Articles by Peter Plisner

Firm that owns Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre has been sold to Dudley Council after entering administration.

The concept of Very Light Rail has been slow to mature, but a system being developed in Coventry is offering plenty of promise. Peter Plisner reports.

HS2 Ltd CEO Mark Wild tells Transport Select Committee about some of the problems facing the project.

Much of the centre's funding came in loans from the local council.

Only schemes in the West Midlands are being taken forward.

A short test track in the city centre is being used to demonstrate the vehicle.

As the costs of traditional light rail schemes rise, there’s more interest in smaller, cheaper alternatives. Cue the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre.

There’s been much debate about the high cost of both heavy rail investment and new light rail lines. But how about combining the two?

Lord Hendy said the government was "looking" at Mark Wild to get HS2 "back on track".

Last year, Alstom’s Litchurch Lane train building factory almost shut down. One year on, Peter Plisner returns to the factory.