The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
University Railway Station’s impressive new buildings open their doors to passengers for the first time this Sunday. With new wider entrances, stairways and exits serving the neighbouring University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, more open space to circulate and wait, lifts to the platforms, a larger ticket office and better customer facilities it will…
The high profile HS2 rail project has been branded with a red rating and declared “unachievable” by a government watchdog. The beleaguered HS2, which has been bogged down by spiralling costs and serious delays, is once again under a negative spotlight and facing an uncertain future.
Network Rail has been swamped with thousands of eager applications from people hoping for one of 60 free tickets to tour the Birmingham New Street signal box, which closed down last year. The ballot for the rare tickets has attracted around 7,500 people by the time the ballot closed on Friday (17 March).
Lucky ticket holders will get a rare chance to tour the landmark Birmingham New Street signal box which was decommissioned last Christmas. A ticket ballot has now opened for people to enter their names and see if they can win one of the 60 rare tour tickets.
Shocked Brummies are calling the demolition of the legendary Eagle and Tun pub in New Canal Street in Birmingham – which has connections to reggae band UB40 – an act of “horrific vandalism” as HS2 demolition crews tore down the landmark building. Attempts to save this slice of Birmingham heritage by local history groups and…
Birmingham street artists are continuing to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement, as a fresh BLM slogan appeared overnight in a daring Birmingham location. The large-scale ‘Black Lives Matter’ message is painted high up on a railway bridge in Landor Street, Nechells, in bright white capital letters to support the civil rights cause.
Set to be the first new intercity railway station built in Britain since the 19th century at a cost of millions of pounds and much controversy, concept designs for the new HS2 Curzon Street station were launched today. As slick computer generated designs for the new station were published this morning with great fanfare, a…
South Staffordshire circular Railway Walk and Bratch locks have a walk around distance of around 5.5 miles. If you fancy a gentle walk taking in a bit of countryside and the splendour of the canals, this is a pleasant circular walk.