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The long-awaited West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton railway station has opened to passengers
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West Midlands Metro's new extension to Edgbaston is now only a few weeks away from opening,
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No trams will run on the West Midlands Metro network until further notice. Tram services in the West Midlands have been suspended indefinitely after a fault was discovered among the fleet.
(Permalink) CAF West Midlands Metro  Birmingham St Chads [Tram]: Midland Metro (since renamed West Midlands Metro) No.29 with a Birmingham to Wolverhampton service arriving at Snow Hill (since renamed St. Chad's), on 8th December 2016.  Bull Street [Tram]: Midland Metro (since renamed West Midlands Metro) tram no. 26 from Wolverhampton St. George's threading its way through Birmingham city centre on the approach to Bull Street, on 30th January 2016. At ... |
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West Midlands transport authority Centro announced on February 12 that it is planning to upgrade Midland Metro's fleet of 21 CAF Urbos low-floor LRVs for catenary-free operation as part of plans to extend the light rail line through Birmingham city centre.
The vehicles entered service last year on the 20km line from Wolverhampton to Birmingham Snow Hill, which was extended to Bull Street on December 6. Trams will begin running to Stephenson Street outside the recently-rebuilt New Street station later this year. Retrofitting the Urbos fleet with roof-mounted batteries will enable catenary-free operation on the next phase of the line, a 1.3km extension from Stephenson Street to Centenary Square, which will open in 2019. This will obviate the need to erect catenary in front of the 182-year-old Town Hall in Victoria Square. [From Richard Buckby] (Permalink) CAF West Midlands Metro  Jewellery Quarter: The light rail side of the station at Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter see image [[42485]] with the 13.26 Midland Metro tram to Wolverhampton St. Georges arriving. (there was a 15-minute interval servi ...  Wolverhampton St. Georges: Midland Metro tram 04 arrives at the Wolverhampton St. Georges terminus on an early evening service from Birmingham Snow Hill in June 2011. Although the station was built for two track working, and a ...  Lodge Road, West Bromwich Town Hall [Tram]: A tram heading for Snow Hill stops on a quiet Sunday evening at Lodge Road. West Midlands Metro |
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