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We are proud to be designing and delivering extensions to the @WMmetro network on behalf of @TransportforWM. We are also proud to be considerate constructors.
Birmingham, England
Joined November 2016
For updates related to Metro operations, please visit our colleagues at @WMmetro and for more on the exciting transport developments in the region, see @TransportforWM.
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And there we have it! . The Wolverhampton City Centre Metro extension is now open for passengers!
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It's not a case of simply putting tracks in the asphalt: we have to dig down, divert and upgrade utilities, being mindful of interfaces, including an underground tunnel between Snow Hill and Moor Street, we knocked down a building and had to clear the site, too.
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Trams have been tested along the new #BirminghamWestside route from Grand Central to Centenary Square in preparation for the start of passenger service in December 2019. @TransportforWM @WMmetro
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Take a look at the progress on Lower Bull Street. The area is really starting to take shape with all of the track now installed.
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First tram travels along Broad Street as testing and commissioning gets underway .To find out more:
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🚊 Metro update 🚊. Trams arrived in Victoria Square for the first time in recent evenings as a gauge test of newly installed track for the Birmingham Westside extension was successfully completed. 🎉. Find out more:
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Testing and commissioning along the newly laid track on Corporation Street is now underway ahead of full passenger service resuming.
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#BirminghamWestsideMetroextension. Did you know that a grass track can help with promoting clean air and provide surface water drainage?. Plus, we think it makes our Edgbaston Village terminus look great!
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Following two-and-a-half years of construction, we are delighted that the route we built on behalf of @TransportforWM is receiving its first passengers today. Read more:
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Trams have arrived in Centenary Square for the first time as full tests of the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension got underway. See more 👉
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The revival of Birmingham’s creative quarter takes another step today as @GBSLEP allocates £15.4 million from its Enterprise Zone Investment Plan (EZIP) to Birmingham City Council to redevelop Digbeth High Street. Find out more at
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The first tram test for the Wolverhampton Metro extension has been a success! 👏. Flanked by a team of engineers, the tram made its way along Pipers Row and Railway Drive in the early hours. Read more:
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Trams are now operating between Wolverhampton and Edgbaston Village as the second phase of Birmingham Westside Metro Extension, which we've been planning and building since 2019, is now open. It was great to see so many people at the tram stops excited for the new route opening.
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Digbeth is certainly looking shiny now! ✨. Finishing works are continuing on track paving outside of Digbeth Coach Station, along with other parts of the High Street.
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Have you seen the latest progress for the Birmingham Eastside Metro extension?. The newly laid track has taken shape with surfacing now installed for the new carriageway.
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The last piece of track was welded into place on Hagley Road for the Birmingham Westside Metro extension this week 🎉. Here is some footage of work taking place on site yesterday
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Take a look at some of our latest aerial shots of the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension, which we are delivering on behalf of @TransportforWM 📸
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Exciting track update from Digbeth!.We’re putting in the work at both ends of the high street bringing another section one step closer to completion. Swipe for a glimpse of the progress 👀
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Our friends at @MidlandMetro are providing Friday morning #jamsonthetram as part of the Debussy Festival from @TheCBSO. Have you ever heard an upright piano on a tram before?
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We wanted to share some more photos from our tie-in activities in Sandwell for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro route. Across the Easter weekend, our team have been busy laying ballast and carefully lowering the specialist track into place with a massive crane.
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More fantastic progress in Digbeth last week, as on the coach station side of the high street we removed more fencing. Elsewhere, more progress has been made on finishing activities.
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Works for the second phase of the #BirminghamWestside route from Centenary Square to Edgbaston are progressing well. This week the first sleepers and pieces of tram track, which we’re building on behalf of @TransportforWM, were laid in the approach of the Five Ways underpass.
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Take a ‘bird’s-eye’ view at the new track laid recently for the Eastside extension. A local resident snapped this aerial photo of the work taking place on Lower Bull Street. Thanks to @Athelney878 for sharing.
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Big changes are coming for Lower Bull Street 🚌🚠.Following the installation of track, Lower Bull Street has been trams-formed. That’s not all, in the coming days the road will reopen to buses. Find out more about the changes to bus services:
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Essential maintenance and upgrades along the tramway on Corporation Street have been completed. Midland Metro Alliance has handed back the tramway to Midland Metro Limited ahead of full service resuming as final testing is completed. Read more:
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We are delighted to announce the tram track replacement works on Bilston Road, Wolverhampton is ahead of schedule and will be completed on 2 December 2017.
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Track paving complete! Our works to spruce up Digbeth with new paving have taken an extra step forward. With activity wrapped up outside Digbeth Coach Station, the fencing has now been removed.
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Track installation is moving rapidly from Dale End and into Moor Street Queensway with more rail installed this week. The area is really starting to take shape.
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We’re celebrating another milestone on the Birmingham Eastside extension!. The team have successfully installed the first section rails in Dale End as we work to extend the track laid in Lower Bull Street through to Albert Street
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Pinfold Street has reopened to pedestrians 🚶♂️.
#MetroMonday - Pinfold Street reopens to pedestrians. The MMA are pleased to announce that you can now walk the full length of the area including accessing Victoria Square. Trams will soon travel along Pinfold Street from Grand Central to Centenary Square. #Birmingham #Urban
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Track works are ongoing in Kings Parade and progress is moving along nicely and edging ever closer to reaching the track already laid on Moor Street Queensway. Alongside this, kerbing work continues along with the construction of additional highway elements.
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Big progress on King Street in Dudley this week as new asphalt is looking clean and smooth, with new paintworks to follow shortly.
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More progress in Digbeth!.We’ve now completed paving works between Rea Street and Alcester Street as part of the Birmingham Eastside Metro extension
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The team have made great progress on the complex delta junction works for the #BirminghamEastside Metro extension, with all of the pre-cast concrete units now in place. Welding of the track and the pouring of concrete are also underway.
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It's official 👏. The Jasper Carrott tram has been unveiled 🚊.
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Track laying works are progressing well for the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension. Here is newly laid track at the top of Broad Street.
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Transforming Digbeth, one paver at a time! 🚧. Our project isn't just about tracks—it's about reshaping the very essence of Digbeth. From Rea Street to River Rea, we're paving the path for a vibrant future for Brum’s creative quarter. 🚧. #BirminghamEastside #UrbanRenewal
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A major milestone has been reached on the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension as the last piece of track was welded into place on Hagley Road. Read more:
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A bit further down from the currently installed track in Dale End, the ground has been levelled and prepared for further track installation as we edge closer into Moor Street Queensway. Watch this space!
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The skies have cleared and we have some additional shots of the second bridge deck being landed! . The Hanson's Ale bridge has returned, sporting its famous colours once more. Raise a glass to this iconic landmark – cheers! 🍻
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Tram testing has continued this week for the @WMmetro route from Grand Central to Centenary Square, which we are delivering on behalf of @TransportforWM 🚊
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Moor Street Queensway frequenters will have noticed some track being installed recently – this section outside of the Clayton Hotel is moving along swiftly!
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Now, doesn’t that look nice?. Albert Street is now reopened to busses and pedestrians, with new tram tracks in place and a fresh new lick of paint. Please take note of the new road layouts and bus services in the in the area by visiting
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Our team are making great progress in Digbeth. Paving works are coming along nicely on the coach station side of the high street
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From the ground it can sometimes be hard to tell what progress is being made until the very late stages of works. so here’s a birds-eye-view of our progress across Moor Street Queensway. Keen eyes will spot the tram stops taking shape, along with new footpaths and road works.
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On track and with a strong foundation!. This week in Birmingham we’ve laid another 50m of twin track in Albert Street. Our talented team have also commenced work for the foundations for overhead line equipment.
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The Birmingham Eastside team has been hard at work in Digbeth. You may have seen more paving and re-surfacing works in the area, if you haven’t had the chance to look for yourself, take a look at our progress photos:
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Construction in Castle Hill Dudley gets underway from 24 Feb for the #WednesburytoBrierleyHill Metro, which will bring great transport links to top attractions, including: . 🦒 @dudleyzoo and castle.🚤@DCTTrips.🏨@Village_Hotels Dudley.Find out more:
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These latest aerial shots show the recent progress made on the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension along Broad Street.
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Digbeth is looking snazzy now that the brickwork has settled in and the tram stop kerbs are fully painted
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Moor Street Queensway got a fresh coat of asphalt! Say goodbye to potholes and hello to a smooth ride. 😎. Ahead of last weekend’s phasing change for Metro works in the area, a new road surface was laid on Moor Street Queensway.
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Work on the Birmingham Eastside extension has continued to progress. The team has completed localised works on Meriden Street leading to Digbeth High Street. In the coming weeks, a series of concrete pours will take place as activity to upgrade the urban realm in this area.
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See the construction of the Birmingham Westside Metro extension to Edgbaston from a different angle. One local resident has shared their documentation of the project taking shape. Do you have photos you’d like to share?.Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Credit: Ian Petch
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A major milestone for the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension was achieved this weekend as tracks laid last year in Centenary Square were successfully welded to brand-new rail installed in Broad Street. Read more:
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Step right up!. Things are really coming along now in Dudley as the columns and beaming for the staircase (for the tram stop) are now in place!
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Dale End is really shaping up now, coming very close to tying the existing track of the Birmingham Eastside extension into the track also currently being installed in Moor Street Queensway – with other surrounding public realm works continuing, too.
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Construction along Castle Hill has continued to move forward with more track installed towards the end of the street. The installation of kerbing is also underway ahead of paving works commencing in the coming weeks.
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Surfacing and paving works continue around Moor Street Queensway this week, alongside more track installation ahead of the next phase of work beginning from this weekend.
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Here's the first look at the all-new Hanson's Ale bridge, which we'll be installing across Birmingham New Road for the Metro this June. A very talented signwriter is currently adding the finishing touches to the iconic design. Find out more at:
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A fantastic picture in Dudley this week, showing plenty of track installed as part of the early stages of the Dudley Interchange!
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A major first has been achieved on the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension following the successful completion of the largest, continuous concrete pour on the project. Read more:
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This week in Dale End we’re connecting the lines! 🛤️. Our skilled team are well underway with linking recently installed track to ones laid in previous years at Lower Bull Street with sleepers and sections of rails now in place.
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Our Birmingham team have brought a touch of greenery to Lower Bull Street 🌷. Let’s show some TLC as our new ‘green friends’ settle into their new home.
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#WednesburytoBrierleyHillMetroextension. Works have begun on the first tram stop for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension in another step forward for the project
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Since mid-2017, we’ve been constructing the Birmingham Westside extension to Centenary Square for @TransportforWM. Today, the tramway was handed over to @WMmetro for driver route familiarisation, further testing and timetable simulations ahead of next month’s opening.
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We’re very excited to give you a look at our works inside the former railway corridor as our works for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension continue. This part of the route, in Tipton, is really starting to take shape now ahead of track installation
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The staircase for the forthcoming tram stop on Horseley Road in Tipton has now been fabricated. It is due to be transported and installed in the near future for for painting and finishing
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Works have been progressing well this month for the Birmingham Westside Metro extension, as foundations have been laid for the tram stop on Broad Street and tracks have continued to be installed at Five Ways underpass. See our latest aerial shots below 📸
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#Dudley residents and businesses are being advised to plan ahead as first Metro works to begin on Castle Hill in February. Read more:
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The tram stop shelter at Tipton Road is now complete, and Sedgley Road is being prepped for shelter treatment of its own: we’re sure you’ll agree that the whole area is really coming together now!
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📽️NEW VIDEO. A computer-generated fly-through video released today gives a glimpse into the future showing how the much-anticipated #WednesburytoBrierleyHill Metro extension is set to look in Dudley town centre. See here:
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Keen eyes in Digbeth will notice kerbing for a tram stop has been laid this week, and nearby fencing has also been removed on the High Street as track paving completes.
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Exciting news for the West Midlands! . Yesterday the West Midlands Combined Authority unveiled plans for £6.1bn of further investment into the region’s infrastructure and green transport revolution, new bus routes, Metro routes and more. Read more here:
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🎵 In an Mmmbop it was gone, but . 🎵 . the Hanson's Ale bridge is back returning it's iconic colours to Birmingham New Road.
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Keen eyes in Digbeth will notice something different about this section of paving – that’s right, tram stop kerbing has been installed this week!
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Our Birmingham Eastside Extension team have made great progress on Lower Bull Street. Find out more about the first rail installation, here:
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Our latest aerial shots of Broad Street show the great progress being made on the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension 📸
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The first stretch of tram track laid in Five Ways underpass for the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension has now been welded into place. Read more 👉
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More fantastic progress this week on the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill extension, as the crossing at the Sedgley Road tram stop takes shape, along with more track installed in the formerly disused rail corridor
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See the latest update on the #BirminghamWestside Metro extension in this week's edition of Westside Weekly: Here are a few photos showing progress made this month, including a new road surface, paving and track installation.
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Over in Birmingham this week, the tram stop flow doesn’t slow as we begin preparing the foundations for the Albert Street tram stop, alongside drainage and paving works in the surrounding area
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By now you may have seen and heard all about our extensions, but did you know we’re also upgrading the West Midlands Metro Depot?. Here’s a couple of pictures of the current progress, including new walkways in the depot and a much-needed extension to the depot building itself
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Latest from the lift! ⛓️. A strong link with the past!
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Our Wednesbury to Brierley Hill team have been hard at work. The tram stop at Tipton Road is now really starting to take shape!. All the retaining walls have been installed giving a real feel for how it will look when completed. Stay tuned for more updates.
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Did you know that all the purpose-built structures are now in place for the first phase of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill route?. Dudley’s Hanson’s Ale Bridge was the last to be installed in June. It’s really exciting to see the final bridge in place!
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Take a look at the latest aerial photography of our construction works for the #BirminghamWestside @WMmetro extension to Edgbaston 📸
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Sunday sees the bridge fully assembled with the team completing some last welds in order that the road is able to be re-opened on schedule. 👷♂
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Visitors to Broad Street #BirminghamWestside will notice that the area has changed considerably in recent weeks.following the completion of track and a new road.surface. New asphalt has also been laid along the “golden mile”
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Fantastic news that the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension has today been given the green light!. More info:
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This week on the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill scheme we’re having a look at formation and ground preparation works that are ongoing in former railway corridor. This activity is essential as track work continues to take place between Wednesbury and Dudley town centre.
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Another Wednesbury to Brierley Hill shape up! 💪🏻. King Street, in Dudley Town Centre, now has two new crossings that are very near complete, with finishing works underway.
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It’s nearly time for the new Wolverhampton City Centre extension to open for passenger service. Shortly, our colleagues at @WMmetro will carry out driver familiarisation ahead of welcoming the first passengers. Find out about the process in this short video:
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It's been a busy few days for our team working on the Metro track tie-in in Wednesbury but it's all been going well!. The first few days of activity have included digging out, some re-railing either side of the where the S&C will be installed and prep for ballast install.
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You all liked seeing the Metro stop update recently. Fancy another one?. Over in Dudley this week, the framework for the tram stop at Castle Hill is currently in the process of being installed.
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@ichoosemag Hi there, although it can appear simple, building a tramway in a city centre is quite complex. We have to start by finding, moving and upgrading utilities, and this particular area is even more complex to work with due to the railway tunnels underneath.
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Our works to install the delta junction in Wednesbury are due to wrap-up on schedule next week. Find out more about what's happening on the project across the weekend, and also what it means for the resumption of @WMMetro services, here:
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🚊 Digbeth's Metro upgrade continues! . The final track weld on Digbeth High Street for the Birmingham Eastside Metro extension has taken place. 🛤️🏙️. Dive into how this route is not just about tracks but also reshaping Digbeth's urban vibe: #Digbeth
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The Wolverhampton Metro extension is set to open for passenger service this Sunday!. The new route creates two new tram stops at Pipers Row and Wolverhampton Railway Station. Find out more:
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More tracks laid. ✅.More progress made. ✅. King Street and Birmingham Street have had more rail connected over the past week as works in the town centre continue move forward!. #RegeneratingDudley
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Excitement builds for Dudley as the first pieces of rail have been delivered to Castle Hill ahead of installation in the coming weeks. To find out more: .
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