The UK's transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has broken ground, initiating the extension of the West Midlands Metro tram ...

The project's first phase, running from Wednesbury to Dudley town centre, will be open to passengers by this autumn.

Work on a £295 million extension of the West Midlands Metro tram network began on Thursday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander “put spades in the ground” to mark the start of work to provide a tram ...

The expansion will boost the West Midlands economy and create a number of jobs - and is set to open within months.

It will run from Flood Street in Dudley town centre and have five new stops at Cinder Bank, Pedmore Road, Waterfront Business Park, the Merry Hill centre and Brierley Hill. The first phase, between ...

Work on a £295 million extension of the West Midlands Metro tram network began on Thursday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander “put spades in the ground” to mark the start of work to provide ...

Work to extend the West Midlands Metro further into the Black Country, linking more communities to the tram services, is set to begin within weeks following confirmation of government funding.

The extension will stretch from Flood Street in Dudley to Merry Hill Shopping Centre, with additional stops across the region ...

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker and Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander visit Brierley Hill to launch next phase of Midlands Metro development to Merry Hill shopping centre ...