The network currently links Wolverhampton to central Birmingham and Edgbaston with trams operating every six to eight minutes ...

“Thanks to HS2, this region will be just 38 minutes from central London — about Zone 5 on the Tube map,” West Midlands mayor ...

Work to connect the HS2 high-speed rail project to the West Coast Mainline is set to be delayed for a further four years, the ...

UK materials suppliers have now provided more than one million cubic metres of concrete for HS2 in the West Midlands, with the railway's network of viaducts and bridges continues to take shape. With a ...

A section of new railway linking HS2 to the existing West Coast Main Line has been delayed, to prioritise the core high-speed ...

A Cabinet colleague spoke of a willingness to invest as it was reported a new railway line could be built through Staffordshire between Birmingham and Crewe. Asked about a report suggesting the line ...

The HS2 railway linking London to Birmingham could boost the West Midlands economy by £10bn during the next 10 years, according to research. More than 40,000 new homes could be built and 31,000 jobs ...

The UK Government has confirmed its intention to open a section of the HS2 high-speed rail link between Fradley, West Midlands, and Crewe in 2027, six years ahead of schedule. A public consultation ...

Economic analysis of the impact from the impending arrival in the region of the high-speed railway was commissioned by HS2 Ltd. HS2 will drive a £10 billion economic boost for the West Midlands during ...

A new proposal has been put forward to construct a 50-mile railway line as a slower, more cost-effective alternative to a previously scrapped section of HS2. The report, commissioned by the mayors of ...

Sir John Peace said: "HS2 is already a catalyst for huge regeneration in Birmingham city centre. Now we can get on with bringing the same transformation to the areas around the other Midlands ...