Category Archives: West Midlands Metro

A survey, recently conducted by Passenger Focus, has shown that passengers on Midland Metro are satisfied with the service provided with 90% of those asked saying they were happy with the line which links Birmingham Snow Hill with Wolverhampton St … Continue reading →

Another extension to Midland Metro could be on the cards with Centro investigating whether the Walsall-Wolverhampton rail line could be converted to allow tram-trains to operate. The direct service on this line last ran in 2008 but was axed because … Continue reading →

Balfour Beatty, the contractor in charge of the Midland Metro Birmingham city centre extension, have signed up to the Employment Access Team (EAT) which seeks to support the unemployed of Birmingham into finding work. The firm will provide up to … Continue reading →

Centro have unveiled their latest plan to extend Midland Metro into Wolverhampton city centre with the public and business community being given the opportunity to give their views on the £15 million proposals. The extension would see trams run along … Continue reading →

Services will resume on Midland Metro as planned on Monday 15th April following the completion of work to allow the new CAF trams to be able to operate smoothly across the whole network. All platforms have been narrowed by approximately … Continue reading →

There may be trouble ahead at Midland Metro after staff (drivers, conductors and those in the engineering department) rejected the initial pay offer from National Express which would have seen a two tier pay rise introduced (a not uncommon tactic … Continue reading →

Following on from our look at Midland Metro a couple of weeks ago we bring you another selection of photos from the line taken earlier this week by Mervyn Williams.

One of the UK light rail systems which doesn’t get an huge amount attention on British Trams Online is Midland Metro which – with the exception of a few major stories such as the upcoming complete system closure – tends … Continue reading →

The entire Midland Metro line between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton St George’s is to close for just over two weeks as part of the £128 million project to extend and improve the line. During this closure work will primarily … Continue reading →

In keeping with other transport operators in the UK, Wednesday 2nd January 2013 has seen an increase in fares on Midland Metro with all adult single fares increasing by 10p and returns by 20p. In addition multi trip tickets will … Continue reading →

Centro and National Express – operators of Midland Metro – have signed an agreement which will see a number of improvements implemented on the system. Most of the improvements have been previously announced such as the introduction of 20 new … Continue reading →

The maximum benefits of bringing high speed rail to the West Midlands can only be delivered if the Midland Metro system is further extended according to authorities across the region. Plans are already in development to build a spur on … Continue reading →

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have finally released their full report into the collapse of the overhead line near Jewellery Quarter on the Midland Metro system back on 20th April 2011. This was a major incident for the tramway with … Continue reading →

Midland Metro are celebrating after becoming the first tram network in the UK to win a prestigious award for passenger safety and crime reduction. All 23 stops on the line, which links Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton St Georges, have … Continue reading →

Because of essential maintenance works Winson Green tramstop on Midland Metro will be closed to the public after the last tram on Saturday 1st September and will not reopen until the start of service on Monday 3rd September. Midland Metro … Continue reading →

A start has been made on the utility diversion works in Birmingham City Centre for the extension of Midland Metro between Snow Hill and New Street railway stations, with Norman Baker, Transport Minister, on hand to start the work! This … Continue reading →

Essential ground maintenance works are to be undertaken between The Crescent and Priestfield tramstops on four Sundays in late May and early June. This means that between the start of service and 1800 no service will run on Midland Metro … Continue reading →

Balfour Beatty – the UK’s largest infrastructure group – have been named as the preferred bidder to build the extension of Midland Metro through Birmingham City Centre between Snow Hill and New Street stations. At the same time as announcing … Continue reading →

There has been further progress on the expansion and improvement of Midland Metro this week with Centro and CAF formally signing contracts to provide up to 25 new trams. It had previously been announced that CAF were the preferred bidder … Continue reading →