Former BBC Transport Correspondent. Now making videos for the 'Transport Matters' YouTube channel at https://xitter.cf/t.co/y54MB7AORJ

Birmingham
Joined December 2011
Coventry Very Light Rail is progressing. And not just when it comes to running mini-trams! For more watch the Transport Matters film Cheap Trams youtu.be/iUAl8nD1j8Y
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On Transport Matters this week we reveal the latest progress on the Coventry Very Light Rail project. Click on the link to view. youtu.be/iUAl8nD1j8Y @coventrycc @TransportForWM @ColasRailUK
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Want to know more about the Christmas shutdown at Birmingham’s New Street station? Watch this film on Transport Matters youtu.be/Px6VbCvYgTw?is=moNf…
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Why is Network Rail closing Birmingham's New Street Station over Christmas? Transport Matters finds out! Click the link: youtu.be/Px6VbCvYgTw
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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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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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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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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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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 youtube.com/watch?v=Vaaz-JQP…
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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. youtube.com/watch?v=gmxPNupu…
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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 youtube.com/watch?v=Vaaz-JQP… @WMmetro
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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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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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A new commuter service on a heritage railway is being trialled on Severn Valley Railway. The new route runs from Bewdley to Kidderminster on Tues/Weds/Thurs in the morning and afternoon and is funded by @TransportForWM. Click the link to view youtu.be/pSLvbyqj_2A
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There's bridges and there's bridges. But the latest one being moved into place by @HS2ltd is one of the most challenging on the project so far. Click on the link to find out more. youtu.be/GLWFrf2G4wA
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Yet another major @HS2ltd 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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Major issues on @CrossCountryUK network this morning after a power failure at its BirminghamHQ. Almost every service is cancelled at the moment.
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Ever heard of the Bumble Hole Line? It was a vital rail link in the Black Country. Transport Matters looks at whats left of the old line. Secret Remains of the Bumble Hole Line youtu.be/9TxF-3HWPyk
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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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Any idea what this is? These columns used to support a famous London station. Now they're in a private railway museum in Oxfordshire. To find out more head for the Transport Matters YouTube channel. youtube.com/@transportmatter…
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