End of the T69s

[windy miller]

 Maybe we will see tram 17 sometime in the next 6 months then?  goody goody >:(

[MetroT69]

Yes 17 will be out soon but only on mileage accumulation.
be a very looong time before you get sit in that one.
19 & 20 you wont see though.  :o

[Tara4352]

Yes 17 will be out soon but only on mileage accumulation.
be a very looong time before you get sit in that one.
19 & 20 you wont see though.  :o

Why won't u see 17 19 20 ?

[Stuharris 6360]

R.I.P T69s, last day in service.

Article just on Midlands Today

[AV4248]

R.I.P T69s, last day in service.

Article just on Midlands Today

And another report currently on.

[Solo1]

anyone got the video of the  last tram from itv or midland today thanks

[MetroT69]

So did you all notice that Tram 16 yesterday was in reverse position ,it had been turned on the loop last week so has all could travel on it and get photos of the tram in reverse .this is the only T69 to be in such direction .

16 Left snowhill for the last time at 12.16 & 23 seconds ran non stop to Wednsebury parkway  Hot on the heels of urbos 33 , there were a few times we were  just  50 ft away from it .  After a quick driver Change end , 16 ran around the loop and 16 entered the new extension building  and was parked next to urbos 32 ,power off  Traction motors blowers winding down has every one  disembarked .





Having been filming The T69s for the last  four and half years  i have amassed a huge amount  of filming with some  fantastic opportunity's  at times   ,Tram 11 before its change of colours  ,and its first run in blue and cream , failed trams , filming in all four seasons even two foot of snow!
the Severn trams ( 01-02-07-10-13-14-15 )  taken away by lorry to long marston ,the arrival of a few urbos 3s  by lorry, testing of urbos 3s and first driver trainings runs the list goes on .    I have Tried to get a DVD publisher to make a video,s of the metro But all say there is not enough interest  to warrant making  one or Two !     Videoscene  has taken the most interest , But its up to the enthusiasts to ask - when will there  be a DVD on the Midland metro  T69s  , maybe then  he may take notice .


Some samples  of urbos3 Driver training when new ,Tram 17 is one of them   .






T69s and urbos3






And the way it used to be .....No urbos3 at all.

[Gareth]

May I ask what reverse position is? I just assumed they were the same at both ends, and didn't matter what position they were in?

[MetroT69]

Look at any photo of aT69. Note were the pantograph is( which end its at) then look at any photo of 16 taken since Monday -yesterday you will see tha it's the other end, so for the first time in 16s year life it was running a week in service wrong way around.  But it has now been been turned around back to its normal position again after going around the loop again  Did no one notice?  It was done on purpose  for the enthusiasts. ;D



Check out next weeks RAIL magazine issue 781 ,due to wednsday.

[Stevo]

Is there a loop at the depot? I've never noticed one.

[MetroT69]

Yes there is new loop ,it's on the South end of the depot.  Nearly all of the Urbos 3 trams have gone around it now and have been turned around. Before the information map inside each tram was the wrong way around, brum was at the the wolves end and wolves was at the brum end ,comments from passengers telling contuctors that some one had put them on the wrong way.  But little did they now that the trams  would go around the loop and  they were then in the correct way.
Last time looked only 18-22-25-31 in service had not been turned.

[MetroT69]

8 page feature om Midland metro  out today in RAIL magazine - issue 781

[MetroT69]

To cut a long story short .......................


22-Dec-2012



25-may-2012


26-May-2012


Snowhill  23-August 2013  Just before all the fuss of the day



The lady  Herself  ,after rededicating the Tram she took a short ride to The Jewellery Quarter  for a photo shoot.
(That is not my reflection in the window,I aint that old !!)




After the photo shoot at The Jewellery Quarter Tram 11 Ran empty to Wednsebury Park way ,were it then Started its First passenger service with an all women crew.


Photo of the First passenger departure to head north bound







28-August-2013





20-September-2013

Tram 11 Was used to Test all the new Track-work on the New depot sidings before they opened




17-May-2014

Still looking good in her new colours





16-December-2014

Being escorted to the Far end of the depot ,worn out and withdrawn from service.
Tram 11 will sit here until 08-may-2016




At lest there's a few friends down There and more to come




Inside of Tram 11 ,drivers seat just torn out and left in the middle of the tram









Loading 08-March-2016




Leaving Home












Goodbye ..  The last Photo i took of Tram 11   (for now)





     Ms Theresa Stewart,  Tram 11  is not gone for good  ,but passing into another life .    she will once again work ,but not in this country.


To be continued..........................................................................................

[Stevo]

Thanks for this - fascinating and sad. How many T69s are left at Wednesbury apart from service car 16?

[Tiptonian]

In my opinion, this is the best livery any Midland Metro tram has carried so far.