
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    Roger Smith 3 November, 2022
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    The Rail Training Centre at the City of Wolverhampton College is just one of the initiatives that the WMCA is helping to develop to train the region's transport workers of the future

    Research reveals that 60,000 skilled transports jobs will need to be filled in the West Midlands by 2035 

    Thousands of young people and those looking for a change of career will benefit from the huge transport jobs boom.
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    Chloe White 25 October, 2022
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    Ben Gray, project director at Arden Cross Ltd, Cllr Karen Grinsell, deputy leader of Solihull Council, Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, Cllr Brigid Jones, deputy leader of Birmingham City Council and Jonathan Bretherton, managing director at Solihull Urban Growth Company, at the Arden Cross site in Solihull

    West Midlands Combined Authority bids for multiple Investment Zones to drive growth

    The West Midlands has formally submitted for Government approval a group of Investment Zones to deliver economic growth and new homes and jobs.
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    Roger Smith 19 October, 2022
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    Drone footage of Birmingham Old Curzon Street

    Figures reveal over 6,800 people now work on HS2 construction in the West Midlands

    The West Midlands Combined Authority was delighted with the latest figures from the high-speed railway project.
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    Chloe White 7 October, 2022
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