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Landmark bus ticketing deal launched in West Midlands
11 June 2012 | By Centro
Bus passengers in the Black Country are set to have an easier ride with the launch of a landmark ticketing...
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Balfour Beatty preferred bidders to build Midland Metro extension
2 May 2012 | By Centro
Balfour Beatty, has been named as the preferred bidder to build an extension of the Midland Metro through Birmingham city centre...
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Centro and CAF formally sign deal for new Urbos 3 trams
27 April 2012 | By Centro
Centro and CAF have formally signed contracts on a deal that will bring up to 25 new trams to the West Midlands...
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Smooth opening for Stourbridge’s new £7m bus station
24 April 2012 | By Centro
The opening days of Stourbridge’s new £7 million bus station went extremely smoothly...
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Local Transport Minister gives Metro extension the green light
16 February 2012 | By Centro
Construction can now begin on an extension to the Midland Metro from Snow Hill Station through the city centre to New Street Station...
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Decision to build HS2 is a tremendous boost for West Midlands
11 January 2012 | By Centro
The Transport Secretary’s decision to build HS2 from London to Birmingham has been hailed...
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The rollout of Smartcard by Centro across the West Midlands
15 December 2010 | By Michael Wevill, Smartcard Development and Implementation Manager, Centro
Centro, the Integrated Transport Authority for the West Midlands, celebrated the end of our Smartcard Rollout on more than 2,200 buses across the West Midlands at the beginning of November 2010. Virtually all the buses and depots belonging to the region’s bus companies have now been fitted with new Electronic…
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Boost for West Midlands jobs and economy as Metro extension gets go-ahead
21 October 2010 | By Centro
Trams are set to return to the streets of Birmingham after the Government approved plans by Centro to extend the Midland Metro...
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Prospectus provides big plans
30 April 2009 | By Councillor Gary Clarke, Chairman, Centro
Europe's industrial cities now face stern competition from rivals across the developing world. On top of that we are all facing the worst economic crisis for more than half a century. The credit crunch not only threatens the vitality of private companies and the livelihoods of families, but also major…
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The Midland Metro expansion project
31 March 2006 | By Peter Adams, Assistant Director Metro Implementation, Centro
Light rail in the UK has suffered a number of blows in recent months with funding and support for the Merseytram and the South Hampshire Rapid Transport System being withdrawn by the Department for Transport. However, transport bosses in the West Midlands are still confident that their proposals to expand…
