Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

A bridge on Coneygree Road in Sandwell has been demolished ahead of schedule as work continues on preparatory works for the extension of the West Midlands Metro between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill.

The lifts at The Hawthorns Railway Station are to be replaced in a three month project which will see both railway station and tram stop having no step free access between 1st December 2020 and 15th March 2021. The lifts … Continue reading →

We recently reported on the news that yet another milestone had been reached in the construction of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Westside extension to Hagley Road, Edgbaston with the all important crossover having been installed. This crossover is likely … Continue reading →

The major milestones in the construction of the Birmingham Westside extension seem to be coming thick and fast and the latest to be celebrated is the installation of a crossover on Hagley Road which will allow trams to access both … Continue reading →

West Midlands Metro services were disrupted early on Thursday 5th November after a car and tram collided on Bilston Road close to the ring road island between The Royal and Wolverhampton St George’s. An investigation is underway into the incident … Continue reading →

It is likely to be the next tramway extension which opens in the UK and work on the second phase of the Birmingham Westside line is continuing with a view to trams starting running in 2021. The latest part of … Continue reading →

Track removed as part of work to prepare the route of the new West Midlands Metro extension between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill has been donated to the Severn Valley Railway to help them with their annual track replacement programme. More … Continue reading →

As we all know the West Midlands Metro is currently at the start of a major expansion of the system and to aid this they have recently advertised for four new engineers. They are looking for enthusiastic, talented people with … Continue reading →

A new longer lasting protection against bacteria and viruses has recently been introduced on the West Midlands Metro network as part of their continued response to the Covid-19 pandemic to try and make travelling on board the trams as safe … Continue reading →

The last built of the original 21 Urbos3 trams for West Midlands Metro has returned to Spain for repairs. 37 – named Ozzy Osbourne – departed Wednesbury Depot on Friday 16th October to make the long trip back to Spain … Continue reading →

The West Midlands Metro are celebrating after confirmation they have been nominated for a number of categories in the Global Light Rail Awards – with the winners to be announced on 11th November. Amongst the categories they have received nominations … Continue reading →

There has been a change of adverts for West Midlands Metro 32 with its year old ads for OLA being removed in favour of a new campaign for Brindleyplace. #rediscoverbrindley is a campaign reminding people that Brindleyplace is open for … Continue reading →

A recent report has revealed that work on the Brierley Hill extension of the West Midlands Metro is six months behind schedule – but transport bosses are confident this time will be able to be made up as the project … Continue reading →

While we’ve reported recently on construction work elsewhere on the West Midlands Metro network, the extension through to Brierley Hill is at a much earlier stage with more concentration on removing redundant structures at this point. The next structure to … Continue reading →