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£2.6m cost of scrapped Tyburn Road bus lane in Birmingham

The final cost of Birmingham’s ill-fated Tyburn Road bus lane will be more than £2.6 million, it has been revealed.Read

Transport strategy fails to please campaigners

Campaigners and politicians have reacted angrily to government plans to approve a range of road schemes as part of a regional funding bid.Read

Birmingham's Metro extension plan receives Government backing

The Government last night gave its multi-million pound backing to plans for an extension of the Metro system in Birmingham and the Black Country.Read

Railnews director Alan Marshall warns that high speed trains could bypass Birmingham

Railnews director Alan Marshall warns thatRead

Doors re-open to £25m Jaguar collection

More than £25 million worth of cars now grace Jaguar’s Heritage Collection – and for the first time ever the museum will be open to the general public.Read

Call to make upgrade in\nrail services a top priority

The upgrade and expansion of regional-wide rail services is essential to get the city moving, a leading councillor has warned.Read

Transport projects 'can lift Birmingham out of recession'

Birmingham can beat the recession if it invests in key transport projects, a leading city councillor has said.Read

MPs call for NEC stop for planned high-speed rail route

Planned high-speed rail services to the city must include a stop at Birmingham International and NEC, MPs have warned.Read

Complaints soar on London to Scotland rail line

Passenger complaints have soared on a main London to Scotland rail line where problems have persisted despite a £9 billion upgrade.Read

National Rail launch new campaign to deter rail trespassing

A shock poster using coffin-shaped railway sleepers with “Rest in Peace” messages has been put up in Birmingham New Street station to deter track trespassers.Read

Officials deny threat to high speed rail link for Birmingham

Ambitious plans for a high speed rail line between London and Birmingham have been thrown into doubt following reports Department for Transport was facing a £30 billion funding gap.Read

£11m transport project at Birmingham International ready to start

Work is due to start on a long-awaited £11 million transport project to improve links between Solihull and the region’s biggest airport and exhibition centre.Read

Centro launch consultation on Metro loop for Wolverhampton

A consultation into £30 million plans to extend the Midland Metro tram system in a single track loop around Wolverhampton has been launched.Read

Points failure causes train delays at New Street

Hundreds of commuters had their journeys disrupted on Wednesday after a points failure led to two trains being cancelled and a further 14 being delayed in Birmingham.Read

Network Rail to spend £50m to improve punctuality and reliability

Network Rail is to spend £50 million in improving equipment and technology on the troubled West Coast Main Line as a damning report said punctuality on the line had fallen.Read

Dudley beats Birmingham for happy drivers

It’s happy motoring in the Black Country and Shropshire – but Birmingham motorists are being driven to despair, according to a new survey out today.Read

AWM chief backs road-pricing to help to reduce congestion

Road pricing may still be necessary in order to cut the traffic congestion which costs businesses billions of pounds, the head of the West Midlands development agency has warned MPs.Read

M6 lorry crash causes huge delays

An overturned lorry on the M6 caused a severe tailback on Wednesday afternoon and left its driver seriously injured with head and arm injuries after he was thrown from his cab.Read

Birmingham can lead rail 'revolution' says Transport Secretary

A new high-speed rail network linking London to Birmingham will lead a “revolution” in Britain’s transport system, according to the Transport Secretary.Read

A41 Warwick Road could become Red Route

The Warwick Road could be the next road in Birmingham to become a Red Route.Read

Five Britons on board plane missing over Atlantic

Five Britons were on board a passenger airliner which disappeared over the Atlantic.Read