New skylights brighten up Warwickshire railway station
Platform 1 at Coventry Station in Warwickshire is now a lot brighter after all 27 skylights in the platform roof were replaced.
RailAdventure named as operator for Coventry’s Very Light Rail tests
RailAdventure UK has been announced as the operator of the Coventry Very Light Rail tests in May and June. The vehicle has an innovative system…
Proposed Midlands rail link to save over 13 million minutes a year
Today (Tuesday 11 March), Leicester's City Mayor Peter Soulsby, Midlands Connect and business leaders pledged their support for the proposed rail link…
Train services between Nuneaton and Birmingham could double as part of plans
Midlands Connect has outlined plans in which train services from Nuneaton to Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham could be doubled.
Midlands Connect sets out £400m benefits of Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham rail scheme
Midlands Connect has today (Friday 28 February) put forward the case to reinstate the direct rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.
West Midlands children challenged to visit 200 stations during Railway 200
An initiative has been launched in the West Midlands to encourage children to travel by train to visit places of interest and to celebrate Railway 200…
West Midlands Railway unveils major £5m investment in Coventry maintenance facility for new electric train fleet
A £5m upgrade of the maintenance facility at Coventry has been completed, allowing West Midlands Railway’s new electric trains to be maintained there. The work…
HS2 Box Bridge Structure reaches final phase of construction
HS2 Box Bridge structure in Warwickshire is nearly complete, before its moving into place
Nottingham Forest and Coventry City football clubs back proposed rail link
Two major sporting teams back proposed rail link
Connecting Midlands cities by rail would create 3,000 jobs
New research shows that a rail link between Coventry, Leicester, and Nottingham would create 3,000 jobs in the construction industry and supply chain.