Although the fleet list was updated at the time, we didn’t seem to mention on the news pages that there was another advert removal on the West Midlands Metro during May 2025. The tram involved in this change was 53 which lost its KFC vinyls.
53 had received the KFC adverts in March 2025 and they remained in place until May 2025 when they were stripped at the end of the contract. This had been the second KFC advert seen on the West Midlands Metro following on from 58 in July/August 2024.
This had been the first time that 53 was out of standard fleet colours.
As mentioned recently the West Midlands Metro fleet currently has two tram with adverts – 36 and 58.
53 heads away from Wednesbury Great Western Street on its way into Birmingham with its plain blue livery back in full view. (Photograph by Shiv Patel, 20th June 2025)
It’s been off due to traction fault
43 is also off with one bogie removed and receiving attention
36 also has recharging problems
20 is getting a look over after returning from Dudley 2 weeks ago
26 is waiting to go in the depot also for rehabilitation after coming back from
workshop 2 weeks ago ,the last Tram stored there .
54 is revynaled ( blue) all down one side after a scrape the full length of the tram one end to the other
Much is going on ……….