General Metro Thread

[Stevo]

I don't know if the line is accessible but it went to the Low Level station at Wolverhampton which is now a wedding venue. Trains couldn't run on the tramway - too heavy and probably too high and wide. LNR runs a decent service from Liverpool to Birmingham and Euston anyway.

[karl724223]

More land drilling ground investigation work being done at merry hill along the embankment by the canal

[DJ]

Tram 31 has been involved in an RTC this morning in Wolverhampton, at the Wishbone Island. It doesn't look too serious, however it'll be off the rails for the time being I presume.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2019/08/19/car-crashes-into-midland-metro-tram-and-overturns-in-wolverhampton/

[Tony]

Tram 31 has been involved in an RTC this morning in Wolverhampton, at the Wishbone Island. It doesn't look too serious, however it'll be off the rails for the time being I presume.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2019/08/19/car-crashes-into-midland-metro-tram-and-overturns-in-wolverhampton/

A tram derailing is pretty seriou

[Stu]

Tram 31 has been involved in an RTC this morning in Wolverhampton, at the Wishbone Island. It doesn't look too serious, however it'll be off the rails for the time being I presume.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2019/08/19/car-crashes-into-midland-metro-tram-and-overturns-in-wolverhampton/

A tram derailing is pretty seriou

It's not clear from the article exactly what happened (apart from a car hitting a tram obviously). It would appear to my untrained eye that the only part of that island where a tram and a car could have come into contact is where the tracks cross the road. As the junctions are clearly signal controlled, either the tram went through a red light, or the driver of the car went through a red light. And to cause that much damage, the car must have been doing some speed, as I don't think the trams shift that quickly through there.

I would find it highly unlikely that the tram driver would risk their job and the safety of their passengers by running a red light, so I can only assume that the car driver was jumping the red light at speed.

As I've said myself on many occasions, it only takes one idiot to make hundreds, maybe thousands, of other motorists and commuters lives a misery.

I hope the lady driver makes a full recovery and learns a valuable life lesson from this: you can rush all you like to get to your destination, but if you drive recklessly or speed then you might not make it there next time.

[Stuharris 6360]

Do these trams have the equivalent of a black box on them?

[Busboy105]

Can you use NX bus tickets on the Metro? Because I went to Wolverhampton with my family a long time ago and the ticket inspector allowed our family day saver that we got of an NX bus.

[DJ]

Can you use NX bus tickets on the Metro? Because I went to Wolverhampton with my family a long time ago and the ticket inspector allowed our family day saver that we got of an NX bus.

No, you need a ticket that covers both. There was a chap that got kicked off the tram I was on yesterday, as he tried to use a Sandwell & Dudley daysaver to get to Wolverhampton, which is neither valid on the tram nor in Wolverhampton.

[Michael Bevan]

Tram 28 has now been named after Jasper Carrott.

[Busboy105]

Tram 28 has now been named after Jasper Carrott.

He's from Birmingham? I didn't know that.

[Busboy105]

The tests for the Centenary Square extension has started. Does anyone know when in December the extension is ready for passengers? I want to go up there and take some pictures.

[Solo1]

The tests for the Centenary Square extension has started. Does anyone know when in December the extension is ready for passengers? I want to go up there and take some pictures.

8 Dec I read

[danny]

Has any work started on the dudley section yet beens as 21 new trams have been ordered. Havant herd or seen anything lately,

Also, I know its abit early but are the new trams the same design as the old ones

[Busboy105]

8 Dec I read

Where did you read this from?  Because all the articles I've read just say December. Plus you never know they might postpone it a few months like last time  :D

[Gareth]

There's notices on the tram stops in the city centre with the date on it. Revised timetable and revised fares too.