Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

You’d think that in the last week or so before Christmas that Father Christmas would be quite busy getting ready for the big day – but he still had time to put in a shift driving on the West Midlands … Continue reading →

There will be new opportunities In the new year passengers on West Midlands Metro to receive better value for money when travelling on the network with those who switch to paying by direct debit set to make great savings on … Continue reading →

A lot of the extension news from the West Midlands Metro in recent weeks and months hasn’t exactly been at the positive end of the scale but this should change that a little bit as a milestone has been reached … Continue reading →

There was an early Christmas present for the West Midlands Metro on Monday 12th December when another of their Urbos100 trams entered service. This time it was 47 which carried its first passengers – the tenth of the Urbos100s to … Continue reading →

It has now been a little over six weeks since two of West Midlands Metro’s Urbos3 trams were transferred from Wednesbury Depot to the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley. The trams – 17 and 26 – have been … Continue reading →

The chances of trams reaching Brierley Hill anytime soon seem to be receding with a new report for Dudley Council stating that there is a strong “likelihood” that the second phase of the line between Dudley and Brierley Hill could … Continue reading →

We saw tram and snow in Edinburgh earlier this week and we now make our way down the country to the West Midlands Metro where the white stuff had fallen on the ground on 11th December to bring these picture … Continue reading →

Article updated 15th December with details of weekend services. Monday 12th December was a significant day for the West Midlands Metro as a new timetable was introduced which means a more frequent service is now running on the network. From … Continue reading →

In an unexpected development another of West Midlands Metro’s Urbos3 trams has left Wednesbury Depot. 27 – which is one of the trams which hasn’t returned to service since the line reopened in June – had been noted outside the … Continue reading →

With the West Midlands Metro continuing to expand (admittedly slightly slower than hoped for) there are now a number of new jobs being advertised to join the team. Enthusiastic individuals are being urged to apply now for a diverse range … Continue reading →

Over the weekend of 3rd-5th December, West Midlands Metro services from Edgbaston Village were terminating at The Royal to allow for maintenance works to take place on the Wisbone bridge in Wolverhampton. Services started as normal on Saturday 3rd December … Continue reading →

There haven’t been any new or returning trams into service for a while on the West Midlands Metro but one change which has been seen is more receiving replacement blue vinyls. Since our last update 21 has returned to service … Continue reading →

We recently bemoaned the apparent lack of tangible progress on the Birmingham Eastside extension on the West Midlands Metro but it would appear that is not the case as there has been initial preparation work taking place in Digbeth ahead … Continue reading →

Trams will not serve Wolverhampton St Georges from lunchtime on Saturday 3rd December until early on Monday 5th December to allow for essential maintenance work to take place on the Wishbone Bridge in Wolverhampton.