More jobs going

[DrFilth]

from page 20 of todays guardian

http://www.guardian.c...german-rival-contract

no wonder this country is going to the dogs even the trams in manchester come from abroad

few weeks back a tram had a bump with a car, they sent the tram to austria to get it repaired

wonder if tesco and asda will open some more stores so the skilled workforce can stack the shelves

[emmie]

Someone has another thread about this, just stuck my two bobs worth in?

[emmie]

R1 Geezer is the person...

[DrFilth]

just seen it em10 ( with it not having job cuts in the title did not read it )

sorry ed please remove this post as i did not see r1 geezer's post

[emmie]

you should leave it here, no reason two can't say the same thing, and i agree with you.

[DrFilth]

been reading the paper and just got to page 20 and i was stunned.

[Gromit]

The original Metrolink trams delivered 20 years ago were built in Italy.

There are facilities in Manchester to repair trams, but the accident to the new tram (the yellow one) was not minor, it damaged the structure of all three carriages. Insurers are paying for the transport to Austria and repairs.

Ironically, the yellow trams are built by in Austria by Bombadier, the company that failed to get the contract in your link.

[DrFilth]

when they started to build the tram lines they said it will create jobs for manchester workers
only problem was the workers came from all over the place, a lot of them came from yorkshire.
i use to drink with some of them in the pubs down town

[Eve]

I didn't realise that! I wonder if the continued expansion will generate more jobs. I have to say, I did wonder at the potential work that is going to need to be done and upheaval caused for the second city crossing for...one stop....though if it generates jobs that's something. Based on the Media City saga and now delayed Chorlton line opening I'm not holding my breath though.

I have to say the new line out your way makes me dizzy criss crossing and such, can't see how it will save much time either seeing as most of it is on the main road anyway.

[Gromit]

The Second City Crossing is designed to cope with the increased use of the system and alleviate what will be a bottleneck. The proposed route is odd. A more sensible route for southern section trams into Victoria would be up Deansgate, but that would be more disruptive. The route up Cross Street involves moving the Cenataph, which won't be popular.

[DrFilth]

proably the same now jenna firms put in a tender and if they win they get the job
we used to have a good laugh with one lot of them they seem to come from hebden bridge area and were in the pub nearly every night
i have some pictures of some of them, they had a birthday party for one of the older guys and had a police woman stripogram turn up

[DrFilth]

they can't cope on a busy day now gromit the rush hour is murder

packed in like sardines

[Gromit]

I know DrFilth, a victim of its own success.
For safety reasons, they cannot get anymore trams along Moseley Street and Piccadilly at rush hour. The Second City Crossing will mean a lot more trams can be got through the City Centre on two lines instead of the present one.

http://www.tfgm.com/Metrolink2cc/

[DrFilth]

did not know that it was for safety reasons

it is like the free shuttle bus at rush hour you have to walk up to the station to get on as they are all full up and will let no more on in piccadilly

[Gromit]

The Manchester Shuttle Link originally ran on 18 buses. The replacement fleet consists of 20 buses, but they probably need 30.

[DrFilth]

itchy did about 10 trips one morning soon after starting back on the buses and he had only 1 passenger get on


stopping at piccadily station he got off and had a walk round the bus







up at top of the front of the bus it said




sorry not in service , none of the other drivers flashed him or pointed it out

[Eve]

I can definitely see the benefit of getting more trams to run through, they could do with it to increase the amount of trams they can get on the lines as it is let alone with all the new lines to be. Just seems a shame that the route isn't more beneficial in other ways with say more stops across a wider reach across the city rather than just the one by Exchange Square which is only a few minutes walk from other stops at Victoria and Shude Hill.

I guess they are so limited with space though and at least have had Cross St/Corporation St nearly enough pedestrianised for some time now and I imagine Deangate would an absolute no, insufficient space, too much traffic already and so many events.

I'm not so keen on the new trams. They might look a lot swankier but so much harder to get a seat now, even when it's quiet, all standing room with little room to sit and I find they are a lot bouncier on the lines (well from side to side). I don't get the tram as a commuter anymore since I moved but still get them quite often. Definitely don't miss trying to get home when the football was on at Old Trafford!

[DrFilth]

well they will come in handy for city fans when it is up and running to ashton

[Gromit]

You in Ashton DrFilth? I'm in Hyde.

[DrFilth]

droylsden

[Gromit]

Know it well.