Midland Metro Tram in Birmingham, UK.
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Midland Metros First UK Modern Bi-Mode Electric / Battery Tram
Friday 20th April 2018 saw the first Uk Modern Bi-mode battery electric tram enter passenger service on the Midland Metro line .
At the present the tram is still in its testing phase (now with passengers on board )
Running on normal electric power from Wolverhampton south bound once the tram arrives at Handsworth booth street the Pantograph is lowed and then the tram runs the short distance has far has Soho Benson road , then the Pantograph is raised and on it goes the rest of the journey into Grand central on electric power.
On the north bound run the same happens but in reverse has mentioned this Tram is still under Testing
UK Metro Tram Ride - london - birmingham - Edinburghs
16 March 2017
In this video we take a London Midland Class 150 from Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove station calling at University to pick up passengers on the way, the camera is filming from a drivers eye view at the front of the train, which makes it a very special video indeed, Hope you enjoy this video and please remember to subscribe and share this video to see more
Midland Metro - Birmingham city centre
A brief look at the recently opened Birmingham city centre section of the Midland Metro tram system taken on the afternoon of Saturday 11th June 2016.
Midland Metro Tram Ride - Birmingham Snow Hill to Grand Central
A ride on the recently opened Midland Metro tram system from Snow Hill through Birmingham city centre to Grand Central on the afternoon of Saturday 11th June 2016.
Birmingham UK 2020. CITY CENTRE WALK Birmingham New Street (Grand Central) to Moor St Station 1080p
Birmingham UK 2020. CITY CENTRE WALK Birmingham New Street (Grand Central) to Moor St Station 1080p
Here is a walk through video of the journey between Birmingham New Street (Grand Central) to Moor St Station, this change between stations is probably one of the most common when going Via Birmingham. A lot of people who visit the city for the first time get confused and lost between these two stations so hopefully this can help people reach there destination with more ease.
A little info on both stations
Birmingham New St (Grand Central)
New Street station was built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) between 1846 and 1854, on the site of several streets in a marshy area known as The Froggery. Samuel Carter, solicitor to both LNWR and the Midland Railway, managed the conveyancing. It was built in the centre of Birmingham, replacing several earlier rail termini on the outskirts of the centre, most notably Curzon Street, which had opened in 1838, and was no longer adequate for the level of traffic.
Until 1885 the LNWR shared the station with the Midland. However, in 1885 the Midland Railway opened its own extension alongside the original station for the exclusive use of its trains, effectively creating two stations side-by-side. The two companies stations were separated by a central roadway; Queens Drive.
Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England. It is a central hub of the British railway system. It is a major destination for Avanti West Coast services from London Euston, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via the West Coast Main Line, and the national hub of the CrossCountry network – the most extensive in Britain, with long-distance trains serving destinations from Aberdeen to Penzance] It is also a major hub for local and suburban services within the West Midlands, including those on the Cross City Line between Lichfield Trent Valley, Redditch, and Bromsgrove, and the Chase Line to Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley.
The station is named after New Street, which runs parallel to the station, although the station has never had a direct entrance to New Street except via the Grand Central shopping centre. Historically the main entrance to the station was on Stephenson Street, just off New Street. Today the station has entrances on Stephenson Street, Smallbrook Queensway, Hill Street and Navigation Street.
New Street is the sixth busiest railway station in the UK and the busiest outside London, with 43.7 million passenger entries and exits between April 2017 and March 2018. It is also the busiest interchange station outside London, with nearly 6.8 million passengers changing trains at the station annually. In 2018 New Street had a passenger satisfaction rating of 92%, the third highest in the UK.
Birmingham Moor St Station
Earlier history (1909-1987)
At the turn of the 20th Century, suburban rail traffic into Birmingham was growing rapidly. The Great Western Railway greatly expanded their facilities in the city at that time to cope with the demands. Snow Hill station, their main station in Birmingham, was extensively rebuilt and expanded. However, the twin tracked Snow Hill tunnel, which ran underneath the city centre into Snow Hill from the south, did not have enough capacity to accommodate all of the traffic, and widening the tunnel was considered impractical. In order to solve the capacity problem therefore, Moor Street station was built at the opposite end of the tunnel to take terminating local trains from the south and relieve traffic.
Birmingham Moor Street is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Today's Moor Street station is a combination of the original station, opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for local trains, and a newer Moor Street station with through platforms, a short distance from the original, which opened in 1987, replacing the original. The two were combined into one station in 2002, when the original was reopened and restored, and the newer station rebuilt in matching style.
Moor Street has become more important in recent years; two of the original terminus platforms were reopened in 2010, and the station is now the terminus of many Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone, as well as being an important stop for local services on the Snow Hill Lines. It is now the second busiest railway station in Birmingham.
Birmingham tram departs from Birmingham new street station
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Metro in Birmingham City Centre
A comprehensive look at Birmingham's brand new city centre extension linking the Jewellery Quarter to the Westside area of the city.
UK Tram, Birmingham City Street Tour
UK Tram, Birmingham City Street Tour
West Midlands Metro***TOWN HALL/LIBRARY***Westside extension***Jewellery Quarter to Centenary Square
This is the journey from Jewellery Quarter to Library Centenary Square on the West Midlands Metro, filmed on Monday 16th December 2019.
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00:54 St Pauls
02:05 St Chads (Birmingham Snow Hill)
04:03 Bull Street
05:41 Corporation Street
07:25 Grand Central (Birmingham New Street) For start of new extension
09:38 Town Hall Victoria Square
11:50 Library Centenary Square
The first part of the Westside extension has now opened from Grand Central to Library Centenary Square in December 2019, the route from Grand Central to Library is the first tram route in Britain to operate using battery trams, there are no overhead wires between Grand Central and Library, the route will be extended further towards Five Ways in 2021.
I have already done a video for the journey on the West Midlands Metro from Wolverhampton St George's to Grand Central.
Taking a look at Birmingham city centre in 2015, with the metro
This piece first broadcast on 9 Nov 2011. Televised on Uk's regional television ITV1 Central. Programme (Program) -- Central Tonight
Racism on Midland Metro
Racist in the Black Country. Woman racially abuses Eastern European couple.
Birmingham Tram Line
West Midlands Metro,
West Midlands Metro originally named Midland Metro is a light-rail/tram line
Birmingham: The Government's agreed to spend £60m extending the Midland Metro system
This piece first broadcast on 1 Sept 2017. Televised on UK's regional television BBC One - West Midlands. Programme (Program) - Midlands Today
Midland Metro trams at Corporation street and Grand Central stops, Birmingham
West Midlands Metro Mayor Election | Vote Count in Birmingham | I Am Birmingham
The West Midlands Mayoral Election vote count gets underway at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.
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Centenary Square Birmingham City Centre
Centenary Square Birmingham City Centre #CentenarySquare #Birmingham
Centenary Square has been redeveloped as part of the West Midlands Metro extension from Grand Central to Edgbaston.
Trams and Trains Around Birmingham
In this video we explore the Birmingham West Midlands Metro Trams, as well as getting there through East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry.
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Birmingham city centre trams, Stephenson street, Corporation street, and Bull street, 31st May 2016
The newly opened city centre tramway on its second day of public running.