Secrets of the West Midlands Metro (Part 1: Edgbaston Village - The Hawthorns)
You may be a regular on the West Midlands Metro - from Edgbaston Village Birmingham to Wolverhampton - or you may never have been on it. Regardless, there are some highly interesting things across the network and in this first video I look at the interesting things to look out for between Edgbaston Village and The Hawthorns.
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This video explores the West Midlands Metro route between Edgbaston Village and The Hawthorns, highlighting points of interest along the way. It features trains from stock classes 172 and 323, with locations including Birmingham Snow Hill, Jewellery Quarter, and Wolverhampton. Several operators are associated with the content, though no specific headcodes are identified in the metadata. The video provides an in-depth look at aspects of the network, presented in a personal style by the creator.
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