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[goosewing]

Originally Posted by CharlieP

Looking at this photo, it seems strange that the flat section of bridge doesn't extend all the way to the current station - is it a temporary section that was only there to assist the "push", or will a new support structure be built further south of the current station? I'm not an engineer, but I don't imagine it's a good idea to have a join mid-span...

Pretty sure this is something push/pull process related, like you said, and will be replaced with something more bridge-like here

[Luis99]

tram bridge timelapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=ChmupqO2o8s

[CharlieP]

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[sirstan74]

Tram pics!

First section of completed street tracks (Inham Nook). The right half of the road is now open to traffic


Looking west towards Toton Lane Park and Ride from Inham Nook


Track under construction in Clifton


Bridge works at Wilford




Looking south from Nottingham station


Works to Nottingham station


Bridge now right across the station


Station Street


View from the train

[Daviegraham]

3rd from the bottom reminds me why I love Nottingham. Great pictures.

[BeestonLad]

Originally Posted by sirstan74

Tram pics!

First section of completed street tracks (Inham Nook). The right half of the road is now open to traffic

People in suits in Chilwell? They must be on their way to court

[CharlieP]

Originally Posted by CharlieP

Does anybody fancy nipping to the top of the multi-storey car park to get some photos of the tram bridge now it's straddling the station?

Originally Posted by sirstan74

You wonderful, wonderful person.

Originally Posted by BeestonLad

People in suits in Chilwell? They must be on their way to court

My first thoughts was "Mormons!".

[blades_lad]

kind of puts into perspective the size of the bridge compared to an existing tram that's in at Station Street. You could almost imagine it travelling across if that wooden blockade wasn't there

[CharlieP]

Originally Posted by sirstan74

I wonder what's happening on Monday night.

[Harrington]

[QUOTE=sirstan74;103333413]Tram pics!

First section of completed street tracks (Inham Nook). The right half of the road is now open to traffic


Looking west towards Toton Lane Park and Ride from Inham Nook


Track under construction in Clifton


Bridge works at Wilford




Looking south from Nottingham station


Works to Nottingham station


Bridge now right across the station


Station Street


View from the train
/QUOTE]

Excellent pics, much obliged.

Please can we have some sign of tracks on University Boulevard? I want something interesting to look at on the way to work rather than the big piles of dirt we have at the moment!

[sirstan74]

Originally Posted by Harrington

Please can we have some sign of tracks on University Boulevard? I want something interesting to look at on the way to work rather than the big piles of dirt we have at the moment!

I think all that dirt is for preloading - they expect the ground to settle quite a lot there so they're trying to get the settlement in now before they put the tram tracks down...

The work schedule I have seen has trackwork on Uni Blvd starting in July...; trackwork across the network is expected to ramp up a lot starting next month.

[andrrew0256]

Good to see some works pictures on here. Excellent work chaps.

[Luis99]

Imagine having skyscrapers to the left of the bridge and to the right close to where the church is. I always think nottingham has so much potential yet were lagging behind other cities

[iamtheSTIG]

give it atleast 50 years and we'll be about a quarter way there...

[local_weasel]

Originally Posted by Luis99

Imagine having skyscrapers to the left of the bridge and to the right close to where the church is. I always think nottingham has so much potential yet were lagging behind other cities

If it helps, if all goes according to plan there will be the shiny new college building just to the right of the tram in that picture (with people playing footballon the roof!)

Not exactly a skyscraper, but a great addition to the skyline.

[Kuznetz]

Just as CharlieP has suggested, here are few photos of the station tram bridge taken from the top of the car park. I have to apologize for the quality (photos were accidentally taken using my phone), hope to give some more picturesque images next weekend. LArger version are available on click.

[sunbeams]

An impressive structure but I can't help but think that the bridge from the QMC will be the signature bridge.

It won't be as impressive; it'll just be seen by more people.

[pharmj]

I agree, the A52 bridge will be more striking but the setting of that bridge allows it to be. If the bridge at the station were any taller or bigger it would over-power the station structure and look all out of proportion. I think it fits well with the surroundings as well as being a nod to the past as well.

[Pete JC83]

Indeed, it is quite reminiscent of the old bridge.

[sirstan74]

No it's doubt been posted on this thread before, but a reminder of the old bridge


Some great pics of the old GCR in Nottingham here
http://www.gcrleicester.info/html/nottingham.html