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NET PHASE TWO PUBLIC INQUIRY ENDS
Nottingham Express Transit – Sunday 23rd December 2007
The Public Inquiry into Phase Two of Nottingham Express Transit has now finished with the Inspector now going away to prepare his report for the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly. In the final week more objectors were heard including some from the Beeston and Chilwell Business and Residents Association (BCBRA) and Environment not Trams (ENT).
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ONE FINAL OUTING FOR REPLICA L&CBER 7 IN 2007
Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society – Sunday 23rd December 2007
The replica Llandudno & Colwyn Bay 7 had made one final outing in 2007, this time to add to the Christmas spirit in Llandudno town centre on Saturday 22nd December. The tram was displayed in Upper Mostyn Street from 1100 to 1700. Follow the link below to view some images from the day.
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METROLINK HIT BY CHAOS
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 23rd December 2007
There was chaos on Manchester Metrolink on Friday 21st December when low temperatures saw failures and a computer failure in the control room added to the problems.
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WILL PRINCES STREET SEE TWO MONTH CLOSURE?
Trams for Edinburgh – Sunday 23rd December 2007
tie are considering closing Princes Street – the major shopping street in the centre of Edinburgh – completely for two months in 2009, to allow the laying of tram tracks as plans for the construction of the tramway move on. I don’t think I need to tell you that the idea of this plan has been met with outrage and dismay by businesses in the vicinity.
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MIDLAND METRO FARES REVISED FROM 2ND JANUARY 2008
Midland Metro – Sunday 23rd December 2007
Midland Metro fares are to be revised from 2nd January 2008 with Travelcard prices being frozen, in order to try and encourage people to use the trams regularly.
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BLACKPOOL TRAMWAY TRACKWORK UPDATE
Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway – Sunday 23rd December 2007
All the latest progress on the major trackwork on the Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway.
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TRAMS FOR EDINBURGH NEWS ROUND-UP
Trams for Edinburgh – Sunday 23rd December 2007
As well as the news that Princes Street could be shut for two months in 2009 as part of the construction (see other story) a few other news stories have come out from Edinburgh this week. They include a new official being appointed to oversee the relationship between the Council and tie, the sale of land in the city to help pay for the tram and a survey being launched amongst traders over the affect of the construction.
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MAN DRIVES INTO VICTORIA AFTER FOLLOWING METROLINK
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 23rd December 2007
A man has been banned from driving for 16 months and fined £250 after he admitted to drink driving following an incident where he drove his car into Victoria station having followed a tram. 28 year old Damien Smith’s lawyer told magistrate’s: “It was also extremely dark and he couldn't see where he was going." He was found to twice over the limit having been stopped by Police after the incident.
Source: Manchester Evening News
CAROL SINGERS ON METROLINK
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 23rd December 2007
Between Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th December carol singers from the University of Manchester Chorus performed on board Metrolink to help people to get the festive cheer and to encourage others to use the trams at this busy time of year.
Source: GMPTE
MAN JAILED FOR TRAM CLEAVER ATTACK
Nottinghm Express Transit – Sunday 23rd December 2007
Jonathan Lay, 28, has been sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison for a cleaver attack on a tram in Nottingham back on 17th July. He attacked Keith Harvey with the meat cleaver – which had been in a child’s buggy – which left him with a broken arm and cuts to the bone. Two others involved in the incident also got shorter prison sentences. The judge commented: “You caused mayhem in that tram. You caused people to flee from it, terrified for what you were going to do with that meat cleaver.”
Source: This is Nottingham
DLR LANGDON PARK STATION OPENS
Docklands Light Railway – Sunday 16th December 2007
The new Docklands Light Railway station at Langdon Park – between All Saints and Devons Road stations on the Stratford line – opened on Monday 10th December. The station cost £7.5 million to construct and should provide better access to London’s public transport network for thousands of residents in Tower Hamlets.
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HORSE TRAM RETURNS TO EDINBURGH AS CALLS MADE FOR 35 TO RETURN
Preservation – Sunday 16th December 2007
An Edinburgh horse tram was returned to the Scottish capital for restoration in January this year and has been stored in the Seafield depot of Lothian Buses since – alongside tram 226 which has been there for over 20 years. And now transport groups are calling on a transport museum for the city which would also see 35 - currently on loan to the National Tramway Museum – return to be on display in its home city.
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TRAM “SPLITS THE POINTS” IN NOTTINGHAM
Nottingham Express Transit – Sunday 16th December 2007
A tram heading for Station Street managed to split the points (reported in the local press as derailed) on Canal Street Bridge causing disruption to services. The incident involved tram 211 and saw the middle section of the vehicle split the points on Tuesday 11th December. NET Operations Manager Ray Harris said: “We do not know the exact cause of it at this moment. The tram has been taken out of service as a precaution and is undergoing a complete safety check before being put back into service." An investigation is underway.
Source: This is Nottingham
TRAM AND BUS COLLIDE IN MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 16th December 2007
A tram and a bus collided in Manchester city centre on Monday 10th December 2007. The incident happened around lunchtime on London Road near to Piccadilly railway station. Two passengers on board the tram and two on the bus suffered minor injuries in the accident which saw traffic diversions for a couple of hours. The tram involved was 102x (the photo is not clear enough to tell the last digit) and a photo of the aftermath of the collision is available on the Manchester Evening News website, just follow the link below.
Source: Manchester Evening News
CARDIFF 131 RESTORATION UPDATE
Crich Tramway Village – Sunday 16th December 2007
The truck of Cardiff 131 has now been completely stripped for assessment to that amount of work required. Follow the link below to see an image of part of the underframe which shows why such a major strip down is needed before work on the restoration commences in full.
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DEVELOPER WITHDRAWS NET PHASE TWO OBJECTION
Nottingham Express Transit – Sunday 16th December 2007
Miller Birch, the developers of ng2, one of Nottingham’s biggest business parks, have withdrawn their objection to Phase Two of Nottingham Express Transit.
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CROYDON ARENA “WILL SEE TRAM CHAOS”
Croydon Tramlink – Sunday 16th December 2007
The Croydon Guardian are reporting that an agreement has been reached for Tramlink over the proposed Croydon Arena. This would see Wellesley Road tramstop become alighting only during events and only one extra tram for events of up to 9,000 people attending. Needless to say many have complained that this would not be adequate.
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PECKHAM VISION WANT MEETING WITH TfL
Cross River Tram – Sunday 16th December 2007
Campaigners from Peckham Vision, who suggested to Transport for London that a loop line should be built in the centre of Peckham for Cross River Tram rather than just terminating there, are calling on talks with TfL to discuss the matter further.
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NOTTINGHAM EXPRESS TRANSIT CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Nottingham Express Transit – Sunday 16th December 2007
Services on NET over Christmas have now been revealed. On both Christmas Eve and New Years Eve a special service will be in operation. This will see a Saturday service from 0600 to 2000 and then between 2000 and 0000 a reduced service will operate with trams every 15 minutes from Station Street, alternately serving Hucknall and Phoenix Park (in effect giving these locations a tram every 30 minutes). A Sunday service will be in operation on Wednesday 26th December and Tuesday 1st January with no trams on Christmas Day. A normal service will operate from Thursday 27th December to Sunday 30th December and will then resume on Wednesday 2nd January 2008.
Source: Nottingham Express Transit
NAPPIES FOR HORSES ON ISLE OF MAN?
Douglas Horse Tramway – Sunday 16th December 2007
Cllr David Christian, the leader of Douglas Council, has called on the horses operating the Douglas Horse Tramway to be forced to wear nappies to collect their droppings as he seeks to make money savings. He also wants to see conductors axed saying they normally ride at the front of the tram smoking anyway. Raina Chatel, the Leisure Services chairman, has agreed to look into nappies for the horses.
Source: Isle of Man Today
BLACKPOOL BALLOON 711 RECEIVES NEW LIVERY
Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway – Sunday 9th December 2007
The first paint shop attention of the winter in Blackpool has now commenced with Balloon sisters 711 and 717 seeing work.
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NUMBERING SCHEME FOR NEW DLR VEHICLES REVEALED?
Docklands Light Railway – Sunday 9th December 2007
Several publications have recently reported that the 55 new vehicles for the Docklands Light Railway, which should start to arrive in London sometime during 2008, will be numbered in the 101-155 series. This marks a change for the DLR as previously it was reported that were unable to have more that two digit numbers as their computer software was unable to cope!
Thanks to Brian Elvidge for pointing this information out which can be found in Platform 5’s Electric Multiple Units and Light Rail Vehicles 2008.
LATEST PROGRESS ON CARDIFF 131
Crich Tramway Village – Sunday 9th December 2007
Work continues on Cardiff 131 at Crich. The underframe has been partially restored whilst work has also been undertaken on the traction motors and the truck. (Follow the link below to see a photo).
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MORE FROM NET PHASE TWO PUBLIC INQUIRY
Nottingham Express Transit – Sunday 9th December 2007
The Public Inquiry into Phase Two of Nottingham Express Transit has continued throughout the last week. The main stories from the week have been a claim that the tram will boost the science sector and a Rugby Club complaining their future is in doubt.
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MANCHESTER REVEALS THEIR TIF WISH LIST
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 9th December 2007
For the first time the GMPTA have officially revealed their full wish list to improve transport in Greater Manchester, if they are lucky enough to get the Transport Innovation Fund money. As would be expected Metrolink features quite highly on the list which is part of the Regional Centre Transport Strategy.
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LATEST TRACKWORK UPDATE FROM BLACKPOOL
Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway – Sunday 9th December 2007
The last week has seen more progress on the trackwork on the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway which has seen it close for the winter. All locations – Pleasure Beach-South Pier, Manchester Square to Central Pier, Gynn Square to Bispham and Little Bispham have seen work this week.
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METROLINK SERVICES DELAYED BY STOLEN CAR
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 9th December 2007
Metrolink services were disrupted during the morning rush hour of Friday 7th December after a stolen car was left abandoned on the tracks opposite the Bridgewater Hall. The silver Audi is believed to have been stolen and a man was seen running from the scene at approximately 0540. The car was moved by the Police and services resumed.
Source: Manchester Evening News
TfL REJECT PECKHAM VISION’S VISION FOR CRT
Cross River Tram – Sunday 9th December 2007
Bosses at Transport for London have rejected campaign group Peckham Vision’s idea that the Cross River Tram should run on a loop through the town, rather than just terminating there.
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PRAISE FOR METROLINK TRAMSTOP UPGRADES
Manchester Metrolink – Sunday 9th December 2007
Upgrades to Metrolink carried out over the summer are being praised for making it easier for disabled people to travel over Greater Manchester. Almost 4,000 tactile paving stones were laid at 22 platforms on the Bury and Altrincham lines as part of the upgrades. In addition new boarding points were created for people with wheelchairs or prams so they know where to get on the trams.
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MIDLAND METRO CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Midland Metro – Sunday 9th December 2007
Christmas and New Year services on Midland Metro have been revealed. There will be no service on Christmas Day, a 20 minute service on Boxing Day between 1000 and 1800 – with additional trams operating as required for The Hawthorns as West Bromwich Albion are playing at home, and a Bank Holiday service on Tuesday 1st January 2008 (starting at 1000). All other days will see a standard service. On Boxing Day and New Years Day off peak fares will apply all day with OAP/Disabled Concessionary passes also accepted throughout the day.
Source: Midland Metro
ALL OVER ADVERT FOR TRAMLINK 2548
Croydon Tramlink – Sunday 2nd December 2007
Tramlink 2548 has had vinyls applied for an all over advertisement for The Simpsons Movie on DVD. The design is mainly yellow (obviously) with pink doors and is complete contravision over all the windows.
Source: Yahoo! Groups Croydon Tramlink
SUPERTRAM 117 THE LATEST BACK IN SERVICE
South Yorkshire Supertram – Sunday 2nd December 2007
The latest tram in Sheffield to undergo the mid-life refresh - 117 has returned to service in the new livery. This becomes the fifteenth tram to be so treated and work has now commenced on 108.
Source: Stagecoach Supertram
BLACKPOOL TRAMWAY CROSSINGS TO BE AXED
Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway – Sunday 2nd December 2007
It has been revealed that as part of the trackwork being undertaken on the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway a number of pedestrian crossings will be closed between Cabin and Little Bispham. Many of these gated crossings not at tram stops do not meet modern tramway safety best practice and so will be removed as part of the track upgrades.
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MORE MOANS HEARD AT NET PHASE TWO PUBLIC INQUIRY
Nottingham Express Transit – Sunday 2nd December 2007
The Public Inquiry into Phase Two of Nottingham Express Transit has continued throughout the last week with more objections being heard including from people who have claimed they were being bullied into withdrawing their objection.
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BLACKPOOL TRAMWAY TRACKWORK UPDATE
Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway – Sunday 2nd December 2007
The trackwork on the Blackpool Tramway is continuing at a pace with all three locations seeing progress in the last few weeks.
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