Coventry Very Light Rail A new tram system in
Coventry, Coventry Very Light Rail, is planned to open by 2027, with a network of 4-6 lines open by 2040. The first vehicle left the assembly line in March 2021 and was taken on a showcase in the city before being taken to
Dudley for testing.
High-speed rail In August 2009, TfWM's predecessor, Centro, backed construction of a new railway in the West Midlands region for use by
High Speed 2 trains, which would allow existing lines to have "better and more frequent local services".
Sprint bus network Sprint is a
bus rapid transit scheme under construction between Walsall, Birmingham and Solihull. Further routes are planned across the region.
West Midlands Bus On 19 August 2018
National Express West Midlands and
Diamond launched a joint timetable on services 42 West Bromwich to Tipton/Dudley and 43 West Bromwich to Bilston and 31 Mossley to Walsall 32 Lower Farm to Walsall, with National Express and Diamond buses repainted in red liveries carrying West Midlands Bus route branding. From 15 March 2020 National Express West Midlands and Diamond launched a joint timetable on services 40 West Bromwich to Wednesbury via Friar Park. In August 2021, Diamond announced that they would cease running joint timetables on partnership services (withdrawing completely from service 32) and no longer serve Dudley on service 42, citing loss of revenue due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. On 5 December 2021 the partnership was back on for services 31/32; 42/43 and 40. In July 2024, it was reported that the Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, believed that buses within the
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area could be under public control from 2027. A final decision could be made by March 2025, after an independent audit and public consultation.
West Midlands Cycle Hire As part of the "Starley Network" Scheme across the West Midlands, a new transport mode by Transport for West Midlands was unveiled: West Midlands Cycle Hire (also known informally as
West Midlands Cycle). As part of this a "West Midlands Walking and Cycling Commissioner" was appointed, Adam Tranter, whose job is to encourage Cycling and Walking as not just an activity, but a mode of transport. Projects to help this include things such as
Birmingham's planned 200 km Dutch Cycling Network,
Coventry's Starley Network of multiple safe, Dutch style cycleways, and a new Cycle Hire Scheme. In March 2021, Cycle Hire Docking Stations started to appear across the West Midlands, in Coventry, Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield. Bikes can be hired for as long as you like and the cost of travel is often less than the equivalent bus journey. The scheme has been successful with 200,000 journeys taken in its first year and was expanded to areas such as
Warwick University and
Selly Oak. However, in March 2024 it was reported that hundreds of the cycle hire bikes had gone missing or been vandalised. The cost for vandalism and repairs was £316,000. At the end of March 2026, the previous West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme was closed, and replaced with a new service operated by
Lime. The new agreement meant that, for the first time, the cycle hire scheme came at no cost to the taxpayer. It had previously cost £1.4 million per year to run.
West Midlands Metro Urbos 3 tram in the original livery in
Wolverhampton in June 2014 trams at
Grand Central tram stop in September 2025 TfWM's predecessor, Centro, was responsible for the reintroduction of
tram services to the West Midlands, with the development of the Midland Metro, now known as
West Midlands Metro. Plans for a multi-line
light rail system for the West Midlands were first drawn up in the early 1980s. The first (and so far only) line of the Midland Metro was opened in May 1999 between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The line's first extension into the streets of Birmingham city centre, from its original terminus at
Birmingham Snow Hill to
Grand Central opened in May 2016. 2 Lines are currently under construction in Dudley and Brierley Hill with of new track and work on another to serve
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (a
High Speed 2 station),
Digbeth has begun. Over £1bn of funding for a further 3 lines has been received to serve the areas of
Walsall,
Stourbridge &
Halesowen.
Railway line and station reopenings TfWM has been active in promoting the restoration of passenger services to both the
Camp Hill line and the
Walsall to Wolverhampton Line, with five new stations opening or reopening, including , and stations on the Camp Hill line, and
Darlaston and
Wilenhall stations on the Walsall-Wolverhampton route. Both routes opened in 2026. ==Ticketing==