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https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/48867/midland-metro-out-to-tender

surely would'nt it have easier to get that parts ordered and shipped as both MM and Edinburgh tram uses the same tram.

Yes seen the photo, but a NX employee this morning told someone at WB Bus station that tram 17 does not exist at all

Does anyone know what has happened to this tram. Has i have heard there never ever was or will be a tram 17 and that the current fleet runs from 18 - 37  (20 trams), 

which route will the 22/23/24/29 go as it says amend route

21 days to go:  3 platforms are still to be built and finished, I can't see the line opening for early may, more late June at this rate.

VOSA was doing random checks on buses in West Bromwich bus station today

new st section cross over by pinfold st, I can see trams having problems with this section.

I thought our crowding on MM was bad, spent the last few days in Dublin and the platforms for LUAS was a rammed, some trams was rammed but trams are 4-5 minutes red line as one terminus south of the river but 2 north of the river close by each other.

http://centro.org.uk/about-us/news/2016/spring-opening-for-next-leg-of-city-centre-tram-extension/
The City Centre extension is now due to open in Spring.
"Work has already begun on extending the route on from New Street Station to Centenary Square with services expected to start running in 2019."
"The route of another extension through Digbeth has also been finalised, running from Bull Street via Albert Street and on to the forthcoming HS2 high speed rail station at Curzon Street."

Amey/Seven Trent are doing the water pipes still on broad street.

On a slightly different theme, some roadworks in Dale End have uncovered some of the original 3'6" gauge Birmingham tracks, last used in the 1950s

Hopefully more of the old will be discovered when they do the extension to curzion street.

February launch for these stops? Also i have seen the stop for trams coming out of new street but wheres the stop for trams new street bounds, is it going by new look?

The enterance for Snow Hill still has to be built

Will any of the t69's be preserved

On deregulation in 1986 WMT did not register the Sunday 65 and it was gained by Midland Red West with non-guided Leyland Nationals.  Maintenance of the track and the guided vehicles was a cost the new West Midlands Travel didn't want. The track was a complete waste of time anyway. Passengers had to cross a fairly busy road to access bus stops and there were traffic lights galore which slowed progress. The Tracline was more of a WMPTE experiment than a contribution to bus travel in Erdington.

The Hagley Road is a busy road in rush hour and a bottle neck at five ways, I know where the stops will be but where about is difficult to see.

Why was tracline 65 pulled? Surely the new sprint service will have the same problems.