{"id":47118,"date":"2022-11-16T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=47118"},"modified":"2022-11-16T19:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:31:18","slug":"in-pictures-west-midlands-metro-wolverhampton-extension-photo-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=47118","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: West Midlands Metro Wolverhampton extension photo update"},"content":{"rendered":"

We now know that trams will not be running on the West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Centre until at least Spring 2023 but what does that mean for progress on the remaining construction works? In this photo update from the camera of Ken Jones we see where work is taking place and where there has been little recent progress with cones and barriers still in place.<\/p>\n

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This extension will run for 0.7km leaving the current Metro line just before the Wolverhampton St George\u2019s terminus and then running along Piper\u2019s Row, Railway Drive and terminating adjacent to the railway station. As well as the new terminus stop there will be an intermediate stop at Wolverhampton Bus Station on Piper\u2019s Row. The service plan is for a six minute frequency at peak times and a 15 minute service off peak. At the same time two to four trams an hour will still run to St George\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Why is it every time we feature photos of the tramstop on Piper\u2019s Row there seem to be people in the vicinity seemingly waiting for a tram?! Could it be the people of Wolverhampton are very optimistic or is just pure luck? This is the platform which will be served by trams head to the railway station. As we noted in our recent article on Edinburgh trams construction works on the West Midlands Metro platform signage comes along much later.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is the platform back to the original Metro line outside the bus station. And someone else arrives for the next tram!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Further works as the tramway turns into Railway Drive \u2013 previously completed work has now seen a new trench dug alongside the tracks.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The approach to the station (the black and gold building is the new station building which contributed one of the delays to the tramway). Work to complete the path on the left carries on.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As the line curves past the entrance to the station most work is complete, including the block paving.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The terminus will be slightly beyond the station entrance and this is where work remains to be done. This view shows the platform and shelter. It will be another single track terminus.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A new fence is being put into place between tramway and railway. (All Photographs by Ken Jones, 10th November 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We now know that trams will not be running on the West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Centre until at least Spring 2023 but what does that mean for progress on the remaining construction works? In this photo update … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47126,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47118\/revisions\/47126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}