Editing Tamworth, Staffordshire (section)

==Transport==

===Road===
The main road running through Tamworth is the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] bypass. The [[M42 motorway]] runs to the east of Tamworth and the town is served by junction 10 which also contains [[Tamworth services]].

''The Egg'' is a [[Roundabout#"Magic" roundabouts/ring junctions|magic roundabout]] in the town centre. It forms the junction of the [[A51 road|A51]], A453 and A513 and terminates the B5000. It consists of the roads Ankerdrive and Bolebridge Street, and is listed as being part of the A51. The Egg has a cinema complex and restaurant in the centre, with the [[River Anker]] running through it. The [[Snowdome]] and [[Tamworth FC]] also directly adjoin the junction. It was voted the fourth worst roundabout in Britain in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.easier.com/view/News/Motoring/article-33515.html|title = Brits vote on the best and worst roundabouts &#124; Easier}}</ref>

===Railways===
[[File:Tamworth railway station MMB 14 390XXX.jpg|thumb|250px|Tamworth station]]
[[Tamworth railway station]] is located on Victoria Road and consists of four platforms. It is both a high- and low-level station, serving as an interchange between the [[West Coast Main Line]] and the [[Cross Country Route]].

[[Wilnecote railway station]], on the Cross Country Route, serves the suburbs of [[Wilnecote]] and Two Gates.

===Airport===
The nearest airports to Tamworth are [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] and [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]].

===Buses===
Bus services around the town are operated by [[Arriva Midlands|Arriva Midlands North]], [[Diamond West Midlands|Diamond Bus]] and [[Stagecoach Midlands]]. Arriva and Stagecoach operates services to [[Atherstone]] and [[Nuneaton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tamworth – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/tamworth |website=bustimes.org |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> Arriva also operates services 765 and X65 to [[Lichfield]] and service 110 to [[Birmingham]] via [[Fazeley]], [[Sutton Coldfield]] and [[Erdington]].<ref>{{cite web |title=110 - Birmingham - Tamworth – Arriva Midlands North – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/services/110-birmingham-to-tamworth |website=bustimes.org |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= 110 Birmingham - Tamworth via Sutton Coldfield |url=https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/scc/bustimes/display.aspx?Route=110&Area=06&Net=cen&Ver=14&Line=06110&RN=110 |website=apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk |access-date=2023-04-17 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Staffordshire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018225033/https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/scc/bustimes/display.aspx?Route=110&Area=06&Net=cen&Ver=14&Line=06110&RN=110#divMainAreaDisplay |lang=en}}</ref> There is also a half hourly service to Kingsbury on Diamond routes 76 and 76A, which extend occasionally to [[Coleshill, Warwickshire|Coleshill]] and [[Sutton Coldfield]]. 

Diamond also operate a college service to [[Rodbaston College]] and [[National Express West Midlands]] operate two school services from [[Wilnecote]] to [[St Francis of Assisi Catholic College|St Francis Of Assisi]] in [[Aldridge]].

There are also bus services connecting the town with its suburbs and to the newly built Mercia Park near [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]] in Leicestershire.<ref>{{cite web |title=20 - Kingsbury - Mercia Park – Midland Classic – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/services/20-kingsbury-mercia-park |website=bustimes.org |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tamworth – Staffordshire County Council |url=https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Transport/buses/Plan-your-journey/Tamworth.aspx |website=www.staffordshire.gov.uk |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> Following acquisition of the company, Midland Classic services now operate under the [[Diamond East Midlands]] brand.

===Canal===
The [[Coventry Canal]] runs through Tamworth. At [[Fazeley Junction]], just outside the town, it joins the [[Birmingham and Fazeley Canal]]. At [[Fradley Junction]], a few miles north-west, the Coventry Canal joins the [[Trent and Mersey Canal]].