A question

[RW]

Q. does a wall of paint dry quicker than a length of BCCE track is laid?

A. Yes at the present rate of progress!

Reason. Possibly because at 11.00 today there were a couple of surveyors by The Minories and a couple of operatives having a discussion at the Snow Hill end of the laid track. No other operatives between those locations. No operatives between Snow Hill and St Paul's tram stop. A JCB surface scraping at the New Street end of Corporation Street and deep surface work in Stephenson St and that was it! A total of  a dozen operatives at most along the whole length of the extension.

[Gareth]

A lot has been made about the slow progress of track laying.
As far as I'm aware everything is still running smoothly and on time. I wouldn't worry just yet, we still have plenty of time before the extension opens.

[Tony]

Q. does a wall of paint dry quicker than a length of BCCE track is laid?

A. Yes at the present rate of progress!

Reason. Possibly because at 11.00 today there were a couple of surveyors by The Minories and a couple of operatives having a discussion at the Snow Hill end of the laid track. No other operatives between those locations. No operatives between Snow Hill and St Paul's tram stop. A JCB surface scraping at the New Street end of Corporation Street and deep surface work in Stephenson St and that was it! A total of  a dozen operatives at most along the whole length of the extension.

Yes I don't see the rush to actually see the rails. Laying them and then putting the road back in between are probably the quickest job of all the work needed, You could probably place all the track required in the correct place within a couple of days. The putting it in exactly the correct position, and welding the sections together will take a bit longer, but if it all was just placed in the road now I am sure it would make some people happier

[Stuharris 6360]

When is the extension due to open?

[Stu]

2015. Next year.  8)