Daily Archives: Tuesday 5 April 2022

Testing and commissioning starts to Edgbaston

Posted on Tuesday 5 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its been rare lately to have a positive news story from the West Midlands Metro but for once we can report on one as the first tram has reached Edgbaston Village on the second phase of the Birmingham Westside extension. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3138 delivered to Manchester

Posted on Tuesday 5 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

M5000 enters service to mean everything has run in service again and then the next one arrives seems to be a familiar pattern which has once again been repeated. Coming just a few days after 3137 entered service on the … Continue reading →

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Split of final round of pandemic light rail support confirmed

Posted on Tuesday 5 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Last month it was confirmed that bus and light rail operators in the UK would be sharing £150 million of additional funding – the last set of pandemic related funding to help services to continue whilst passenger numbers recover. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Manchester Metrolink, Nottingham Express Transit, South Yorkshire Supertram, Tyne and Wear Metro, West Midlands Metro | 1 Comment