Publications

Our programme of work is underpinned by a strong evidence base. Here you will find documents including the Midlands Connect Strategy, published in 2017, our 2018 programme update, Our Routes to Growth, our Midlands Engine Rail proposals, shorter overview documents and consultation responses.

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Building Back Better - our Budget Asks
This document outlines our strategic vision for a greener and more sustainable transport network, detailing projects that we seek Government support for, so that we can progress, develop and deliver.
Thursday 25 February 2021
Challenges, opportunities and a call for input (longer version)
We are in the process of updating the Midlands Connect Strategy, published in March 2017. The refreshed Strategy will be published in late 2021. This document provides the context for our refreshed Strategy, outlining some of the key challenges that face the region and summarising our emerging ideas on the projects and programmes we believe are needed to tackle these challenges and achieve our objectives.
Thursday 11 February 2021
Challenges, opportunities and a call for input (summary version)
Midlands Connect published its first transport strategy in 2017, and since then has made excellent progress – researching, developing and progressing schemes that will bring the biggest social, economic and environmental benefits to our region.
Wednesday 3 February 2021
A46 Stage two study
This summary outlines Midlands Connect's 20-year improvement plan for the A46 –one of the country’s most important trade routes. The document is not in an accessible format, to request an accessible version please contact MCadmin@midlandsconnect.uk
Thursday 12 November 2020
A Strategic Transport Manifesto for the Midlands
Our plans for the future prosperity of the Midlands region - evidence-backed, prioritised improvements to our roads, railways and wider transport network
Tuesday 20 October 2020
HS2 East
Monday 5 October 2020
An Integrated Rail Plan for the Midlands
Our plan to accelerate, secure and maximise the benefits of HS2 Phase 2b
Monday 21 September 2020
Midlands Rail Hub SOBC - 2019
Midlands Connect is an ambitious initiative to identify and then realise the transport connectivity improvements that the Midlands need to maximise long-term regional economic growth and so in turn, to maximise the economic growth of the nation.
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Birmingham Airport Connectivity
Our plan for a step-change in rail connectivity to Birmingham International and Coventry railway stations, linking travellers, residents and commuters to key housing, employment and leisure sites across the West Midlands.
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Access to Toton the HS2 East Midlands Hub
A plan to support, accelerate and maximise the opportunities presented by the arrival of HS2 in the East Midlands
Thursday 28 May 2020
Midlands Alternative Futures
This study considers the Midlands' potential future transport demand over the next 50 years.
Thursday 20 February 2020
HS2 Oakervee Review Submission
Evidence submitted by Midlands Connect to the HS2 Oakervee Review, providing robust and compelling evidence for the delivery of high speed rail in its entirety.
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Benefits of HS2 Released Capacity
HS2 will free up enough space on the existing railway network to improve rail services for 73 stations across the country, technical analysis by Sub-national Transport Body Midlands Connect has revealed for the first time.
Thursday 26 September 2019
Midlands Engine Rail: our plan for a more sustainable, productive and mobile Midlands
Midlands Engine Rail is a £3.5 billion programme of improvements to deliver a step-change in rail connectivity across the region, deliverable in phases.
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Midlands Connect, the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors
Midlands Connect has submitted 11 Major Road Network and Large Local Majors schemes to the government, with a funding request of £596 million to deliver them. Here you will find a summary document, plus the full Regional Evidence Base submitted to the Department for Transport
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Midlands Rail Hub - the case for transformational investment in the region's rail network
The Midlands Rail Hub, our flagship rail project, is the most ambitious upgrade of our rail network for a generation. It will transform east-west rail connectivity, open up space for faster, more frequent services across the region and beyond, and create new opportunities for passengers and businesses alike.
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Midlands Connect and RIS2: Turning evidence into investment
Midlands Connect has published an “ambitious, but wholly reasonable” list of 20 road projects it wants to see prioritised for construction or development during Highways England’s second Road Investment Strategy period (RIS2), from 2020-2025.
Thursday 28 March 2019
A vision for Birmingham Moor Street station
Proposals for a radical yet respectful transformation of Birmingham Moor Street station have been revealed by West Midlands Rail Executive, in collaboration with Midlands Connect and other partners.
Thursday 14 March 2019
An open letter from the Midlands and the North urging party leaders to publicly commit to completion of HS2 Phase Two
More than 40 prominent figures from the Midlands and the North of England have signed the letter to demonstrate enduring cross-regional support for HS2.
Thursday 24 January 2019
A46 Corridor Study Stage One, Enhanced Strategic Case
This technical report introduces Midlands Connect's 20-year improvement plan for the A46 –one of the country’s most important trade routes.
Wednesday 7 November 2018
A46 Stage One Corridor Study - Summary
This documents outlines Midlands Connect's 20-year improvement plan for the A46 –one of the country’s most important trade routes.
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Join the Journey
The priorities we're taking to the Labour and Conservative party conferences in 2018; ensuring national infrastructure projects benefit the Midlands, and the regional projects we are developing benefit the nation.
Sunday 23 September 2018
Our Routes to Growth - July 2018
Midlands Connect's priority projects and vision for statutory Sub-national Transport Body status
Friday 6 July 2018
Long Term Midlands Motorway Hub
A series of recommendations designed to create a more reliable and resilient Midlands Motorway Hub area, with 10 recommendations for improvements.
Friday 1 June 2018
Our 2018/19 Priorities
A brief overview of Midlands Connect's programme of work in 2018/19
Sunday 20 May 2018
Joint STB Response to Major Road Network Consultation
England’s four Sub-national Transport Bodies (STBs) say the Government should work with them to define its new Major Road Network (MRN), as part of an unprecedented joint response to the Department for Transport’s MRN consultation.
Monday 19 March 2018
Major Road Network Consultation Response
Midlands Connect's response to the Government's Major Road Network Consultation, March 2018
Thursday 1 March 2018
A Shared Vision for the East Midlands
A joint document with Midlands Connect / Transport for the East Midlands outlining its shared priorities for the region.
Sunday 18 February 2018
Freight Narrative Report
Freight Narrative Report
Sunday 14 May 2017
Midlands Connect International Gateways Summary
Midlands Connect International Gateways Strategy Overview
Sunday 7 May 2017
Midlands Connect Freight Summary
Midlands Connect Freight Strategy Overview
Saturday 1 April 2017
Midlands Connect Strategy - March 2017
Midlands Connect Strategy - March 2017
Wednesday 1 March 2017
Emerging Strategy - November 2016
This is the Midlands Connect Emerging Strategy; an important milestone on the way to the Full Strategy
Tuesday 1 November 2016
International Gateways Narrative Report
Sunday 23 October 2016
Picking up the Pace - July 2016
Picking up the Pace - Activating the Midlands Connect Strategy
Friday 1 July 2016
Economic Study
Tackling these transport constraints has the potential to unlock large economic benefits to both the Midlands and the whole UK. This study sets out the findings from these analyses.
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Letter from Prime Minister reaffirms government commitment to HS2
Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Midlands Connect Chairman Sir John Peace to reaffirm the government’s commitment to delivering the whole of HS2 Phase Two, in response to a landmark letter from leaders in the Midlands and the north, calling for assurances that the UK’s first intercity high speed railway will be completed in its entirety.
Monday 1 January 0001

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