General Metro Thread

[Stevo]

I noticed the bricks or tiles around the rails between the platforms at Bilston Central and The Crescent disappeared a couple of months ago, perhaps in order that the rails could be replaced. Perhaps the rails between the platforms with a 5kph limit need replacement too, but on the main line rails to be replaced are subject to a 20 mph limit while this is 3 mph!

[karl724223]

Some nice stupid idiot parked his car on the tracks just off colmore row last night / this morning
Move car
Than tram broke down there

[Ginger66]

Some nice stupid idiot parked his car on the tracks just off colmore row last night / this morning
Move car
Than tram broke down there

Something needs to happen to stop this happening time and time again.

1) Barriers or gate on the entrance to the entrance to snow hill that are closed at the end of the day.

2) let trams carry on as normal and plough into car so the car is totally destroyed 

[uniquicity]

Something needs to happen to stop this happening time and time again.

1) Barriers or gate on the entrance to the entrance to snow hill that are closed at the end of the day.

2) let trams carry on as normal and plough into car so the car is totally destroyed

You'd be the first to complain when most of the trams end up out of service with accident damage...

(Jesus is this one of the worst suggestions ever on this forum, including anything by Richard Jones?)

[Solo1]

Can they see the tram tracks or the poles 

[windy miller]

Tram 47 is now in service

I believe tram 48 is also in service

[Solo1]

48 is out

[Celestial Toymaker]

I believe tram 48 is also in service

saw Tram 46 & 48 in Birmingham, i only keep a mental log of them tho - not really a metro fan

[uniquicity]

48 has been in service since at least 13 Jan. Was obviously going the other way while I wanted to bash it...

If anyone sees tram 41 please post on here. I suspect something amiss is going on with it

[Rachvince53]

Can they see the tram tracks or the poles

I reported this short cut taken by drivers (and not just delivery vehicles) to TfWM a few years ago and got the reply "well they're on camera so will be fined". Its not good enough, need rising bollards which would at least help to stop most vans and cars. 

[Tony]

I reported this short cut taken by drivers (and not just delivery vehicles) to TfWM a few years ago and got the reply "well they're on camera so will be fined". Its not good enough, need rising bollards which would at least help to stop most vans and cars.

Rising bollard get hit by idiot still trying to get through and you have no trams for days, not just hours. Don't think that will happen? watch this video in Manchester (at least it isn't protecting tram tracks)   BBC NEWS | England | Manchester | Bollard crash drivers face action

[Solo1]

Should also name & shame them with fine of £1k minimum 

[Ginger66]

Lifts while are the lifts at Lodge Road and Bilston so crap, as Bilston ones are always out of action.

[Ginger66]

So May as come and gone and spring is almost over and yet the new extension is still not open.

I thought construction was completed towards the end of march as WMM and MML started low speed test early April surely that was successful.

When people ask on Twitter when opening extension you get vague reply later this year or no date as been confirmed.

Surely we should have a date my now it's been two months since the first tram went on test and commissioning of the new extension.

Edinburgh is already on course to open their extension and yet midland metro is way behind , I did think we would have opened first but can now see Blackpool coming in and opening their extension before the midlands opens theirs.

[Gareth]

Tram 57 was out in service today, first time I've seen that one and can't see it mentioned elsewhere.