When the London and Birmingham Railway was formed in 1833, the railway company needed a stopping point midway between the two cities which could be used for locomotive fuelling and repair.

Britain's first main line was built by the London and Birmingham Railway company, founded in 1833. It was a huge infrastructure project, with Robert Stephenson, son of George Stephenson ...

Birmingham New Street was found to be the railway station with the most pickpocketing offences outside London, recording 62 - over 50 per cent more pickpocketing incidents than Leeds, the second ...

There are many ways to travel between London and Birmingham, but none are quite as ambitious as a proposed high-speed train capable of making the journey in just 30 minutes. Covering a distance of ...