Metro service suspended until further notice

[j789]

Coming out of the West Brom game this evening about 10pm, I noticed 2 X1 branded Platinums parked on the Birmingham Road near opposite the ground. I'm guessing these may have been on Metro duties?

Also, the other side of the M5 J1 island on Birmingham road (towards West Bromwich) there were 3 buses parked up out of service plus 2 inspectors. One of these turned into a 74 and headed off but I'm not sure what the other 2 were unless they were all extra 74s too put on for the football because there was no Metro?

[Stu]

Coming out of the West Brom game this evening about 10pm, I noticed 2 X1 branded Platinums parked on the Birmingham Road near opposite the ground. I'm guessing these may have been on Metro duties?

Also, the other side of the M5 J1 island on Birmingham road (towards West Bromwich) there were 3 buses parked up out of service plus 2 inspectors. One of these turned into a 74 and headed off but I'm not sure what the other 2 were unless they were all extra 74s too put on for the football because there was no Metro?

http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1861.msg297118#msg297118

[4679]

Came over the crossing at Black Lake last night and noticed what looked like tail lights sat between the stop and the tunnel possibly a tram out on test.

[Ginger66]

Came over the crossing at Black Lake last night and noticed what looked like tail lights sat between the stop and the tunnel possibly a tram out on test.

The brand new urbo trams are been commissioned, and while the line is closed to passengers the testing has been happening during the day and night so hopefully by the four week deadline they can get the new trams into service along with any fixed trams subject to approval of the ORR.

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=42551

[Wumpty]

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2021/12/08/one-third-of-west-midlands-metro-trams-repaired-after-nearly-four-weeks-out-of-action/

[Gareth]

They'd repaired 7 a couple of weeks ago though! In a previous report they'd said 7 were repaired but 9 were needed even for a limited service.

[Ginger66]

We just had the news from the government asking people to work from home yet again and it comes as we expect some kind of news from MML regarding if/when services should resume along line one.

[Gareth]

Tram 28 was running through the city centre on test yesterday afternoon.

[Ginger66]

according to the metro website as confirmed a service should return at some point next week,  as most nearly half the fleet is fixed.

So it seems a pretty good turnaround to fix and it seems it's roughly about 2-3 days maybe 4 at push to mend a tram of the cracks

[Stuharris 6360]

In my opinion, we have been here before.

In the past they have found cracks and they have been repaired only for new cracks to be found and have to be repaired.

So what is to stop, 6 or 12 months down the line, trams having to be repaired yet again?

[DJ]

Service will resume tomorrow between Wolverhampton St Georges and Bull Street, initially up to every 10 minutes.

https://twitter.com/WMmetro/status/1470802950532513803

[Jack D]

Why not down to grand central???

[Tony]

Why not down to grand central???

Probably because it would need one extra tram to maintain a 10 minute frequency

[Ginger66]

Probably because it would need one extra tram to maintain a 10 minute frequency

also the newer trams are still been tested with mileage accumulation before being allowed into public service.  But the question is when do the tram start covering the line to five ways as it was due before the end of 2021.

[Stu]

But the question is when do the tram start covering the line to five ways as it was due before the end of 2021.

I'm siure its been admitted somewhere that this is unlikely to happen until January now.