Construction has officially begun on a long-awaited £295million expansion of the West Midlands Metro, promising to significantly improve transport links across the Black Country. Transport ...

The Secretary of State for Transport joined the West Midlands mayor to mark the next phase of work on the Midlands Metro tram network. Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander visited Parkhead Viaduct in ...

Work has begun on the £295 million West Midlands Metro extension as Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, puts the first spade to the ground.

Work to extend the West Midlands Metro further into the Black Country, linking more communities to the tram services, is set to begin within weeks following confirmation of government funding.

TRAIN services on the West of England line between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction will close for two weeks for essential ...