Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

It has certainly been a busy few changes for the West Midlands Metro and their advertising liveries, as following quickly behind 50’s ad for L’Oreal comes news of one set of vinyls being stripped as another new advert is seen … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro 50 has received its very first vinyl wrap advertising livery with it receiving a design for L’Oreal, the latest beauty product which thinks advertising on trams is a good way of spending their money to encourage the … Continue reading →

Article updated 20/02/2026 Delays to services on the West Midlands Metro have been the order of the day on Thursday 19th February 2026 after the overrunning of engineering works. These works – which had only due to take place for … Continue reading →

The latest closure of the section of the West Midlands Metro into Wolverhampton St George’s is now underway with the last tram (for now) having served the stop on Friday 6th February 2026. According to the literature released on their … Continue reading →

Another company has signed a contract to work alongside the Midlands Metro Alliance on the construction of phase two of the Black Country line extension. MPB Structures Limited have already commenced work on the extension, building on their previous work … Continue reading →

The next extension on a UK tramway due to open will be the short addition to the West Midlands Metro network from the Birmingham City Centre delta junction to Millennium Point. It had been hoped that this would be open … Continue reading →

Anyone travelling to the free Birmingham Light Festival, taking place at various locations across the city, will be able to make a trip on the West Midlands Metro at a discounted rate as part of the company’s sponsorship of the … Continue reading →

It had only been carrying vinyls for the West Midlands Business Festival for a month but CAF Urbos100 56 has already lost them with it returning to fleet livery once again, on 3rd February 2026.

The February school half-term holidays will see a change to services on the West Midlands Metro network as work takes place to connect the Black Country Line to the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line – an important (and rather vital!) step … Continue reading →

Earlier this month we brought you the news that the leader of Dudley Council had announced the first phase of the Black Country line as far as Flood Street, Dudley would be open on 28th August 2026. The extension has … Continue reading →

Colas Rail UK have had a long-term relationship with the Midland Metro Alliance as their principal contractor and they have now been awarded further contracts to help the continued expansion of the West Midlands Metro network.

West Midlands Metro services to Dudley (Flood Street) could be running by the end of August, if an update at a Dudley Council committee meeting is to be believed. During the meeting, Cllr Patrick Harley (Leader of the Council) have … Continue reading →

Black Country Women’s Aid, the West Midlands Metro charity of the year for 2025, have been presented with £5210.18 following a year of fundraising by staff at the tram operator.

A proposed change in the West Midlands Metro byelaws has been put forward by the West Midlands Combined Authority, with a consultation period now open for anyone to make comments on the amendments.

Yes, this is a “stating the obvious” kind of article but it may not have escaped your notice that the first phase of the Birmingham Eastside extension as far as Millennium Point did not open in late 2025 as had … Continue reading →

They’re like London buses! We’re only 10 days into 2026 but the West Midlands Metro already have their second new advert of the year as 47 has followed 56 in receiving a set of vinyls with the tram now advertising … Continue reading →

It didn’t take many days of 2026 before we got to report on a new advert being carried by a tram and it’s the West Midlands Metro who are fast out of the starting blocks! The tram seen adorned with … Continue reading →