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 Orchestra.
45 had originally received the pale yellow advertising vinyls back in April 2023. The contract with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra was part of a partnership between the two organisations with West Midlands Metro being an official travel partner of the orchestra. It was announced in 2024 that this had been extended for another 12 months but clearly that extension is now over.
45 returns to fleet livery for first time since those vinyls were added over two years ago.
It leaves 36 (Aston Villa Adidas store, Bull Ring), 57 (National Trust) and 58 (Birmingham City University) with advertising wraps.
Fleet livery returns for 45. This photo shows it back in full blue at West Bromwich Central. (Photograph by Andy Walters, 31st May 2025)