General Metro Thread

[Bryan]

Is the extension still due to open before the end of the year!

I've not read anything recently that indicates otherwise, but I will be amazed if it does.

[uniquicity]

Snow Hill is not being served for 6 weeks now, not 3 from 25th October.

Replacement bus service is planned apparently; not sure if this means hop on the 16, 46 or 74/75 or whether it is a separate service

[midlandred2003]

Tram 36 was on test at St Pauls today.

[wembley86]

Snow Hill is not being served for 6 weeks now, not 3 from 25th October.

Replacement bus service is planned apparently; not sure if this means hop on the 16, 46 or 74/75 or whether it is a separate service

The 6 weeks include testing and the commissioning stage,  so w/c 7th December could be the first trams back on the streets of birmingham.   

[horsencart]

This may help


http://nxbus.co.uk/files/MidlandMetro/news_images/InPreperationfortramsreturningtoBirminghamCityCentre....pdf

[AV4248]

This may help


http://nxbus.co.uk/files/MidlandMetro/news_images/InPreperationfortramsreturningtoBirminghamCityCentre....pdf

They were handing out leaflets about this at the Snow Hill stop this morning, don't think too many tram passengers were impressed!
Hopefully the works finish as scheduled, would be interesting to see how it all ends up, especially around the Christmas period.

[Stuharris 6360]

Still can't see it being open before Christmas!

[AV4248]

Still can't see it being open before Christmas!

Ha ha! @Stuharris 6360 Knowing how long they've taken to do the extension so far I wouldn't be too surprised if it isn't open by then as well, mind you I suppose a lot of testing needs to be done on the line before it opens really so it could carry on longer than planned.

[wembley86]

Ha ha! @Stuharris 6360 Knowing how long they've taken to do the extension so far I wouldn't be too surprised if it isn't open by then as well, mind you I suppose a lot of testing needs to be done on the line before it opens really so it could carry on longer than planned.

i think they will run a ghost service once they have connected from st pauls - new line,  Run empty from st pauls - new st and back to st pauls then normal line of route

[the trainbasher]

I'm willing to bet (in £) the amount of UKIPs MPs on the remaining tram works not being completed prior to Christmas Day

[AV4248]

One of the trams was on test today, think it was 36. Saw it stationary not doing much in Snow Hill earlier.

[Other Walsall Tony]

The 6 weeks include testing and the commissioning stage,  so w/c 7th December could be the first trams back on the streets of birmingham.

Will the former platform 4 be returned to Network Rail?

[midlandred2003]

Yes.

[D10]

Will the former platform 4 be returned to Network Rail?

I was at a rail users forum earlier this year and the Centro Manager attending couldn't confirm say that platform 4 would actually be reinstated for use by trains, just that it would be handed back to Network Rail!

I said that I had thought that the Metro City Centre extension plan had specifically included in it that the cost of the works to reinstate platform 4 for trains, but got a response that no it didn't  >:(

[Stuharris 6360]

Platform 4 would certainly be valuable as extra space when the service has gone wrong, don't know the track layout well, but could it be used for terminating Chilterns or LMs, save blocking a through platform?