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    Birmingham New Street concourse. // Credit: Network Rail

    Birmingham overhead wire damage causes major disruption

    Services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton are disrupted today due to damaged overhead wires.
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    Emma Holden 16 March, 2026
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    Aerial view of the Curzon Street site with the old station building in the centre Nov 2025 (1)

    New images released of new Birmingham Railway Station

    HS2 engineers have finished installing 2,011 concrete piles to underpin the foundations of the new Curzon Street station in Birmingham.
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    Janine Booth 5 March, 2026
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    Swtiches and Crossings installed by the Midland Metro Alliance. // Credit: Colas Rail

    Colas Rail UK awarded contract for further work on West Midlands Metro extension

    Colas Rail UK has been awarded a further contract for construction work on extensions to the West Midlands Metro network.
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    Roger Smith 17 January, 2026
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    West Midlands Metro

    Work begins on £295m West Midlands Metro extension

    Work is starting today, Thursday, 6th February on the £295 million project to extend the West Midlands Metro tram network in the Black Country.
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    Roger Smith 6 February, 2025
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    Tram 16 in service. // Credit: BCIMO

    Midland Metro tram set for new future

    The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation is converting a tram to battery power as part of its Clean Futures Accelerator programme.
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    Roger Smith 15 April, 2024
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    Visualisation of the Metro tram on Lower Bull Street

    Birmingham Eastside Metro extension set for temporary terminus whilst HS2 work is completed

    A temporary Metro terminus near Moor Street Queensway in Birmingham will result in the earlier delivery of tram services to the east of Birmingham cit…
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    Glyn Mon Hughes 11 November, 2023
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    Wolverhampton trams

    Trams to run on West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton from Sunday

    Passenger tram services will operate on the new West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton city centre from this Sunday (17 September).
    janine
    Janine Booth 14 September, 2023
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    Dudley Port station

    New transport hub leads to Dudley Port station revamp

    A scheme costing £2.4 million is set to upgrade Dudley Port, one of the most outdated stations in the West Midlands.
    janine
    Janine Booth 6 September, 2023
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    Stourbridge Shuttle train

    Black Country Metro extension to see funding package agreed shortly

    Leaders of the West Midlands Combined Authority will agree upon the allocation of funding  in order to get the project's second stage underway
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    Chloe White 3 June, 2023
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    West Midlands Metro

    West Midlands Metro extension in line for £60 million cash boost

    Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has been awarded £60 million towards completion of the next phase of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extensi…
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    Janine Booth 16 March, 2023
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