Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 09

We continue our way through the Midland Metro T69s to see what has happened to them since their withdrawal.

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West Midlands Metro services delayed after taxi gets stuck on the tracks

Services on the West Midlands Metro into Birmingham City Centre were suspended for over three hours on Saturday 2nd January after a taxi became stuck on the tracks just beyond the stop at St Chad’s. The taxi was found on … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Latest from the Birmingham Westside extension

The West Midlands Metro Birmingham Westside extension (phase two) looks likely to be the next UK tram line to open to the public (due to be somewhen in 2021 although no specific date or even time of year has probably … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 08

Its time for another edition of “Whatever Happened To” as we head back to the West Midlands to take a look at one of the original T69s.

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 07

So far in this series of “Whatever Happened To” its been a case of “its been scrapped”, but this time we come to the first survivor of the T69s.

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New fares for West Midlands Metro from 2nd January 2021

West Midlands Metro have announced new fares will be introduced on the network as from 2nd January 2021 – with the news only been released a little over a week before it happens. The overall increase is said to be … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 06

Today we are again taking a look at Midland Metro’s original trams to see just what has happened to them over the years!

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Christmas and New Year services 2020/21

Its been a year like no other and with restrictions and social distancing still in place the Christmas and New Year period will also be different but despite that there will still be services in operation across the various operating … Continue reading

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First tramstop on second phase Birmingham Westside extension started

Its another week and another photo opportunity for local dignitaries in the West Midlands! This time the Mayor of the West Midlands and others were on Broad Street in Birmingham City Centre where the first tramstop for phase two of … Continue reading

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West Midlands Metro features on new album by Tom Aspaul

Songs which feature references to trams are in fairly short supply – even more so in recent years – but a new album and video by top Black Country recording artist and disco star Tom Aspaul remedies that! Tom’s first … Continue reading

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Forgotten piece of history discovered during Metro Brierley Hill extension preparatory works

We’ve seen throughout the early stages of the construction of Edinburgh’s Trams to Newhaven project that under the road surface there are a number of historical artefacts which have laid untouched for many years and now down in the West … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 05

We carry on a look at the original Midland Metro trams to see “Whatever Happened To” them. This time out we reach no. 05.

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Utility diversions underway on Birmingham Eastside extension

Work on diverting utilities on the route of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension to Digbeth via the HS2 station at Curzon Street is now underway with a water main on New Bartholomew Street being upgraded and future-proofed. To … Continue reading

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Midland Metro Alliance win again at local award ceremony

The Midland Metro Alliance have won an award at the annual Institute of Civil Engineers West Midlands Awards for the third year in a row. They received the Education and Inspiration Award during a virtual ceremony on Thursday 19th November.

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 04

Today we have another edition of our series where we take a look at what happened to the original trams built for the Midland Metro – the T69s.

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Tram of the Year 2020 voting now open!

You can now register your votes for the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2020 with the final shortlist now announced in all four categories: Tram (Traditional), Tram (Modern), Tramway and Event of the Year. Some years it is … Continue reading

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West Midlands Metro CATs out and about for first time

We’ve seen Manchester Metrolink and their Trambassadors and now the West Midlands Metro have unveiled their very own team to help passengers to comply with the current restrictions – the Covid Advice Team (CAT). They have recently started patrols across … Continue reading

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Enabling works for Metro Eastside extension agreed with HS2

HS2 and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) have come to an agreement to deliver utility diversions to enable the Birmingham Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro to serve the HS2 station at Curzon Street.

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 03

It won’t surprise you to know that the third tram we take a look at in this retrospective series to see what happened to Midland Metro T69s is 03.

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New safety measure in place on Metrolink to reassure passengers

With the England wide lockdown coming to an end from Wednesday 2nd December, transport bosses in Manchester are seeking to reassure any potential passengers on Metrolink that it will be safe to travel with a number of safety measures in … Continue reading

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