{"id":63324,"date":"2026-06-05T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63324"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:45:57","slug":"in-pictures-west-midlands-metro-22-goes-to-dudley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63324","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: West Midlands Metro 22 goes to Dudley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a period approaching four years the last West Midlands Metro Urbos3 has travelled to Dudley for repairs with <strong>22<\/strong> making the trip on Thursday 28<sup>th<\/sup> May 2026. Its expected to be there for a longer period than recent visitors as it will need further work having not been used in service since the tail end of 2022!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In recent years <strong>22<\/strong> has just been stored in the depot yard at Wednesbury as its looked on at its sister trams leave, come back, leave again and be used in service at various point sin between! But now with a larger number of trams set to be needed to run the service once the Dudley line opens (slated for August 2026) a concerted effort will be taken to bring it back up to operational standards.<\/p>\n<p>Its expected that the work will take at least three months to complete. As well as the usual Urbos3 repairs which have been undertaken at Dudley it will also need attention to its broken coupling and its understood there are issues with its floor as well.<\/p>\n<p>Last time <strong>22<\/strong> was seen outside of the depot it was still in a wrap for the Metro Training Academy but these vinyls were removed in February 2023 which shows just how long it has been since it was last used!<\/p>\n<p>This is believed to be the last tram which will head to Dudley with all the Urbos3s which needed repairs now having been treated (some more than once).<\/p>\n<p><strong>22<\/strong> arrived at Dudley shortly after 1930 on Thursday 28<sup>th<\/sup> May 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63325\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.22-aw.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63325\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63325\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.22-aw-550x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.22-aw-550x212.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.22-aw-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.22-aw.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Police outriders present, 22 arrives in Dudley thanks to Reid Freight again.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63326\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.22-aw.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63326\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63326\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.22-aw-550x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.22-aw-550x332.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.22-aw-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.22-aw.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closer view of 22 chained to the low loader. (Both Photographs by Andy Walters, 28th May 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a period approaching four years the last West Midlands Metro Urbos3 has travelled to Dudley for repairs with 22 making the trip on Thursday 28th May 2026. 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