Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Just a few days ago we reported on an overhead problem just to the north of Wednesbury Parkway on 13th/14th July which had led to a service change with no trams running to Wolverhampton St George’s. This was in place … Continue reading →

Urbsos100 50 has entered service on the West Midlands Metro. It was noted in action on Saturday 15th July 2023 and in carrying its first passengers has become the sixteenth member of this class of tram to enter service, pulling … Continue reading →

The Wolverhampton Railway Station extension of the West Midlands Metro has been another one of those sagas on a tramway in the British Isles where it has seemed every step forward is met with about five backwards. Slated to open … Continue reading →

If you cast your minds back to those care free days before the pandemic hit and before the biggest problem on the West Midlands Metro was the cracks on the trams you will probably recall that the network suffered fairly … Continue reading →

The buildings which once stood at Dale End in Birmingham City Centre and were in the way of the proposed route for the Eastside West Midlands Metro extension have now been fully demolished. Once containing a McDonald’s demolition work on … Continue reading →

Last month saw Acocks Green Library celebrate the 70th anniversary of the closure of Birmingham Corporation Tramway’s last routes with a special Tram Day featuring an extensive collection of model trams – and the West Midlands Metro were also on … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro have recently played a role in a campaign that aims to save lives across the country by carrying the “Baton of Hope” for a short journey on Monday 3rd July. This is part of a campaign to … Continue reading →

And there were 18! West Midlands Metro Urbos100 54 has become the latest tram to be delivered to Wednesbury Depot with it arriving on Wednesday 5th July having made the usual journey across from Spain and the CAF factory at … Continue reading →

Joint tickets covering travel on the West Midlands Metro and local bus services are to increase in cost from Monday 3rd July. The rise comes because bus fares are increasing from that date with West Midlands Metro keen to point … Continue reading →

Its been a few weeks since we’ve seen a tram enter or re-enter service on the West Midlands Metro but Thursday 29th June was an important day in the history of Urbos3 20 as it retuned to service for the … Continue reading →

As we’ve recently reported the last weekend of June and first weekend of July are seeing maintenance works take place on the West Midlands Metro which will hopefully eradicate some temporary speed restrictions which have been in place. Services are … Continue reading →

The final weekend of June and the first weekend of July will see service alterations on the West Midlands Metro as work is due to take place at both Dartmouth Street and Dudley Street stops. There have been temporary speed … Continue reading →

As new lines start to open and as a reminder for where trams have run for many years, the West Midlands Metro are launching a new safety campaign to remind passengers and the general public of basic safety tips when … Continue reading →

One tram on the West Midlands Metro which we haven’t pictured since it re-entered service is 27 so let us remedy that now! We had previously seen that it had been used on driver training but not long after that … Continue reading →

Work could start this winter on the construction of a new transport interchange in Dudley it has been revealed. The £24 million facility will provide an interchange between buses and trams, making it far easier for locals to change between … Continue reading →

What, more changes on the West Midlands Metro?! Yes, another tram has entered service for the very first time on the network with Urbos100 56 being spotted in action on Monday 12th June 2023. This is the 15th of the … Continue reading →

It may be a very long time before we can all enjoy a tram ride on the Birmingham Eastside extension (or at least the full route, it continues to be looked at to see if a partial route can be … Continue reading →

Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority are to be asked to agree a new funding package which will enable the second phase of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill West Midlands Metro extension to start construction. The project was split … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro services will be subject to changes during June 2023 with work being undertaken at Five Ways underpass and also at Dudley Street and Dartmouth Street.