Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Plans for four more West Midlands Metro extensions unveiled

Posted on Thursday 23 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) have approved bids to the Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) fund and Bus Service Improvement Plan fund at a recent board meeting which could see up to four new West Midlands Metro … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Rails continue to go down in Corporation Street

Posted on Wednesday 22 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

The past week has seen further progress on the track relaying project in Birmingham City Centre with rails continuing to be laid along Corporation Street ahead of a planned reopening of the line to Library in the next month or … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Utility diversion works continue in Dudley

Posted on Monday 20 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

It may be two years before trams are likely to start running on the West Midlands Metro extension to Brierley Hill but work is well underway on the project now, albeit at that early stage where it just looks as … Continue reading →

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RTC on Bilston Road sees pregnant teenager taken to hospital with life threatening injuries

Posted on Friday 17 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the years there have been several collisions on Bilston Road in Wolverhampton between trams and cars with the latest one on Thursday 16th September seeing a pregnant teenager in the car having to be taken to hospital with life … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Good progress on Birmingham City Centre trackworks

Posted on Tuesday 14 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its now been seven weeks since West Midlands Metro services through Birmingham City Centre were suspended to allow for the installation for the new delta junction linking the current line to the Eastside extension as well as the track relay … Continue reading →

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Lift upgrade work completed

Posted on Wednesday 8 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

The work which has been taking place over the past couple of months to upgrade lifts at two West Midlands Metro stops has now been completed, giving full step-free access to the stops once more.

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro 32 loses its adverts

Posted on Sunday 5 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

There is now no external commercial advertising on any West Midlands Metro tram with 32 having lost its adverts for Brindleyplace. The tram was spotted for the first time at the start of September minus the yellow adverts leaving just … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Further progress in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Thursday 2 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Birmingham City Centre in this article as we take a look at recent progress on the works taking place there – both relaying the existing route along Bull Street and then round to Corporation Street as well … Continue reading →

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More West Midlands Metro Urbos 100 trams arrived at Wednesbury?

Posted on Monday 30 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This article was updated on 2nd September 2021 with further information. It would appear that there have been some more Urbos 100 trams arrive at the Wednesbury Depot of West Midlands Metro – but they’ve snuck in without us noticing … Continue reading →

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Bogie overhaul contracts signed for West Midlands Metro Urbos3 trams

Posted on Sunday 29 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The complete fleet of 21 CAF built Urbos3 trams running on the West Midlands Metro network are to enjoy a bogie overhaul following the signing of a three year contract between Lucchini Unipart Rail (LUR) and Midland Metro Limited (MML).

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Shadow Transport Secretary visits West Midlands Metro extension construction works

Posted on Saturday 28 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Jim McMahon, the Labour Shadow Transport Secretary, has recently visited Birmingham where he has seen first-hand the work underway to construct extensions of the West Midlands Metro network. During his visit he praised the work which has happened already and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Progress continues on track relay in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Friday 27 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The project to relay the tracks along Bull Street and Corporation Street in Birmingham City Centre has been continuing in recent days with good progress being made which will soon allow the track to be laid on the new track … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: OLA adverts are no more on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Thursday 26 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few weeks we have gradually seen the OLA adverts whittled away on the West Midlands Metro with it now reaching the point where they have been removed. The last tram which used to carry the adverts that … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Brierley Hill West Midlands Metro extension

Posted on Monday 23 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few months we have featured photos from three different West Midlands Metro extensions – the Birmingham Westside, Birmingham Eastside and Wolverhampton City Centre lines. But they are not the only extensions are being worked on as there … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Work continues in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Tuesday 17 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The progress being made on the track relaying in Birmingham City Centre has continued to be good over the past few days with the new track bed now extending further along Corporation Street towards the tramstop and onto the curve … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: M is for West Midlands Metro 19

Posted on Monday 16 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another commercial advertising contract has come to an end on the West Midlands Metro with 19 losing its vinyls for Mark’s Electrical but rather than those we have seen recently it hasn’t gone straight into fleet livery as it has … Continue reading →

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New track starts to be laid in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the first couple of weeks of the project to relay tracks in Birmingham City Centre – along with installing the junction between the current city centre line and the forthcoming Birmingham Eastside extension – our updates had shown the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another advert removed on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 10 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another tram is now running in the plain West Midlands Metro fleet livery after its adverts were removed. This time its 25 which has lost its adverts with the tram previously one of those which advertised OLA.

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In Pictures: Track renewal continues on Corporation Street in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We are now into the second week of the track renewal works in Birmingham City Centre which is seeing the tracks from Bull Street and into Corporation Street relaid. Although not necessarily required at the moment the decision was taken … Continue reading →

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Significant progress on Wolverhampton City Centre extension with concrete pour

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We love a good concrete pour and following on from the recent activity in Blackpool, the West Midlands Metro has joined in on the act with work taking place on the Wolverhampton City Centre extension. The concrete pour has taken … Continue reading →

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