Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

The press releases on the Birmingham Eastside West Midlands Metro extension keep telling us about the progress being made on the construction of the route in various locations whilst also reminding us that it will be some time before trams … Continue reading →

Services on the West Midlands Metro returned to normality (or the normality we’ve come to expect in recent months since the opening of the Wolverhampton Railway Station extension) on Wednesday 10th April as expected following the major works which were … Continue reading →

With 30th May marking the 25th anniversary of the West Midlands Metro the birthday celebrations have been kicked off with a competition aimed at primary schools across the region. Local primary schools are being asked to submit designs for a … Continue reading →

Back on Sunday 17th March there was a closure of the West Midlands Metro between Black Lake and Edgbaston Village with work taking place to replace overhead wires. The closure was initially only due to be in place until midday … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro services between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton Railway Station are set to run at an increased frequency when the full route is reopened from Wednesday 10th April. There have been no trams between Wednesbury and Edgbaston Village since … Continue reading →

As expected its been a case of one out and one in at the West Midlands Metro Wednesbury Depot as following quickly on from 26’s departure is 34’s arrival back at the depot. The latest move – again conducted by … Continue reading →

Article amended 04/04/2024 as of course this is actually 26‘s second trip to Worksop! It seems to have been a while (but is only around six weeks) since we last reported on a tram being moved for storage at Worksop … Continue reading →

With no trams running between Wednesbury Great Western Street and Edgbaston Village to allow the Dudley extension to be connected to the original Birmingham to Wolverhampton line, West Midlands Metro are also taking the opportunity to undertake a few bits … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro services to Edgbaston Village were disrupted on Friday 8th March following a problem with the signals allowing the trams to go to and from the stop. Work was taking place on the traffic signals at this location … Continue reading →

As reported on previously on British Trams Online there is currently work ongoing on the West Midlands Metro network with three main sets of work taking place. Whilst the headline news has been the connecting of the Dudley extension to … Continue reading →

One volunteer from across the West Midlands could be celebrating soon with a tram on the West Midlands Metro network named after them as part of a new campaign. Launched by the West Midlands Lieutenancy the 50forWM50 campaign seeks to … Continue reading →

Engineering works on the West Midlands Metro have got underway as planned with services on the line only running from Wolverhampton Railway Station to Wednesbury (either Parkway or Great Western Street). The main purpose of these works are to connect … Continue reading →

Just lately its been all about adverts in Edinburgh and Manchester plus a few thrown in for good measure in Nottingham with other systems having gone quiet on new wraps. But now West Midlands Metro have decided to join in … Continue reading →

It’s a line we’re promised by those in power that will be opening by the end of this year but as we approach a third of the year having happened there still remains a lot of work to be completed … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro will be supporting Acorn’s Children’s Hospice as their Chairty of the Year for 2024 following an internal selection process.

There will be a much reduced service on the West Midlands Metro from Saturday 23rd March as work to connect the new line to Dudley to the current tracks at Wednesbury gets underway. There will be no service between Wednesbury … Continue reading →

As we mentioned earlier this year there are plans for rail replacement works on the West Midlands Metro network at several stops on the original line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. There has been no additional closures announced for this work … Continue reading →

For the second year, Midland Metro have invited students attending Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) schools across the Black Country to participate in a design and construction competition.