Work has commenced on the £295m ($367.1m) West Midlands Metro tram network extension in the UK that is funded through the government's £1.05bn ($1.30bn) City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.

Trams have run for the first time on a battery power-only extension to the West Midlands Metro network, linking Birmingham New Street with nearby Victoria Square. Test runs on the newly-installed ...

A spokesman for West Midlands Metro said: "Due to a broken-down tram, trams are unable to run between Black Lake and West Bromwich Central. "Trams are running between Black Lake and Wolverhampton ...

The UK's transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has broken ground, initiating the extension of the West Midlands Metro tram network in the Black Country, England. This project is funded by the UK ...

Credit: Richard OD / Shutterstock. Work has commenced on the £295m ($367.1m) West Midlands Metro tram network extension in the UK that is funded through the government’s £1.05bn ($1.30bn) City Region ...