Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Its been a day of tram testing – whilst in Blackpool its been the last day of testing on the North Station extension (more on that in the next article) down on the West Midlands Metro it was the first … Continue reading →

Back in the day (well, around 2019), the biggest problems to impact services on the West Midlands Metro were overhead line problems with relatively frequent issues seeing the service having to be suspended. Into 2022 and there have been far … Continue reading →

Work on the West Midlands Metro extension to Brierley Hill – slated to open in 2023 – is set to see further progress in the coming weeks with work on Castle Hill, Dudley due to move to the other side … Continue reading →

We were obviously being unfair earlier this week when we bemoaned the lack of Urbos3 trams out on the West Midlands Metro as yet another has now broken cover from the confines of the depot. This time its 37 which … Continue reading →

No sooner did we bring you pictures of 21 (and 18) on test than it was cleared for service! It returned to passenger action on Wednesday 15th June, becoming the second Urbos3 to have run in service since the resumption … Continue reading →

It looks as if we may not have too long to wait for more Urbos3s to enter service again on the West Midlands Metro as coming quickly after 21 being seen on test for the first time is 18. These … Continue reading →

Trams will not be running to Wolverhampton Railway Station in time for the Commonwealth Games after all. The much delayed extension has been delayed further, and although it is expected that the majority of construction works will be over by … Continue reading →

After a gap of 80 days trams are once again running on the West Midlands Metro. Although its not a full service yet – we’ll have to wait for more trams to be repaired before that happens – it does … Continue reading →

We’ve now reached the week when we have been promised a return to service for the West Midlands Metro (between Wolverhampton St George’s and Bull Street at least) but two days in and there is still no announcement of an … Continue reading →

Now that its been announced that a passenger service will resume on the West Midlands Metro at some point during week commencing Sunday 5th June its expected that driver (re-)familiarisation will be ramping up over the next week or so … Continue reading →

There may not have been a passenger service on the West Midlands Metro for over two months but it still hasn’t stopped local companies wanting to advertise on the trams with Urbos 100 39 being seen during driver familiarisation carrying … Continue reading →

It has been confirmed that passenger services on the West Midlands Metro will resume during the week commencing Sunday 5th June – but it won’t be a full service as there will only be enough trams ready to allow a … Continue reading →

Year 12 pupils from Thomas Telford University Technical College (TTUTC) have got their future careers on the right track after they designed their very own Metro extension as part of a project led by the Midland Metro Alliance. (Whether their … Continue reading →

Bus services are due to return to Broad Street – Birmingham’s “golden mile” – in June it has been confirmed. The news comes after the successful completion of successful infrastructure tests which took place in early May. It may be … Continue reading →

We’ve been bemoaning the apparent lack of any form of tram movement on the West Midlands Metro in recent weeks – with a target of reopening by the end of May we had expected there to be some runs to … Continue reading →