West Midlands Metro services to be suspended due to "cracks on trams"
Services will be suspended from 13th November until further notice
West Midlands say that they've taken the decision to suspend all services to ensure services can continue to run safely and reliably in the future and have apologised from the inconvenience.
There is no date set for when the services will return with operator saying it they will be suspended for a minimum of four weeks.
Saying in a statement: "Earlier this year West Midlands Metro discovered cracks on our trams, which resulted in a temporary interruption to services for inspections and repairs."
"Temporary repairs were carried out to return our fleet to service as soon as possible but inspections have found that more extensive and permanent repairs are now required. To ensure the future safety of our customers and colleagues, we have made the decision to suspend all services from 13 November 2021 to carry out these repairs."
"We are continuing to work alongside the tram manufacturer to understand the issues and carry out the repairs as quickly as possible. At this time we are unable to confirm when services will resume but we expect it will take at least four weeks. "