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West Midlands Travel MCW Metrobus in Birmingham in April 1993. Despite pressure from the central government, including both a threat to be split under Section 61 of the Transport Act 1985 to force its sale and government funding for the Midland Metro tram project being lost if the company was not sold, West Midlands Travel remained in public ownership under the West Midlands Passenger ...
The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram line in the West Midlands of England operating between Birmingham and Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. It is owned and operated by Transport for West Midlands. It opened on 30 May 1999, mostly using the former disused Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line.
The Midland Metro was built and operated by the Altram consortium owned by Ansaldo, John Laing and National Express opening on 30 May 2005. [1] [2] In March 2006 National Express bought out its consortium partners. [3] [4] Midland Metro was specified and financed by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive. The operating company was ...
The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England.The network has 33 stops with a total of 14.9 miles (24.0 km) of track; it currently consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via the towns of Bilston, West Bromwich and Wednesbury, on a mixture of former railway lines and urban on-street running.
However the first (and so far only) line of the Midland Metro was opened in 1999 between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton. [16] In 2016 the line was extended into the streets of the Birmingham city centre, from its original terminus at Birmingham Snow Hill to Birmingham New Street. [17]
Midland Metro Urbos 3 tram in Wolverhampton in June 2014. TfWM's predecessor, Centro, was responsible for the reintroduction of tram services to the West Midlands, with the development of the Midland Metro, now known as West Midlands Metro. Plans for a multi-line light rail system for the West Midlands were first drawn up in the early 1980s.
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It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on West Midlands Metro Line 1. It is the recommended interchange stop for buses to Great Bridge and Dudley (service 74). It is the recommended interchange stop for buses to Great Bridge and Dudley (service 74).