An initiative has been launched in the West Midlands to encourage children to travel by train to visit places of interest and to celebrate Railway 200.
High-speed railway HS2 has opened two bridges near Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, which carry a local road and a long-distance cycle track across the new railway.
New research shows that a rail link between Coventry, Leicester, and Nottingham would create 3,000 jobs in the construction industry and supply chain.