Why are there abandoned HS2 compounds on some parts of the controversial high speed route. The 'Transport Matters' YouTube channel has been finding out. Click on the link to view the latest video https://t.co/b2vEkyfsKE

A special siding for transferring cash and gold to bank vaults. The Transport Matters YouTube channel looks at the history of the Birmingham's Snow Hill Tunnel. Click on the link for more. https://t.co/Kq6SkPJOgv

Who'd have thought the history of a tunnel could be so interesting. The 'Transport Matter' YouTube channel has been taking at look at Birmingham's Snow Hill Tunnel. Click to view https://t.co/5PRFmzRuF5

Pay-as-you-go rail fares are going digital. @EastMidRailway is trialling a system using a smartphone and GPS to work out how much you should pay. The system also has daily and weekly capping. Click on the link to see a 'Transport Matters' overview. https://t.co/yKxpRI8Jfc

Ticketing on the trains is changing! A trial in the East Midlands uses a smart phone and GPS technology to work out where your journey starts and where it ends. You then get charged for the cheapest available fare. Click the link to watch the video https://t.co/yKxpRI8Jfc

Did you know that Birmingham once had five railway terminus stations? Before New Street station, each line had its own station. Click on the link below to find out more! https://t.co/DJyCZKDNex

We all use Birmingham’s New Street station, but did you know that before all trains were unified into one station, there were five separate terminus stations around the city centre? Click on the link below for the latest Transport Matters video https://t.co/DJyCZKDNex

The West Midlands Metro is expanding fast and that means a need for more tram drivers. The Transport Matters YouTube channel when to the training academy to find out what it takes to learn to drive a tram! Click on the link to view https://t.co/SjrkfYs9rL

Fancy becoming a tram driver? The @WMmetro is recruiting more than 40 drivers as a result of expansion of the network later this year. Transport Matters has been to the training academy to see its hi-tech simulators. Click to link to watch. https://t.co/SjrkfYsHhj

For the first in the Transport Matters, 'Secrets of ....' series we look at Birmingham's busy Cross City South route. Did you know that part of the line was built on a Roman fort? Other secrets await! To find out more

Find out about the secrets of Birmingham’s Cross City Line south! A stopping point for the Royal Train, a disused tunnel under a town centre and a Roman fort at a busy station. Click on the linked to view https://t.co/R2ZeNG1XnD

Several @HS2ltd megastructures will help high speed trains reach Birmingham City Centre. The biggest viaduct weighs over 7000 tonnes. The latest bridge to be moved into place crosses the busy Lawley Middleway Road Road. Click the link to view the video https://t.co/MI3TsDUT05

What have a London Routemaster bus, a transport minister and an abandoned village in Wiltshire got in common? Check out the latest Transport Matters video to find out. Click the link https://t.co/y4CJETr8Gy

A special vintage bus service has carried 1000s of people to the ghost village of Imber in Wiltshire. Residents were evicted, during the 2nd world war. Imberbus happens once a year and features several famous Routemaster buses. Click the link to watch. https://t.co/y4CJETqAR0

When will the new Birmingham Camp Hill Line stations, open? We've had an exclusive site visit and they're impressive! After many delays there's news on the opening too. Click on the link to view the latest 'Transport Matters' video https://t.co/QWQ67wJri8

Have you heard the story about the Victorian railway viaduct that was built, but never used. Check out the latest 'Forgotten Railways' feature on the Transport Matters YouTube channel. https://t.co/cd1Osoms57

Today on Transport Matters the tale of the Victorian viaduct that was built, but never used. It's thought that the Duddeston viaduct in Birmingham, was supposed to link to the old Curzon Street railway station. Click on the link to watch https://t.co/cd1Osoms57

The tale of the two halves of the Eastside @WMmetro line could be over. Tracks are down in Digbeth and Bham's Eastside, but they're not connected because of @HS2ltd construction. The issue could be solved soon. Click on the link to find out more https://t.co/xNGpn1tl7M

This week saw the first test runs for Birmingham's new Eastside tram line. It's being built in two halves, because of HS2. Transport Matters was on board for the first overnight test runs. Click to watch https://t.co/xNGpn1tl7M

The first @WMmetro trams ran on Birmingham's new Eastside extension early this morning. The @midlandtram Alliance has built the short line for @TransportForWM to Millennium Point. Two trams run side by side, as officials tested the track prior to opening the line in November.