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CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) perform at Birmingham New Street train station on Friday 18 November. Photo: Andrew Fox.

IN PICTURES: Commuters in awe as CBSO musicians perform at Birmingham New Street Station

Staff ReporterNovember 18, 2022November 19, 202201 mins

Birmingham’s New Street station was alive with music from the movies today, thanks to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who treated commuters to two special pop-up performances to kick off the weekend. Commuters were pleasantly surprised to see the orchestra blasting out popular theme tunes and soundtrack numbers from some of cinema’s most popular…

Tickets machines at New Street Station cordoned off ahead of replacement

Commuter chaos at New Street Station as ticket machines out of action ahead of tech upgrade

Staff ReporterJune 8, 2022June 8, 202201 mins

Self-service ticket machines are out of action at New Street Station in Birmingham, forcing throngs of customers to queue for tickets and causing some to miss trains and connections or be delayed on their journeys. To accommodate a refit of brand new ticket machines throughout the city’s main station, older models were largely out of action…