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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

High speed trains to Birmingham might still be ten years away, but Transport Matters has already been walking on the Delta Junction in Warwickshire. Click on the link to view youtu.be/zMK3d40vpNk

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HS2 Spaghetti Junction

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 27s Fancy staying in a cottage with an old 1800s railway carriage integrated into it. Then have a look at the latest film on Transport Matters. Click the link to view youtu.be/JINXxorl8Ac

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why are there old railway carriages integrated into cottages at Dungeness in Kent? Transport Matters has been investigating. Click the link to view youtu.be/LnGpwNjv7JA

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Carriage cottages

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

HS2 has reached more key milestones on viaducts its building along the M42 motorway. Watch the latest timelapse footage. Click on the link to view youtu.be/0Zqjtx3C4cY

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Viaduct Madness

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Want to know when the Wednesbury to Dudley metro will open? Have a look at my latest exclusive look at the project on Transport Matters. Click to view www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vaaz...

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Stunning HS2 Timelapse

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The M42 is closed again this weekend to install the final sections of a viaduct that will take HS2 trains out of Birmingham. It‘s been an impressive operation to watch. Why not have a look at the timelapse film I made when the first sections was installed.

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Stunning HS2 Timelapse

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Transport Matters gets exclusive access to the latest works on the West Midlands Metro. We also get an update on when the new line to Dudley might open? Click on the link to view www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vaaz...

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Metro Exclusive

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Victorians built some amazing structures, but they also knocked down a few too! Take York's ancient city wall. When they built the city's old railway station they punched two holes through it! Transport Matters has been investigating. youtu.be/DiOCBTO1aYg

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Victorian Vandalism

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

How could they let the Victorian railway engineers cut holes in York's ancient city wall? This week the tale of the ‘hole in the wall station’ Click on the link to view youtu.be/DiOCBTO1aYg

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Victorian Vandalism

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A new commuter service on a heritage railway is being trialled on Severn Valley Railway. The new route runs from Bewdley to Kidderminster on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the morning and afternoon. Click the link to view youtu.be/pSLvbyqj_2A

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New Heritage Commuter Service

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yet another major @hs2ltd.bsky.social viaduct is being pushed into place. This time at Duddeston on the outskirts of Birmingham city centre. It's unlike many others because it's curved and has rising gradient. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/GLWFrf2G4wA

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HS2 - Going Round the Bend

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It might be the biggest rail upgrade in a generation, but the Midlands Rail Hub scheme hasn't been universally accepted. In the Digbeth area many have been expressing their concerns. Transport Matters has been investigating. Click the link to view. youtu.be/dVOb3OF9M-s

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Midlands Rail Hub Concerns

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

No sniggering! Today we're remembering the Bumble Hole Line. Called that, because it passed through an area of the Black Country bearing that name. But what's left of the line. Transport Matters investigates. Click on the link below to view. youtu.be/9TxF-3HWPyk

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Bumble Hole Line remembered

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A rare glimpse inside Fawley Railway Museum. It's one of the largest collections of small (and large) railway artefacts in the country. It's the life work of the late Sir William McAlpine and access is by invitation only. Click the link to view youtu.be/hER902RvgTk

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"Bonkers" Railway Museum

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How do you build a bridge across a motorway without closing it for months.? It's all about detailed planning and innovative construction techniques. Watch the latest HS2 timelapse footage. Click the link to view youtu.be/gmxPNupu5QA

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Stunning HS2 Timelapse

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today on the Transport Matters YouTube channel, ten facts about Kenilworth Station, including the sorry of an old stained glass window from a previous station that almost ended up in a skip! Click on the link to view youtu.be/nSfbGinbfd8

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Amazing Kenilworth Station Facts

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Stuck for something to do this weekend? Why not watch the TWO new videos on the Transport Matters YouTube channel. We look at Bromsgrove Station 10 years on and the latest on the HS2 viaducts, being built to cross the M42. www.youtube.com/@transportma...

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

How is HS2 getting across the Midlands motorways? The high speed line crosses the M42 in 3 places. This weekend sees the first in a series of closures for viaduct installation. Transport Matters got a sneak preview of the operation. Click the link to view youtu.be/pbMwd03D9TQ

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When HS2 meets M42

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Delayed, by of all things, selfie sticks, Bromsgrove station is ten year old this month. This week Transport Matters looks at ten interesting facts about the station, old and new! Click the link to view. youtu.be/2E2uqvUZu-Y

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Bromsgrove Station at 10

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The construction of a 700-metre @HS2ltd green tunnel in Warks has reached a key milestone. The tunnel is in Burton Green, where the route follows a disused railway line running through the centre of the village. Click the link to view youtu.be/FGYIywiJlo8

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HS2 Green Tunnel Milestone

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The region's biggest rail upgrade in a generation has moved forward. Further details on the long-awaited @MidlandsRailHub have been revealed. The scheme promises to solve the congestion problem at Birmingham's New Street Station. Click on the link to view youtu.be/tI9EjoznvKI

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Solving New Street Congestion

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

In a warehouse outside York there's a treasure trove of maps, drawings and other documents stored in Network Rail's National Records Centre. Transport Matters gets a look around. Click the link to find out more youtu.be/Fl7gAxvFYGE

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Inside Network Rail's Archive

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

What's left of the old Liverpool Overhead Railway? If you look carefully you'll find many remnants of the line, nick named the 'Docker's Umberella'. It closed in 1956 and was dismantled two years later. Liverpool Overhead Railway youtu.be/YxfmxW78dqQ

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Liverpool Overhead Railway

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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Liverpool Overhead Railway

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Trams have returned to Dudley Town centre after an absence of almost 100 years. The @WMmetro light rapid transit route to the town has started the testing and commissioning phase. But when will the line open? To find out clock on the link below youtu.be/idOO6eqn6Fc

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Tram testing in Dudley

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Why is a Birmingham @WMmetro rapid transit route currently being built in two halves? The Transport Matters YouTube channel investigates. Click on the link for more: youtu.be/JuLwN9t00Vw

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Tramline cut on half

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What do you know about the Merry Hill Monorail? During its short life it carried thousands of passengers, but it was scrapped exactly 40 years ago. Transport Matters looks at its history and what's left of the system. Click the link to view youtu.be/G75xaolK5ak

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Merry Hill Monorail remembered

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sorry no video today on the YouTube Transport Matters channel, but coming tomorrow the definitive history of the Merry Hill Monorail. It's one of the quirkiest transport systems ever to run in the region. I promise that it's worth the wait!

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Work on the latest expansion of the West Midlands Metro rapid transit system is now well underway. Second phase construction of the line to the Merry Hill shopping centre has started and Transport Matters has had exclusive access. Click the link to view youtu.be/ARBDMa6Pw_k

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West Midlands Metro expansion

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Have a look at this stunning timelapse video of the HS2 Curzon Two bridge being slipped into place in three days (and nights) at the end of May. The ease with which this 4000 tonne structure moves is breathtaking. youtu.be/d6xFq2XCL_Q

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HS2 Bridge Slip Timelapse

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

@HS2ltd has successfully moved the 4000 tonne 'Curzon 2' bridge across Birmingham's Cross City Line. The move was carried out during a weekend closure of the route. It's a major achievement for contractors working on the project. Click on the link to view youtu.be/SXuaW5Ht5NM

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Huge HS2 bridge moved

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Transport Matters finally gets access to the lost north entrance at Northfield Station in Birmingham. It's been closed for decades, but we get an exclusive look inside. Click the link to view. youtu.be/__3MDT05e4E

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Secret station entrance

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Have you ever been on the top deck of the number 11 bus? People have been doing exactly that for a 100 years now. To find out more about the famous Birmingham bus route click on the link. youtu.be/kTwMrY2jFgc

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Lost Tunnel Portal

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Birmingham's iconic outer circle bus route has turned 100! Transport Matters hops on a vintage bus to see the famous route from the top deck. Click on the link to view youtu.be/GtzCuKJjad0

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100 years of the outer circle

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Did you know that there's a lost railway tunnel portal buried under Birmingham city centre? Watch the latest film on Transport Matters to find out more. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/kTwMrY2jFgc

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Lost Tunnel Portal

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Something a bit different this week as Transport Matters goes underneath an M6 viaduct to find out how electricity is keeping it standing! Click the link to view youtu.be/v4ItRQ9a79s

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Electrifying our motorways

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It's more than 20 years since the last train ran on the Weymouth Tramway. Transport Matters went to view what's left of the line to the harbour, which saw full sized trains through the streets of the town. For more click on the link. youtu.be/ylK-23aEd_Q

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Weymouth tramway remembered

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

When will Birmingham's Cross City line return to a frequency of six trains per hour? New trains serving the new Camp Hill line haven't helped. This week the Transport Matter YouTube channel looks at possible solutions. Click on the link to view youtu.be/2_1HHjZw1v4

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Cross City Conundrum

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It was the terminus of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway for just 3 years. Hampton Station dates back to 1839. It's an amazing, but forgotten, piece of Midlands railway history. To find out more click on the link below. youtu.be/oRLO2Mun2Vk

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Forgotten rail terminus

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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Forgotten rail terminus

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The new stations on Birmingham's Camp Line have finally opened! They've been delayed several years. But now passengers can board trains for the first time in 85 years. The Transport Matters YouTube channel was there. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/p7zLpwSk7tY

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Back after 85 years!

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

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

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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

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Shrewsbury's missing platforms

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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

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Black Country stations open

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

If you're bored with this year's Christmas TV offering, then why not check out the Transport Matters YouTube channel? The latest video shows light at the end of the tunnel for the FIVE new railway stations due to open in 2026. youtu.be/NByqQ5ndX1Q

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Five new rail stations

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Five new railways stations are due to open in the West Midlands. Three on Birmingham's Camp Hill and two in the Black Country. But when will they open? Click the link to find out! youtu.be/NByqQ5ndX1Q

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Five new rail stations

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Crimes against the railways! Why did they knock down stunning railway viaducts? We look at the surviving Bennerley Viaduct near Nottingham and the Dowery Dell Viaduct in Worcestershire, which didn't fair so well. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/YOcu-3SWWC0

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The disappearing viaduct

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Sutton Coldfield used to have three stations. All were opened in the 1800s. One closed in the 1920s and another fell victim to the Beeching axe. Now only one remains. But where were lost stations? More on the YouTube Transport Matters channel. Click to the link view youtu.be/LCujSKWOaTc

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Sutton Coldfield's lost stations

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Peter Plisner @PeterPlisner · 1s West Midlands Metro plans to run trams to Dudley this year have been abandoned. Services will now start in 2026. The new line is now likely to open around the same time as new stations on Birmingham's Camp Hill line. Click on the link youtu.be/GSq-og3MqO8

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Plans to run trams to Dudley have suffered delays

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Transport Matters @transportmatters.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

How about this for a quirky museum. It's an old British Airways Jumbo Jet and it's been retired to an airport in the Cotswolds. youtu.be/veBvnGdOFXs

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Jumbo Jet Museum

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