TRAM-tastic: Facts and Secrets about the West Midlands Metro

Join me as I explore the West Midlands Metro tram route from Wolverhampton to Birmingham. Calling at several stops, I'll reveal facts and spot some secrets you may not be aware of
If you like trams or are just curious, here is a link to my video from the opening day of the West Midlands Metro's extension to Edgbaston Village • TRAM-tastic Birmingham...
Also, check out my Birmingham playlist

[@blackcountrytraveller2139]

I live in Wolverhampton and I remember the old trams they used to use I only got to ride them once to Birmingham snow hill shame the snow hill tram stop closed

[@actioncap81]

The "bricked up gents" 😂 I scrumpt

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

One of my favourite parts of this video

[@streetrambler134]

Great video, nice find at Handsworth Booth street, there is also a old Victorian gents toilets outside the Jewellery Quarter train station too. You can still see the old disused metro stop in Snow Hill station.

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Thanks. I was pleased to spot the Gents at Handsworth Booth Street and will have a look at Jewellery Quarter next time I'm in Birmingham

[@barrypickles6546]

It could do with being a bit quicker, it takes about an hour between Birmingham and wolverhampton, the train takes 15 minutes.

[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

Having travelled on. The metro for 19 years from West Brom to Halfords Lane have you noticed the grey bricks at Halfords lane,there are. Rows of reddish bricks along the wall and the design on each brick denotes a shape of a leaf eg, palmate amongst others

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Thanks for letting me know about the bricks, much appreciated. Something for me to investigate as there will be a follow-up part two of facts and secrets on the West Midlands Metro

[@rjds1800]

Those benches are designed like that to prevent people sleeping on them.

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

I can see how these benches would make rough sleeping difficult. I do like the design of them

[@deanfisher4324]

Great overview of The Metro

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Thanks Dean, pleased you enjoyed the video!

[@VascoRoblox-yp5rw]

You forgot to mention the abandoned Birmingham Snow Hill tram terminus

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Thanks for mentioning this. I've now got footage of abandoned platforms at Snow Hill which I'll include in my next facts and secrets video

[@markstramtrainbuscapades1729]

I think The Royal could be added to the least used tram stop list!

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Very valid point and you may be correct. When I was chatting to someone about the least used stop we didn't mention The Royal but I can see how it could be the least used due to the location

[@Stipperstone]

The extension to Wolverhampton rail station is late, late, late for no known reason. The Camp Hill circle line in Birmingham wll probably be just as delayed.

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Hopefully, the Wolverhampton extension will be open sometime during this Spring

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

There is no Camp Hill Circle line planned for the Midland Metro!!, the Camp hill Line is for heavy rail passenger services and is well into the planning stages as all that is required are new stations and signalling upgrades

[@cevansPhotographer]

St chads stop is NOT a renaming of Snow Hill wher it used to terminate, its a new stop in near by , for passemnger requiring the Snow hil train station they are best alighting at Bull street Tram stop

[@Fox01294]

You're are misaken, it was indeed for at least 12 months called "Birmingham Snow Hill" when the Birmingham extension was opened being named after the former terminus this is to due to plans of it being a connection to the station like the former station, however the connection has yet to be completed. So they changed the name to "St Chad's" being named after the landmark St Chad's Cathedral. (this is information that was given to me directly from staff at West Midlands Metro!)

[@ffrancrogowski919]

Very interesting!

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Thanks, pleased you enjoyed the video

[@andrei19238]

i didnt know birmingham had a tram

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

Since 1999, a great addition to the city and communities between Birmingham and Wolverhampton

[@SirKenchalot]

Was it that the station name changed or was it that the line used to run into Snow Hill Stn but later was extended into the city center?

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

When services ceased to terminate at Snow Hill Platform 4, the replacement station that is now St Chad's was initially called Snow Hill before being renamed

[@CityLifeinAmerica]

What is with UK trams all having zones? It makes me really appreciate our flat fares we have in the US. (See my tram videos in my Channel!)

[@Stipperstone]

You have a point.

[@chriswithhiscamera2454]

I may be wrong about this this. I think zones started on the London Underground and the isea has been replicated in other city of the UK. I'm sure it saves having to price up each combination of two stations