Daily Archives: Wednesday 28 April 2021

West Midlands Metro 39 arrives at Wednesbury

The first of 21 new trams to cater for the ever expanding West Midlands Metro network has arrived at Wednesbury Depot. 39 was delivered to the depot on Wednesday 28th April having set out from Spain earlier in the week … Continue reading

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TfGM launch new “Tram Aware” campaign

With an increase in traffic levels on the region’s roads, Transport for Greater Manchester have launched a new campaign in which they encourage motorist to be “tram aware”. Between April 2019 and March 2021, 122 road traffic collisions were recorded … Continue reading

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Still Standing! Witton Lane Tram Depot, Birmingham

In this latest edition of “Still Standing” we take a look at a surviving depot in the West Midlands which was for a time a transport museum but has more recently become the home of a nightclub!

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