Network Rail[1] has confirmed that it is in the final stages of an £85 million investment to upgrade signalling on the West Coast main line between Rugeley and Colwich, with completion scheduled for the end of January. As part of this extensive project…
The Met Office has issued a weather warning of high winds which are currently battering much of the UK today. In the West Midlands this has sees branches and trees toppling over, blocking roads and pavements.
The gusts are sending debris flying around…
The disruption comes as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning[1] for parts of the West Midlands, with strong winds forecast throughout the day. Rail passengers travelling between Hednesford and Rugeley were warned of disruption to their jo…
West Midlands Railway has cancelled scores of its services today and over the weekend due to industrial action. Passengers should also expect alterations to some trains in and out of Birmingham New Street station[1] over the next nine days.
There will …
An investigation is underway into an early-morning blaze which saw residents evacuated and a road shut off. Firefighters from four stations were scrambled to High Street, in Burntwood, where they found a garage ‘well-alight’.
As reported by StokeonTren…
Flooding in Shifnal, Telford on Friday as motorists battle through deep water along the A41
The M54 at Telford has been closed because of the torrential rain.
A 30-hour weather warning for rain is in place for the region for the whole of Friday and i…
Police[1] have confirmed areas across Staffordshire where speeders should watch out. Staffordshire Police[2] has released the locations where mobile speed cameras are being deployed this week in an effort to improve safety on the county’s roads.
But th…
The route of HS2 should be repurposed to lay new power cables if it is scrapped, Lord Bamford, the chairman of JCB, has said.The major Tory party donor said the line of the much-maligned high-speed railway could be used for cabling infrastructure …
The current bridge over platform three, which is in a state of disrepair, is being removed and a temporary one being installed later this year to maintain access to platform two for services towards London Euston.
It means rail replacement buses will…
Staffordshire is set to miss out on an economic boost reported to top £2 million after a major annual triathlon was axed.
The IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon has seen thousands of athletes and spectators flock to the county for the last eight years. Organisers …
National Rail confirmed a person was hit by a train which triggered a massive emergency response in Solihull[1] earlier today. Scores of responders from police, ambulance and the fire brigade rushed to Marston Green[2] railway station just before midda…
Carjackers threatened a woman with a blade before fleeing in her Ford Fiesta. The woman was in Goodrest Lane, near Wythall[1], when thugs pulled a knife on her.
They then reportedly drove off with her car at about 7pm on Tuesday, May 2. The vehicle cra…
Train passengers face 48 hours of delays amid urgent track repairs on parts of a track. “Extensive damage” has been caused to a set of points on a line in the region, West Midlands Railway (WMR) has warned.
It means no trains will be calling at Walsall…