And just like that, the number of advertising liveries on the West Midlands Metro has halved with both 47 and 50 having returned to service minus their advertising vinyls.
47 was the first to go back blue with the advert for Xero being removed. This advert had only been applied to the tram in March 2026 but just a month later it has gone. It becomes the second month long advert to have been carried by 47 this year with January-February 2026 seeing it have a yellow ad for itv. These are the only two adverts the tram has carried.
Then almost straight away 50 also lost its advert. It had been advertising L’Oreal since February 2026 but its time in the spotlight of having an advert has now passed and its just one of the many in blue again. This has been the only advert carried on 50 so far.
Of note is that both L’Oreal and Xero also advertised on Manchester Metrolink. At the time of writing the Xero ad on Metrolink was still in place.
The only two trams on the West Midlands Metro now in adverts are 52 and 58
A newly stripped 47 calls at The Crescent on its way to Wolverhampton St George’s. (Photograph by Shiv Patel, 22nd April 2026)
And here is 50 back in blue seen at Wednesbury Great Western Street. (Photograph by Shiv Patel, 24th April 2026)