The Official Transport Thread

[terryfied]

Originally Posted by Seasonedbest

Looks good.

I like the way they've included building that don't exist, and removed the overhead cabling from the trams.

[Leeds No.1]

I've noticed- although I'm not sure why it has needed to be just for the free bus and not other service buses. Anyway, making it tram only should help it to feel essentially pedestrianised which will do wonders for making the shopping area feel more joined up.

[LNGCats]

Not sure if it is the right thread, but the return to the major airports seems to have really cemented itself...

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...ese-investment

[VoldemortBlack]

Thought we should have a picture gallery of Manchester's own Metrolink, but I'd love people to post pictures of Merseyrail/Newcastle Metro/Glasgow SPT etc.

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Piccadilly station;

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Part of the new line out Eastwards, not yet open but ready to!

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Brooklands station on the Alty (i.e. Yellow & Green) lines.

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Welcome to the Manchester morning commute!

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Market St stop;

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Banana with Beetham!

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[Paul D]

At last,our underground stations are finally getting done up next year.

[VoldemortBlack]

Originally Posted by Paul D

At last,our underground stations are finally getting done up next year.

I was going to ask when Merseyrail's underground stations will be getting done up!

Glasgow's underground definately needs a facelift. I heard there was something on the cards for Glasgow a few months back?

[Paul D]

It'll start next April with Liverpool Central.

Liverpool Underground stations in £40m revamp over next five years

LIVERPOOL’S busiest train station will shut for four months as part of a £40m overhaul of the city’s underground stops.

Around £20m will be ploughed into congested Central station – described currently by rail bosses as "no longer fit for purpose".

Merseyrail said the long-awaited refurbishment, to take place between April and August next year, will improve access and passenger flow.

Last year more than 18 million people passed through the often-cramped three platform station – the busiest underground station outside London.

Merseyrail managing director Bart Schmeink said: "Central is the busiest station on the network and should be Merseyrail’s flagship station.

"But, as we all know, it isn’t in its present state. This major overhaul is long overdue and the inevitable inconvenience of closing the station whilst the work is carried out will be well worth the wait

"By autumn 2012 Liverpool Central will be fit to serve a city that itself has gone onward and upward over the last few years."

Plans include the full refurbishment of the concourse area with natural light flowing through a glazed roof and "glass walls". There will also be an additional lift, new escalators to the Northern Line, larger platforms and improved toilet facilities.

Network Rail, which is providing the bulk of the funding, said precise dates for the project would be confirmed when contracts are let. But it is expected to be closed from April to August. Merseyrail said bus shuttles will operate so passengers using the three other city stations can access the area.

A spokesman said: "With the number of people who use the station every day already making the platforms very crowded it is simply impossible to carry out work on this scale and keep the station open."

Train services will operate as normal but pass through without stopping.

Merseytravel chairman Cllr Mark Dowd, said: "Quite simply Liverpool Central is no longer fit for purpose. I have already warned it is approaching a situation where it will become dangerous to the travelling public."

Moorfields, James Street, Lime Street and Hamilton Square, in Birkenhead, will share the remaining £20m.

[Boards]

Originally Posted by VoldemortBlack

Glasgow's underground definately needs a facelift. I heard there was something on the cards for Glasgow a few months back?

300 million squid. It's started.

[Paul D]

New Mersey Gateway bridge wins £150m funding package

THE flagship Mersey Gateway bridge will be built after the government pledged to pump an extra £150m into the stalled project, ministers will announce today.

A deal has been struck to allow Halton Borough Council to press ahead with finding a private firm to construct and operate the badly-needed second crossing – ending many months of uncertainty.

The logjam has been broken by the department for transport (Dft) agreeing to find an extra £5.5m a year towards private finance initiative (PFI) repayments for 26.5 years, almost £150m in total.

In addition, Halton council chiefs have found £30m in savings to help bring down the bill for the six-lane bridge, which will still cost a whopping £589m.

The long-awaited agreement on a financial package means construction will start in late 2013, allowing the new crossing to open in 2016 or 2017 – delivering the region's most important transport project.

Read More http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/...#ixzz1ZicjMdwV

[VoldemortBlack]

Heaton Park station at about 3 o clock today

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[Leeds No.1]

Looks like there's a school trip on the tram!

[VoldemortBlack]

Apparently it's the nearby St Monica's High School. Around this time of day there's all sorts of school movement of course because of hometime.

[LNGCats]

Gazzillions of Alty Grammar school teenie boppers waiting for tram at Alty right now.

Now photos for obvious reasons.

[VoldemortBlack]

Good news for transport in Burnley, rail journeys to Manchester will be halved, bringing huge economic & transport benefits for the town. Watch the video;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-15519605

[aek-94]

A few photos which I took at Moorfields station in Liverpool City Centre. These were taken around 10pm on a Saturday evening, so the station is usually a lot busier than this. Moorfields is the main station serving Liverpool's Business District, and has connections to both the Northern and Wirral Lines.

The Southport-bound train arriving from Liverpool Central;



Southport-bound train at the Northern Line platform;



Electronic boards on the Northern Line platform;

[Aaronj09]

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...-of-the-winter

[VoldemortBlack]

Originally Posted by Aaronj09

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...-of-the-winter

It's a flipping embarassment and typical of Metrolink staff. You'd think this would make them realise that they're awful at running their own system, but it won't. It'll happen again tomorrow, or the next day, or the next ...

I was late for school this morning, as were THIRTEEN OTHER PEOPLE in my class (a class of about 22, might I add).

[10123]

Looks like tram isn't the answer after-all.

Good job Leeds doesn't have one!

Always one step ahead...

[VoldemortBlack]

Originally Posted by 10123

Looks like tram isn't the answer after-all.

Good job Leeds doesn't have one!

Always one step ahead...

Err, yeah okay whatever.

You have like, 5 stations in your urban area, and one station in your city centre?

[Aaronj09]

You have like, one tram system which doesn't work when it's cold.