2019

SO9198 : Coach stand and St. George's Tram Stop, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton

taken 5 years ago, near to Wolverhampton, England

Coach stand and St. George's Tram Stop, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton
Coach stand and St. George's Tram Stop, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton
On the left is a coach stand on what used to be the second track at St. George's tram stop. Now there is just one track serving this stop. This photograph from 2014 shows trams on both sides of the platform:- SO9198 : Midland Metro St. Georges tram stop with trams 16 & 20, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton.

When the new tram extension serving the bus and railway stations opens trams will alternatively terminate at St. George's and the railway station.

SO9198 : Wolverhampton St. George's tram stop, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton.
West Midlands Metro extension to Birmingham Railway Station

The West Midlands Metro is building an extension to its Birmingham to Wolverhampton tramline. It diverts from the existing line just before the St. George's terminus. The route passes along Pipers Row, with a stop (actually two, one on each side of the road) near to the new Bus Station. It turns into Railway Drive, crosses the Ring Road (A4150) by a bridge and will terminate at a stop by the Railway Station.

The extension is expected to open at some point in 2020 once the rebuilding of the railway station is complete. There will be no overhead catenary wires as the trams will operate on the extension under battery power. The present terminus at St. George's will continue in use with alternate trams terminating at the railway station instead.


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P L Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 24 February, 2019   (more nearby)
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Monday, 4 March, 2019
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OSGB36: geotagged! SO 916 984 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:35.0437N 2:7.4802W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SO 916 984
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