Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Its well behind schedule but it looks as if the new Park and Ride site adjacent to Bradley Lane stop on the West Midlands Metro is almost ready for opening if the latest pictures are anything to go by. Construction … Continue reading →

It’s all been about the Westside in Birmingham up until now but in the future we will also be looking to the Eastside following the approval of the Transport and Works Act Order for this short 1.7km extension of the … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro has become the first tramway in the UK to achieve a new international standard recognising health and safety procedures it has been announced. The tram network was assessed on the way it manages the safety and wellbeing … Continue reading →

Sunday 15th December saw service disruption on the West Midlands Metro after a loss of power saw trams only able to operate between Wolverhampton St George’s and Black Lake. Reasons for the power going down are not known but it … Continue reading →

It was briefly mentioned in our article on the opening of the Birmingham Westside extension last week but 32 has become the 19th of the 21 Urbos3 trams to enter service with batteries fitted. It was used briefly on Wednesday … Continue reading →

After all that waiting for an official announcement of when trams would start running beyond Grand Central to Library on the Birmingham Westside extension in the end it just kind of happened! With no pre-fanfare or public announcement Rudolph (36) … Continue reading →

We brought you the first images of the West Midlands Metro reindeers at the weekend and now it has been announced there is a competition to win a family ticket to the Sealife Centre if you can spot them all! … Continue reading →

It’s catching. Following on from Edinburgh, West Midlands Metro have started to name some of their trams after Santa’s reindeer with 22, 33, 34 and 36 all noted with names on Saturday 7th December. In a quick and easy way … Continue reading →

We had expected to be bringing you the news this week of the official confirmation of the opening of the Birmingham Westside extension on the West Midlands Metro but at the time of writing we are still waiting! All the … Continue reading →

Preparations for the opening of Birmingham Westside extension on the West Midlands Metro are continuing with shadow running having been taken place all week whilst 24 has entered service with batteries, and there are another two Urbos3 trams being made … Continue reading →

After 14 months out of use the Wolverhampton bound platform at Grand Central will reopen to passengers from Sunday 1st December – the first day of the new timetable and also expected to be the first day of the full … Continue reading →

You may recall earlier this year that the West Midlands Metro were looking for travellers on the system to sign up to become a member of a new customer forum, to be known as Metro Matters. Well, that forum is … Continue reading →

As we reported on last week, Wednesday 13th November saw the latest naming on the West Midlands Metro with 28 being named Jasper Carrott in a special ceremony which took place at the new Town Hall stop on the Westside … Continue reading →

Preparations for the start of passenger services on the first section of West Midlands Metro’s Birmingham Westside extension have stepped up a pace this week with the start of driver training. At the same time it has been announced that … Continue reading →

We haven’t paid a visit to Bradley Lane on the West Midlands Metro for a while where work has been ongoing on constructing a new Park and Ride site since October 2018. Originally due to open in the summer of … Continue reading →

We mentioned a few days ago that there had been reports that 34 had entered service with batteries fitted but had no confirmation, well even if it hadn’t been used before it certainly has now! With both 22 and 34 … Continue reading →