Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

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.

The Midland Metro Alliance have confirmed that work is to get underway in Moor Street Queensway this April, work which will pave the way for part of the Birmingham Eastside extension to open earlier than it may have done otherwise.

With International Women’s Day taking place this month West Midlands Metro are looking to inspire women to consider a career in light rail ahead of further expansion of the network. To achieve this they are celebrating the contribution already made … Continue reading →

Tram drivers on West Midlands Metro are set to enjoy a pay increase of 13.5% from 1st April 2024 after the successful conclusion of negotiations between Unite the Union and the operator of the tramway.

For the first time since the pandemic, at the end of 2023 West Midlands Metro ran a customer satisfaction survey where they sought feedback from over 1,500 customers on the network. It was conducted independently by Transport for West Midlands … Continue reading →