A train operator has admitted it has “failed on reliability” for passengers.
Drivers are being warned of more disruption as roadworks return to a major Lichfield junction.
Gritters have been out across Staffordshire for final testing before the winter season.
The Prime Minister has told Lichfield commuters future transport plans will see a “turn up and go” style service operating on the Cross City Line.
Councillors will hear about plans to increase the number of off peak services at Lichfield Trent Valley station.
Work on HS2 in Lichfield and the surrounding villages will continue despite the cancellation of the northern leg of the line, the Transport Secretary has confirmed.
The HS2 project has already had an “irreversible impact” on communities in and around Lichfield, a council leader has said.
The Prime Minister’s decision to axe the second phase of HS2 was a brave one, Lichfield’s MP has said.
The future of HS2 is expected to become clear today when the Prime Minister makes a statement to the Conservative conference.
A local company ensuring trains across the country keep moving has welcomed Lichfield’s MP for a visit to see their work.
Campaigners have called for HS2 to be axed immediately – with the land already used returned to nature.
A business leader says any plan to abandon part of the HS2 project would damage the attractiveness of investing in regional areas.
