Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

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 →

If you are travelling on the West Midlands Metro this Easter you can add to the excitement by taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt! Taking place between 14th and 27th April you can search for colourful Easter Eggs which … Continue reading →

Thursday 20th March was another day where a significant milestone towards the opening of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside extension was reached with the installation of the switch and crossing infrastructure for its temporary terminus outside the Clayton Hotel.

West Midlands Metro services have only been able to run between West Bromwich Central and Edgbaston Village on Monday 7th April following overhead line damage close to the depot at Wednesbury.

It would appear that the West Midlands Metro don’t want to be left out, as after announcement of engineering works in Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield they have also confirmed details of planned works at Priestfield and The Crescent.

With spring now upon us and longer days, progress is truly being made on the construction of the West Midlands Metro extension to Dudley. Now known as the Black Country line, it is due to open as far as Flood … Continue reading →

Trams come and trams go – and that’s no more certain than on the West Midlands Metro where we regularly see trams sent away for storage or repair, whilst others are readied for a return to service. The last full … Continue reading →

With the West Midlands Metro being a sponsor of the forthcoming Bulls in the City Art Trail, they have launched an exciting project where they are calling on local primary schools to help to design a bull! The trail – … Continue reading →

It has been announced that the price of travelling on the West Midlands Metro will increase from 7th April 2025. The increase will be an average of 3.2%, with fares set to go up by between 10p and 30p.

On Friday 21st March 2025 the LRTA organised a members day on the West Midlands Metro. As well as members enjoying a ride on the tramway they were also treated to a behind the scenes tour of Wednesbury Depot where … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago KFC came back with a new advert on the West Midlands Metro and now we have another returning advertiser from 2024 as 57 has received a new wrap for the National Trust’s Blossom Watch campaign. … Continue reading →

There has been another tram move on the West Midlands Metro. This time its one which had been stored at Worksop which has returned to Wednesbury Depot, the tram in question is 25.

Its become a familiar sentence we have been writing a lot over the past few months but that’s because its true – excellent progress continues to be made on construction work in connection with the next West Midlands Metro extension, … Continue reading →