In Pictures: Midland Metro Urbos3 20 meets its public

Saturday 5th April was the first chance for members of the public to get a good look at one of the new CAF built Urbos3 trams when 20 was displayed at Birmingham Snow Hill as part of a Your Public Transport Matters event. The tram moved to Snow Hill before the start of normal services and was then opened to the public between 1000 and 1500 with officials from Centro and Midland Metro on hand to answer questions.

20 was stabled in the non-preferred platform at Snow Hill (the left hand platform in the direction of travel) and with the other platform still in normal use for the service trams this enabled photographs to be got of a Urbos3 alongside numerous T69 trams, including celebrity liveried 11 and both the original and the Network West Midlands liveries.

Five of the new trams have now been delivered to Wednesbury with further deliveries expected at regular intervals over the next few months. Testing has already commenced although this has been either restricted to the depot confines during the day or on the mainline overnight. One exception to this was when 20 was used for a filming assignment for the BBC to publicise this event.

Huge thanks to Andy Walters for these photos.

A head on view of 20 at Snow Hill.

20 stands at Snow Hill.

20 is joined by 11 in its Birmingham Corporation inspired livery.

07 is the next tram to feature alongside 20. This view shows the differences in the livery style between the two classes.

06, still carrying the original livery, is seen alongside 20 from the entrance end of the platform.

A look from above at 20 showing the roof-top equipment.

An even higher view. This photo shows the difference in length between the two classes of tram.

20 taken from across the other side of Snow Hill Station.

One of the cab's of 20.

An internal view of 20 showing the rather colourful seats and the spacious surroundings which will be ideal for standing loads. (All Photos: Andy Walters, 5th April 2014)