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Started by John, April 06, 2015, 02:24:13 PM

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wembley86

Quote from: horsencart on November 15, 2015, 09:26:42 AM
The honour of being the first tram on the streets of Brum goes to tram 29  (but not under its own power  )  http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=13171

Queen & Phil the Greek are doing for visits in Bham,  Midland Metro, Opening New Street Station, laying a wreath for the railway workers at new st, them opening the school of denstry.


Solo1


Stuharris 6360

Pensnett is my local garage. Favourite bus of all time is Fleetline 6360 (KON 360P).

JoNi

#64
After a tip off from a passer by that it was at 11:30, the platform real time came to life at 11:15 Centro welcomes HRH and Duke of Edinburgh to Birmingham but didn't count down and say when she was due. https://www.flickr.com/gp/92409298@N06/S8G6q3

Got my Samsung  moment and got glared at!
https://www.flickr.com/gp/92409298@N06/y44Dzn









Stuharris 6360

Quote from: JoNi on November 19, 2015, 07:26:13 PM
After a tip off from a passer by that it was at 11:30, the platform real time came to life at 11:15 Centro welcomes HRH and Duke of Edinburgh to Birmingham but didn't count down and say when she was due. https://www.flickr.com/gp/92409298@N06/S8G6q3

Got my Samsung  moment and got glared at!
https://www.flickr.com/gp/92409298@N06/y44Dzn

Are the overhead wires switched on?
Pensnett is my local garage. Favourite bus of all time is Fleetline 6360 (KON 360P).

JoNi

HRH sat at the controls but pantograph remained down, so no track done!
She opened the Victoria line on 7 March 1969 (46 years ago) at Victoria before buying a 5d (2p in todays money) ticket and travelled to Green Park. Oyster was still 32 years away!

Stuharris 6360

Quote from: JoNi on November 19, 2015, 08:12:08 PM
HRH sat at the controls but pantograph remained down, so no track done!
She opened the Victoria line on 7 March 1969 (46 years ago) at Victoria before buying a 5d (2p in todays money) ticket and travelled to Green Park. Oyster was still 32 years away!

Just wondered as the inside lights were on and destination displays illuminated, take it was using battery power.
Pensnett is my local garage. Favourite bus of all time is Fleetline 6360 (KON 360P).

JoNi

After HRH departed the platform real time screen went blank but tram lights and destination remained illuminated. Having got soaked and not being used to standing still on a street corner, I didn't hang around to wait it see it removed.

Matt.N0056

Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on November 19, 2015, 08:14:37 PM
Just wondered as the inside lights were on and destination displays illuminated, take it was using battery power.

Generator on the pavement looking at other pictures, in the second picture, you can just about make it out through the window of the limo.

JoNi

It must have been on the pavement, as police motor bike out rider, limo and Range Rover support drove around the back of the tram as HRH undertook the naming, walked through the tram, sat at the controls then escorted by male with umbrella to limo!

Stevo

How good of HRH to choose a brolly and a coat to match the livery of the tram. I wonder if Harrod's calls the colour 'Midland Metro Pink'!

horsencart

This was the ticket to get you into the special  compound I blagged  mine after the event    https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/22726239917/in/album-72157632777301645/

more photos of the day just keep clicking the right arrow 

Stevo

So the destination display was set to scroll across the names of the royals. In normal service they show 'W St Georges' which annoys me. They could scroll the display and show 'Wolverhampton St Georges'.

Stuharris 6360

Quote from: Stevo on November 22, 2015, 06:12:44 PM
So the destination display was set to scroll across the names of the royals. In normal service they show 'W St Georges' which annoys me. They could scroll the display and show 'Wolverhampton St Georges'.

That's disgraceful, how are visitors supposed to know where W St Georges is let alone West Midland residents.
Pensnett is my local garage. Favourite bus of all time is Fleetline 6360 (KON 360P).

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