Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

You may be forgiven for thinking I’m sure I’ve heard that approved before, and you’d probably be right, but the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Board have recently given approval for sections 3 and 4 of the Birmingham Eastside West … Continue reading →

Earlier this year West Midlands Metro launched a competition amongst local primary schools to help design a bull for the forthcoming “Bull in the City” art trail (think the Elmer trail in Blackpool last year but will bulls instead of … Continue reading →

Article updated 1/6/25 with photo added. The longest lived West Midlands Metro advert is no longer the longest lived as 45 has returned to standard fleet livery following the removal of its advertising vinyls for the City of Birmingham Symphony … Continue reading →

The LRSSB led safety campaign “Two Lines = Stop” has now been launched on the West Midlands Metro network. Already seen on tram networks in Blackpool, Edinburgh, Manchester and Sheffield, the West Midlands Metro will be the latest to take … Continue reading →

The great West Midlands Metro tram swap has continued with 30 coming back from Dudley with it being replaced by another with the repairs on the Urbos3 trams ongoing at the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre.

Construction of the West Midlands Metro line to Dudley is continuing with the aim being to start passenger services by the end of 2025, but there is a slight issue which was discovered late last year with one section of … Continue reading →

For the first time in around two years, a West Midlands Metro Urbos3 is carrying advertising vinyls following the application of an advert for a new Adidas store at the Bullring on 36. This advert, as usual, keeps the ends … Continue reading →

Birmingham Pride takes place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2025 and once again West Midlands Metro will be offering discounted travel for ticket holders.

Richard Parker, Mayor of West Midlands, and other local politicians and businesses have been involved in in-depth discussions with the government in recent months to try and secure funding for another major expansion of the West Midlands Metro network – … Continue reading →

If the current opening date is met of autumn 2025 we could be just seven months away from seeing the first trams running on phase one of the Black Country line on the West Midlands Metro between Wednesbury and Dudley. … Continue reading →

For a period from the middle of March until early May 2025, the West Midlands Metro was home to four trams carrying advertising vinyl wraps. On a warm and sunny spring morning – Tuesday 8th April for the record – … Continue reading →

There are now only three advertising liveries on the West Midlands Metro after the vinyls on 53 were removed. This tram had been advertising KFC since March 2025 but with the contract now having come to an end 53 is … Continue reading →

Trams didn’t run on the West Midlands Metro for much of Friday 9th May 2025 because of issues with the overhead lines. The problem was first reported at the very start of service with trams not able to start entering … Continue reading →

The first couple of days of May have once again seen trams being moved between West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury and the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley with another one heading that way before one came back. … Continue reading →

A few days ago the West Midlands Metro were saying how the best way to get to the Great Birmingham Run was by tram, and now they have confirmed that if you do use the tram you won’t be able … Continue reading →

Article updated 01/05/2025 following a change to the news article from West Midlands Metro where they changed the frequency of the service to standard Sunday timings. With the West Midlands Metro being an official transport partner of the Great Birmingham … Continue reading →

As we’ve reported recently, trams keep on moving on the West Midlands Metro with a number either being stored at Worksop or gone to Dudley for repairs in recent months. But that does also mean that some trams don’t get … Continue reading →

For a two month period, starting from 10th April, hospital staff, patients and their families will be able to enjoy at least a 12% discount on tram travel when going to the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which is just … Continue reading →

Ah, where would we be without the constant movement of West Midlands Metro trams? Its certainly a way to keep everyone on their toes as trams seem regularly go for road tips, whether that be to Dudley for repairs or … Continue reading →