Eye - 04 March 2016

From excitement to conincidences

A tram on Bull Street. | Photo: William Waddilove.

Excitement at Bull Street

Friends at Bull Street Meeting House in Birmingham were treated to an unusual sight as 2015 drew to a close.

For the first time in over sixty years, trams have been trundling past the Meeting house (see right). Twenty-one trams, each holding up to 208 people, make up the new Midland Metro service. Once this stage of the multi-million pound project is fully completed, by the end of next month, the route will extend as far as New Street Rail Station.

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