Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Trams are now running to Wolverhampton Railway Station on a regular basis – but its not quite time for passengers to enjoy the ride on the new line as an intensive period of driver training is underway ahead of services … Continue reading →

At last year’s Rail Live event held at Long Marston, Midland Metro T69 10 was a surprise inclusion in the events as it was used by the British Transport Police for a demonstration using armed police officers. For this it … Continue reading →

The continued movement of Urbos3 trams from West Midlands Metro’s Wednesbury Depot to storage at Worksop has seen 29 become the latest tram to make the move. This is at least the third (and possibly the fourth) of the repaired … Continue reading →

For those of you who follow the West Midlands Metro closely the saga of the Wolverhampton extension needs no introduction. The much delayed (and pretty short) extension is still awaiting the time when trams may start running (or indeed see … Continue reading →

The Harry Needle storage facility in Worksop, Nottinghamshire has now welcomed its second West Midlands Metro tram after 26 departed Wedndesbury Depot on Thursday 17th August. As with the first departure (17) this tram has been to Dudley for repairs … Continue reading →

There will be no services on the West Midlands Metro before 1200 on Sunday 20th August to allow for essential power systems upgrade work to take place.

This latest look at construction works on the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside extension views the continued removal of rubble from the old McDonald’s and work by Birmingham Coach Station.

In, Out, Shake it all about?! It does seem that the West Midlands Metro are doing the hokey cokey as no sooner does one tram leave for storage then another arrives back at Wednesbury Depot after completion of repairs at … Continue reading →

Blue skies and blue trams on the West Midlands Metro are the subject of this latest edition of “Out and About”.

Article updated 20/8/23 with photos There was a time when seeing a tram on back of a lorry was a rare sight which made it incredibly newsworthy. But the past few years have seen tram moves becoming ten a penny, … Continue reading →

There is a new highest numbered tram in town after the delivery of West Midlands Metro’s Urbos100 58 to Wednesbury Depot on Wednesday 9th August 2023. This leaves just two of the initial order of 21 trams to turn up, … Continue reading →

The wait may still be going on for the start of trams to Wolverhampton Railway Station but every so often we get a little snippet of information which starts to make you think that services may not be that far … Continue reading →

The Wednesbury to Dudley section of the Brierley Hill West Midlands Metro extension is due to open in 2024 (exact date not announced but if they hit the target expect it to be pretty late in the year if previous … Continue reading →

As we’ve seen in recent weeks there has been a changing of the trams in Dudley as repairs of the West Midlands Metro Urbos3s continues, but we hadn’t had confirmation of which trams were now there, until now! The two … Continue reading →

A three month trial allowing dogs to travel on board the West Midlands Metro (with owners!) is to start from 15th August after feedback from customers. Previously only assistance dogs were allowed to travel (although this has recently been extended … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro are helping to celebrate the legacy of last year’s Commonwealth Games by supporting Birmingham Festival 23 which takes place between 28th July and 6th August in Centenary Square. With a handy tramstop at Town Hall for Centenary … Continue reading →

And just like that the Urbos100s become the second highest class in the history of the West Midlands Metro in terms of trams which have run in service! 49 was the record-breaker when it became the seventeenth of the class … Continue reading →

Over the past month or so the service on the West Midlands Metro has been heavily dominated by the newer Urbos100 class of trams, with the Urbos3s mainly confined to driver training duties. Indeed its thought that Friday 21st July … Continue reading →