Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

One of three West Midlands Metro extensions currently being worked on – and the longest of the trio – is that to Dudley and Brierley Hill. Due to be delivered in two phases (because of funding shortfalls), the section between … Continue reading →

Its getting hard to keep up with what is and isn’t back in service, delivered, commissioned, testing and just plain old stored on the West Midlands Metro! (As you’ll tell from some of our articles recently!) After the first week … Continue reading →

Wednesday 10th May 2023 saw the West Midlands welcome another new tram with 57 being delivered from Spain, continuing the arrivals being out of number sequence! Whereas recent deliveries have been made on Bilston Road after the service ended this … Continue reading →

Its been confirmed that there will be resurfacing works in Wolverhampton City Centre from late May as work to open the West Midlands Metro extension to the Railway Station continues. Last month saw the first tram on the extension and … Continue reading →

Anyone travelling on the West Midlands Metro will once again be able to pick-up a free copy of The Metro newspaper after the return of the onboard newsstands at the start of May.

Although a number of trams have gone to and come back from Dudley to allow repairs to take place on the bodyside cracking issue very few of these have yet to return to passenger service with until recently 17 the … Continue reading →

The Midland Metro Alliance – in charge of the construction of the West Midlands Metro extensions on behalf of Transport for West Midlands – are celebrating Earth Day by highlighting their long-standing commitment to helping improve the environment. They have … Continue reading →

One of the latest CAF Urbos100 to have been delivered for use on the West Midlands Metro has now entered service. 53 carried its first passengers on Monday 24th April having been used on daylight driver training for a few … Continue reading →

The Birmingham Eastside West Midlands Metro extension may be several years away from fully opening but despite that there remains some progress to report on the work that can take place. That include the demolition of buildings at Dale End … Continue reading →

Trams have come and trams have gone from the West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury in recent days with one returning from Dudley after repairs whilst another has gone in the opposite direction for its repairs to be started. The … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro Urbos100 41 is now back in service having spent the past couple of months off the road. Although most of our attention has been turned towards the Urbos3 trams which have been undergoing repairs and the newer … Continue reading →

The highest numbered tram on the West Midlands Metro is edging closer to entering service with 53 having completed its mileage accumulation and testing. Its now been handed over to the operational team and although its not yet been seen … Continue reading →

This is not a drill! And it is not 1st April! The first tram has finally reached Wolverhampton Railway Station as the testing and commissioning period of the West Midlands Metro extension gets underway. The nocturnal movement saw 43 travel … Continue reading →

The Midland Metro Alliance, on behalf for Transport for West Midlands, has written to all Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) schools in Birmingham and the Black Country with details of a new competition which is … Continue reading →

We’re not sure if the conditions of carriage on the West Midlands Metro allow bunnies to travel but the next few weeks will see Easter Bunnies hitching a ride on the network and anyone who spots them will be within … Continue reading →