scene from the theatre production Space Station
Space Station

For two days in July 2002 a new station appeared on the Metro Line in West Bromwich.


On the station, Earth North Central, three astronauts waited for a connection to take them off the planet to complete their onward journey to Mars. After waiting on the platform for two days the travellers were at last picked up by the space tram and left West Bromwich with a triumphant farewell speech ringing in their ears.

If you spotted the waiting astronauts as you passed by on your journey, or if you have read this and are interested in their adventure, you can send them a message, or ask them a question about life in space. As I write they are still travelling and I know they would be very pleased to read some words from home.

You can e-mail them via us at space@stanscafe.co.uk. We will pass on any messages to them and you will get a reply because they have a lot of time on their hands.

Please do bear with us though as there may be a slight time delay...a slight time delay.




Space Station was commissioned by Jubilee Arts as part of the Platforms project on the Metro Line through Sandwell.