Residents invited for a bird’s eye view of how Mid Cornwall Metro will transform transport links in Cornwall

Residents have been encouraged to attend an event at the Hotel Victoria in Newquay on Friday 9 February (10am - 7pm) and Saturday 10 February (10am - 4pm) when they'll be able to see for themselves how the Mid...

Stadler completes new depot for new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet

Stadler has finished building a new state of the art depot, which will accommodate the fleet of 46 METRO trains being manufactured for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Boasting enviable green credentials and a range of innovative features, the...

Major modernisation works planned on Metro in early 2024

A packed programme of modernisation work including track and overhead line renewal is to be carried out on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the first three months of the new year. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages...

Quakers Yard reopened as Metro works progress

Quakers Yard railway station will reopen to passengers on Monday 18 December following infrastructure upgrade works.  As part of the South Wales Metro project, Transport for Wales (TfW) has upgraded the station from a single platform to double, installed a...

New Metro trains take the strain during traction power testing

The new Metro trains have proved that they can take strain on a series of traction power tests over the network’s curves and gradients. Stadler’s Class 555 trains were put through this latest round of testing to evaluate their horsepower...

Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle tested on revolutionary track for first time

The pioneering Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) project has achieved a major milestone with successful running of the vehicle on its test track at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) in Dudley. The battery-powered vehicle and revolutionary track...

Final bridge structure for Dudley Metro route set to be installed

Works to install the final bridge for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension’s first phase will enter a new stage in December in another step forward for the project. Preliminary activity to replace the structure on Birmingham New Road...

West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Station opens on Sunday

Passenger tram services on the new West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton City Centre are set to begin from Sunday 17 September. The £50 million extension creates two new tram stops at Pipers Row and Wolverhampton Railway Station, offering seamless...

Passenger services moving closer as driver familiarisation set to begin for new Wolverhampton route

Tram services to Wolverhampton’s new integrated transport gateway are set to begin in coming weeks following the handover of the route for driver familiarisation. The route, which has been designed and constructed by the Midland Metro Alliance, on behalf of...

Lower Bull Street set to reopen as Metro construction nears completion

Work in Birmingham city centre to extend the Metro line to Digbeth is nearing completion with Lower Bull Street set to reopen later this week. All the track has now been installed between Bull Street and Dale End, including the...

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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children

Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...