General Metro Thread

[Adam 404]

Equally... Is there a date on the new street extension being completed? Only info I can find atm is just that work resumes early this year, which it has

I've heard it is due to open in Late February now... From a Centro member of staff.

[horsencart]

The Erection of the Tram Shelters in Corporation St and Stephenson St, have to be completed  first, there is also the Pavement work  to be completed in  Stephenson St and Corporation St ,  when this is done the next phase will be to test the tram on the track,  this may done in the early hours of the morning with a police or other escort, or the track may be tested during the hours of daylight,  as they did for the section to  Bull St,

[BK63 YWP]

The Erection of the Tram Shelters in Corporation St and Stephenson St, have to be completed  first, there is also the Pavement work  to be completed in  Stephenson St and Corporation St ,  when this is done the next phase will be to test the tram on the track,  this may done in the early hours of the morning with a police or other escort, or the track may be tested during the hours of daylight,  as they did for the section to  Bull St,

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?

[uniquicity]

Tram 36 is now in service.

[JIM H]

No. 36 was in service on Monday 25/1/2016 caught it from Jewellery Quarter to Wolverhampton.
No. 37 in Bull Street today at 15.00 still on mileage accumulation with seats still covered with plastic protection.

[wembley86]

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

[Stevo]

I'm not sure there'll be an entrance other than walking down alongside the grassed track past the station and in front of those new office blocks.

[uniquicity]

I'm not sure there'll be an entrance other than walking down alongside the grassed track past the station and in front of those new office blocks.

I'm sure there was something mentioned about connecting it to the Livery Street end of Snow Hill. Maybe a bridge?

The information pillar at the Corporation Street stop mentions the 6 minute frequency coming soon.

[JIM H]

The Express & Star report today that preparation work is to start in May 2016 on the extension along Piper's Row and Railway Drive to Wolverhampton Railway Station.

[Adam 404]

http://www.centro.org.uk/about-us/news/2016/battery-operated-midland-metro-trams-to-be-a-uk-first/

[Stevo]

That's very interesting. I hope they lay the rails the right way round - if you look at the picture in the link by the town hall the rails have the railhead on the inside and the flangeway on the outside.

[BK63 YWP]

Old tram on the m6 junction 8 towards birmingham  (off for scrap?

[notepanel]

Old tram on the m6 junction 8 towards birmingham  (off for scrap?

Think the lorry has broken down or there is some issue, as it was still there when I went past an hour later.

[BK63 YWP]

Think the lorry has broken down or there is some issue, as it was still there when I went past an hour later.

I noticed, tail back were to junction 1 of m5

[wembley86]

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