General Metro Thread

[Stevo]

The wiring wasn't finished yesterday, with bits missing and the northbound line still held on by temporary pulleys. How on earth will they get it finished, tested and in use by a week Sunday, the opening date to Upper Bull St announced by Centro?

[Other Walsall Tony]

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'!

Harrods?!?  Far too down market for Her Maj...

[Westy]

Harrods?!?  Far too down market for Her Maj...

Would've thought the Royals boycotted Harrods, because of who the owner is?

[wembley86]

mohamed al fayed does not own Harrods now,

[Roy]

The wiring wasn't finished yesterday, with bits missing and the northbound line still held on by temporary pulleys. How on earth will they get it finished, tested and in use by a week Sunday, the opening date to Upper Bull St announced by Centro?

There is talk that the opening date may be put back to 20 December.

[windy miller]

 Any sign of trams 17 and 37 being available/in use anytime soon?. Still unseen by me anyway.... thanks

[Stuharris 6360]

There is talk that the opening date may be put back to 20 December.

Why bother then, just open the whole extension sometime in 2016 or 17 18 19 20 21!!

[wembley86]

Why bother then, just open the whole extension sometime in 2016 or 17 18 19 20 21!!

17 seems very illusive, arrived 2013. 

[Westy]

mohamed al fayed does not own Harrods now,

He kept that quiet then!

[Tony]

He kept that quiet then!

No he didn't, there was loads of publicity in 2010 when it happened.

It is still on the Daily Mail's website from 2010 along with many others
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1275482/The-Harrods-sale-1bn-profit-Iconic-London-store-sold-Al-Fayed-Qatari-sheikh-secret-3am-deal.html

[Tony]

First tram to run under its own power on the streets of Birmingham has just arrived in Bull Street

[Squiz1971]

First tram to run under its own power on the streets of Birmingham has just arrived in Bull Street

I think I saw them testing the overhead wire on Corporation Street about 1ish this afternoon they were outside House of Fraser. Had 2 hooks attached to poles hooked over the main (live) cables did wonder why they were doing it for?

[Tony]

A little video I did of 35 running under its own power in Bull Street today is at

[Stevo]

I was there too, just by chance. At last!

[Stevo]

In fact that's me on the left, talking to the man in a woolly hat. (That's Barry Ware, who rescued Birmingham COG5 1107 from the scrapyard.)