No mention here of the 120 Kms, half used, virtually ready-built Black Country Railway between Worcester and Derby.
A new poll of 10,000 Midlands residents by transport body Midlands Connect has revealed overwhelming support for investment in the region’s transport network. Of course it would!
Ahead of next month’s budget, 85 per cent of respondents were supportive of Midlands Engine Rail, a region-wide rail improvement scheme that will boost connectivity across the region. What a surprise!
Midlands Engine Rail’s flagship scheme is the Midlands Rail Hub; a set of interventions including signalling upgrades, new tracks and passing places, that will create space for 20 additional trains to go in to and out of Birmingham Moor Street Station every hour. Once complete it will boost connections to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Worcester, Hereford and Bristol, as well as the reopened Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell stations on the Camp Hill Line. The Midlands Rail Hub has a local approval rating of 86 per cent. All Birmingham-centric. What about the Black Country?
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