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Sunday Maintenance Work

Midland Metro will be carrying out essential grounds maintenance work between The Crescent and Priestfield tramstops on the following Sundays:

• 20th May 2012
• 27th May 2012
• 3rd June 2012
• 10th June 2012

As a result a service will not operate between Wednesbury Parkway and...

National Express Help Strengthen the Safer Travel Team

We are pleased to announce that we will be funding two additional full time police officers to patrol services and tackle incidents of anti social behaviour as part of the Safer Travel Partnership. This investment will help drive the continued reduction in anti social and nuisance...

Centro urges people to renew their concessionary travel passes.

Centro Press Release: Thursday, 1 March 2012

Thousands of people across the West Midlands are reminded that the deadline is approaching to renew their concessionary travel pass.

A total of 126,000 older people are in the first wave of nearly half a million...

£40million tram order

Centro has announced its preferred bidder for the new multimillion pound tram fleet for the Midland Metro.

Spanish tram manufacturer CAF has been chosen as the front-runner to supply up to 25 Urbos 3 trams in a deal worth in the region of £40 million....

Local Transport Minister gives Metro extension the green light

Centro Press Release: Thursday 16 February 2012

Construction can now begin on an extension to the Midland Metro from Snow Hill Station through the city centre to New Street Station, Local Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today.

The £128m scheme will also deliver...

Revised timetable from Tuesday, 3 January 2012

From Tuesday 3rd January 2012 Midland Metro will be operating a revised timetable to improve services to our customers.

The biggest change is the introduction of the 08:08 departure from Wednesbury Parkway on Monday – Friday stopping at all tram stops and arriving in Birmingham...

Midland Metro Fare Changes from 2 January 2012

Midland Metro is changing its fare structure in line with inflation from 2 January 2012, the new fares reflect rising business costs.

The change to existing tickets will mean adult single tickets increase by 10p, Day Returns by 20-30p and Metro cards by £1 a week.

Get Creating to WIN an original watercolour by Turner Prize Nominee George Shaw

World-renowned, Coventry born artist George Shaw is giving away one of his amazing original watercolours in a bid to get people creating in conjunction with the George Shaw: I woz ere exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.

Shaw's work utilises ordinary scenes and...

National Express West Midlands hope to reunite family with soldier's will on 67th anniversary of death

National Express West Midlands have launched an appeal to return a Last Will and Testament (Will) written by a local solider in WWII to his family.

The will was discovered during a recent refurbishment of the bus operator’s lost property office at their Acocks...

Students are just raving about our Student Bus Passes

Student Bus Passes are now on sale for anyone aged over 18 who is in full time education. Available as either a 1 term or 3 term product our Student Bus Passes offer great value to Students across the West Midlands and Coventry.

Three regional...