The government have finally approved the immediate construction of HS2 from London to Birmingham any beyond.
West Midlands Trains issued a press release about its additional £20m investment in services – despite the fact that the Department for Transport beat them to it – demanding £20m.
West Midlands Trains is looking towards the Black Country for a location to base its new fleet of trains once deliveries start in a few years time.
The leader of Birmingham City Council has followed other regional leaders in calling on the Government to approve the construction of HS2.
Virgin Trains will hand over to First Trenitalia on December 8th, ending its 22-year existence in the UK rail industry. The company is going out in style, by outlining the impact that Virgin Trains has had since it became the first operator of the West Coast franchise in 1997. One of the major highlights for …