Midland Metro now West Midlands Metro, 2014 and 2016


David Bosher

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<h4><a href='/locations/B/Birmingham_Snow_Hill'>Birmingham Snow Hill</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>The former Midland Metro tram platforms at Birmingham Snow Hill station, on 18th March 2014. These platforms were closed in 2016 when the first stage of the city extension to Bull Street was opened, which diverged north of Snow Hill and brought trams back to the streets of Britain's second city for the first time since 1953. 1/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Birmingham_Snow_Hill'>Birmingham Snow Hill</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro tram no. 05 arriving at the then end of the line in Birmingham Snow Hill station, on 18th March 2014. This was in use from the opening of the Metro in 1999 until the first stage of the extension into the city centre to a temporary terminus at Bull Street opened in 2016. The extension diverged north of the station and a replacement stop for Snow Hill was provided but this was soon renamed St. Chad's. 2/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/J/Jewellery_Quarter'>Jewellery Quarter</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Now withdrawn Midland Metro tram no. 07 to Birmingham Snow Hill at Jewellery Quarter, an interchange with National Rail services whose platforms are behind the building on the right, on 18th March 2014. There was never a station here prior to the closure of the GWR route between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton Low Level in 1972. 3/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/W/Winson_Green'>Winson Green</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Now withdrawn Midland Metro tram 14 to Wolverhampton St. George's arriving at Winson Green, on 18th March 2014. This is one of the few stops on the Metro with an island platform, Bradley Lane is another. This stop is not on the site of the former GWR station at Winson Green which is now occupied by the Metro's Soho Benson Road stop. On the far right is the National Rail line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction. 4/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/L/Lodge_Road_West_Bromwich_Town_Hall_Tram'>Lodge Road West Bromwich Town Hall [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro No.09 to Birmingham Snow Hill at Lodge Road West Bromwich Town Hall, on 18th March 2014. This initial stage of the Metro, opened in 1999, runs along the course of the former GWR main line that closed in 1972 but this stop did not exist prior to the closure, being provided purely for the new tram service. 5/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/W/Wolverhampton_St_Georges_Tram'>Wolverhampton St George's [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/M/Midland_Metro'>Midland Metro</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro tram 09 at the northern terminus at Wolverhampton St. Georges, waiting to depart for Birmingham Snow Hill, the then southern terminus of the line, on 18th March 2014. 6/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Priestfield'>Priestfield</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/O/Oxford,_Worcester_and_Wolverhampton_Railway'>Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway</a></small></p><p>Now withdrawn Midland Metro tram no.09 to Wolverhampton St. George's at Priestfield, on 18th March 2014. This tram stop is just north of the former heavy rail station of that name, which is where the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton line met the GWR main line from Birmingham Snow Hill and which had platforms on both sets of lines. The Oxford line used to continue straightahead with the Birmingham line curving sharply to the left and the curve can be discerned in the background in this scene. 7/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/T/The_Crescent_Tram'>The Crescent [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Now withdrawn Midland Metro tram No.10 to Wolverhampton St. George's at The Crescent, on 18th March 2014. This is on the alignment of the former heavy rail GWR route but there was never a station here prior to the closure of the line in 1972. This stop was newly provided for Midland Metro trams when the first stage opened in 1999. 8/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Bilston_Central_Tram'>Bilston Central [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Now withdrawn Midland Metro tram 07 to Birmingham Snow Hill arriving at Bilston Central on 18th March 2014. This tram stop is just north of the former Bilston Central railway station that closed with the line in 1972. Until 1967, London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside expresses ran this way, Woodside station closing concurrently with the withdrawl of that service. 9/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Birmingham_Snow_Hill'>Birmingham Snow Hill</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Now withdrawn Midland Metro tram no. 16 just arrived at Birmingham Snow Hill, at dusk on 18th March 2014. Trams no longer serve this station, having been diverted through the city centre, the first section of which opened to Bull Street in 2016 with a new street level replacement stop, at first called Snow Hill but soon renamed St. Chad's. 10/16</p><p>18/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenrick_Park_Tram'>Kenrick Park [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro tram no. 24 from Wolverhampton St. George's to Bull Street, Birmingham at Kenrick Park stop, on the former GWR main line (closed 1972) on 30th January 2016. This stop did not exist prior to the 1972 closure, it was built new for the opening of the Metro in 1999. 11/16</p><p>30/01/2016<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Black_Lake_Tram'>Black Lake [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro (since renamed West Midlands Metro) trams nos. 31 to Wolverhampton St. George's (left) and 23 to Bull Street, Birmingham at Black Lake stop, on 30th January 2016. This is on the alignment of the former GWR main line between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton Low Level, which saw through express trains between London Paddington and Birkenhead Woodside until 1967 with the latter station closing at the same time, but there was never a station at Black Lake prior to the line's closure in 1972. 12/16</p><p>30/01/2016<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/W/West_Bromwich_Central_Tram'>West Bromwich Central [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro tram No.22 to Wolverhampton St. George's at West Bromwich Central on 30th January 2016. This stop is more or less on the site of the heavy rail West Bromwich GWR station that was closed in 1972 and demolished. Until 1967, expresses from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside came this way, the latter terminus closing at the same time. 13/16</p><p>30/01/2016<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Birmingham_St_Chads_Tram'>Birmingham St Chads [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/M/Midland_Metro'>Midland Metro</a></small></p><p>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. 14/16</p><p>08/12/2016<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Birmingham_St_Chads_Tram'>Birmingham St Chads [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/M/Midland_Metro'>Midland Metro</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro (since renamed West Midlands Metro) tram no. 33 with a Wolverhampton to Birmingham service arriving at Snow Hill (since renamed St. Chad's), on 8th December 2016. This is the replacement stop after trams ceased serving the main Snow Hill station. 15/16</p><p>08/12/2016<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/W/West_Bromwich_Central_Tram'>West Bromwich Central [Tram]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/B/Birmingham,_Wolverhampton_and_Dudley_Railway_Great_Western_Railway'>Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)</a></small></p><p>Midland Metro tram no. 24 to Bull Street, Birmingham at West Bromwich Central, on 30th January 2016. This stop is more or less on the site of the GWR West Bromwich station, once served by GWR expresses from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside that finished in 1967; thereafter, the GWR route between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton Low Level had just a lethargic shuttle service until final closure in 1972. 16/16</p><p>30/01/2016<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p>
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