Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

Centro have launched another public consultation, this time to find out the public’s views of further planned extensions of Midland Metro in Birmingham city centre which would see the city’s major railway stations connected for the very first time by … Continue reading →

The fourth of the CAF built trams for Midland Metro finally arrived at Wednesbury Depot on Friday 21st February after two previous false starts caused by poor weather conditions. Number 20 was originally due to arrive a fortnight ago but … Continue reading →

Members of Birmingham City Council are expected to approve £3 million worth of funding to go towards the design and development of the next planned extension of Midland Metro between New Street and Centenary Square at a meeting to be … Continue reading →

Centro have launched a mobile exhibition to give the public a chance to find out more about the forthcoming Birmingham city centre extension with the first outing having taken place this week. The idea is that the vehicle will make … Continue reading →

A Family Metro Daytripper ticket is to be available during February for just £8.50 which allows unlimited travel for up to six people (including at least one but no more than two adults) after 0930 each day. The ticket is … Continue reading →

Midland Metro fares are to increase from 2nd January 2014 to support improvements to the network. In fact the press release from National Express West Midlands give details of both bus and tram fare changes and goes on to say … Continue reading →

Centro are planning on creating a new car park alongside Bradley Lane stop on Midland Metro to help ease congestion on local roads which are seeing a lot of Metro travellers parking their cars. A section of land adjacent to … Continue reading →

Services on Midland Metro were severely disrupted on Tuesday 26th November after problems with the overhead wires at Wednesbury Parkway. The official Midland Metro Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/MidlandMetro) reported that a fire in the area was causing the delays and it … Continue reading →

Midland Metro services from Birmingham Snow Hill terminated at Priestfield for several hours on Friday 22nd November following a collision between a van and a tram on Bilston Road at approximately 0947. The collision, which took place at low speed, … Continue reading →

Another period of consultation for the Wolverhampton city centre extension of Midland Metro is to be launched following changes to the proposed route to allow a listed building to be saved from demolition. The consultation is open now and will … Continue reading →

Plans are being put together for another Midland Metro route which would link Birmingham city centre to Coventry as part of the development likely in the region as a result of HS2. The plans have been revealed by Sir Albert … Continue reading →

A major milestone in the construction of the Birmingham city centre extension of Midland Metro has been reached following the laying of the first rails as part of the £127 million project. The rail was laid at Colmore Gate in … Continue reading →

The first of the CAF built Urbos 3 trams for Midland Metro was officially launched at Wednesbury Depot on Wednesday 16th October by Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore. Numbered 17 – following on from the last of the … Continue reading →

A recent update on the Midland Metro website has revealed that the first of 21 new Urbos 3 trams being built by CAF in Spain is due to arrive at the Wednesbury depot “very soon”, although no exact has been … Continue reading →

The Birmingham city centre extension of Midland Metro may still be at least 18 months away from opening but that doesn’t mean that Centro are prepared to rest on their laurels  as they are now inviting the public to comment … Continue reading →

As previously reported on British Trams Online Midland Metro have become the latest transport undertaking in the UK to go all retro with the painting of 11 in a representation of Birmingham Corporation Tramways livery. The tram was officially launched at … Continue reading →

The Midland Metro system has followed in the footsteps of Sheffield Supertram, by repainting one of its modern articulated trams in a special livery inspired by traditional trams. 2013 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the closure of Birmingham’s tramway, and … Continue reading →

Major problems with the overhead line caused issues for Midland Metro this week with no trams able to run into Birmingham Snow Hill from Sunday 7 until Wednesday 10 July. The issue with the overhead occurred at Jewellery Quarter and … Continue reading →

Not often illustrated on these pages is the Midland Metro system which currently runs  between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton St Georges although the coming years should see extensions at both ends with the one to Birmingham New Street due … Continue reading →

The first of the 20 CAF built trams for Midland Metro is nearing completion in Spain and is expected to be delivered to Birmingham in September. The Urbos 3 vehicles are being constructed by CAF at their factory in Zaragoza … Continue reading →