Peter Plisner

After months of delay the Birmingham Eastside metro line has finally opened. But the launch wasn't without its issues. The Transport Matters YouTube channel was there. Click on the link to view youtu.be/j8l0fXyBFN4

The launch of the first phase of the West Midlands Metro Eastside extension didn't quite go according to plan this morning, after a car was found on the tracks close to Snow Hill station. More about the new route on the Transport Matters YouTube channel later

The first phase of the long-awaited West Midlands Metro route to Birmimngham's Eastside has carried its first passengers this morning. More on Transport Matters YouTube channel later

@EngFocus @rtruscott The latest I’m hearing is that HS2 could allow access as soon as as September this year

@rtruscott @PeterPlisner Small point of the HS2 construction site being in the way. Midland Metro Alliance are working with HS2 Ltd to see how they can get access asap to complete the connection to Digbeth

The first section of the long-awaited Birmingham Eastside Metro extension will open on Easter Sunday. The new route will carry passengers to Millennium Point. Eventually trams will run to Digbeth High Street.

@BenjaminOCall @x_brum @llamalaa Wolves St George’s to MP then Edgbaston and then back to Wolves I understand

@x_brum @PeterPlisner @llamalaa dudley was supposed to be open first so i’m not 100% on the proposed timetables for the inbetween, but would’ve been safe to assume they would run to edgbaston and it seems like that is so

Did you know that Shrewsbury Station got an extra floor in 1901? But instead of building upwards, they went down instead. Click on the link to find out more. youtu.be/IZPweOTLJBA

Have you ever wondered why the numbering at Shrewsbury Station begins at platform three? So where are platforms 1 and 2? This is just one of a whole host of interesting things about the station. Transport Matters has been investigating. Click to view youtu.be/IZPweOTLJBA

Two stations closed in the Beeching era have been reopened! Willenhall and Darlaston have been without railway stations for 60 years. Now they're reconnected to the rail network. Click on the link to view on the story on Transport Matters youtu.be/KwjlFQd5t00

Two new railway stations have opened in the Black Country at Willenhall and Darlaston. The previous stations in both places were closed in 1965 by the infamous Dr Beeching. Click the link to view youtu.be/KwjlFQd5t00

Five new railway stations will open in the West Midlands within days. Transport Matters gets a sneak preview of three of them on the Camp Hill line in South Birmingham. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/jZBaiKhvkXk

Driver training is starting on the new Birmingham Eastside Metro route and Transport Matters has been on board one of the first trams. But when will it open? To find out click on the link youtu.be/prLfrTOoWnM

Open access hopeful, Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway was involved in a special lobbying train to London. MPs and dignitaries took a petition to Downing Street and Transport Matters was on board! Click the link to view: youtu.be/1LzpPLGeCqE

The old tram stop at Birmingham's Snow Hill is being dismantled to allow heavy rail trains to use the Platform 4 again. It's the first physical works for the Midlands Rail Hub scheme. Transport Matters has been to see what's happening. Click to view youtu.be/81ZsQVRwQhQ

This tunnel has been in the news recently. It's emerged that plans to improve it have been delayed until 2029. Click to view the Transport Matter film about it from a few weeks ago. youtu.be/dZ265XWmkhM

Have you seen this missing horse sculpture that used to be beside the track close to Wolverhampton Station? It's was removed a few years ago and seems to have vanished. Click on the link below to find out more about the search. youtu.be/C5KMwkAEIZw

Have you seen the black horses on the rail line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton? If so, do you know why they are there? It's a fascinating story! Click on the link below. youtu.be/C5KMwkAEIZw

This week the mystery of the missing railway horses. Twelve horse sculptures were made in the late 1980s. They were cited beside the line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham. But nearly four decades later some are missing. Click the link to view youtu.be/C5KMwkAEIZw

As Birmingham International station celebrates its 50th birthday, Transport Matters tracks down one of the old MAGLEV cars that used to ‘fly’ the from the station to the airport. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/5Xh_DLT3h8g

Dudley Port station used to have THREE platforms. One was demolished by British Rail. Now it looks like they'll have to rebuild it! Transport Matters investigates. Click on the link to view youtu.be/f5KwPlEv4N0