mrmw Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 One might wonder from this an previous posts if mrmw is a stagecoach employee I’ll clear this up for you .... nope i’m not- I’m a regular 9-5er with an office job who commutes daily via Supertram Funnily enough I suspected you of being an ex Stagecoach employee with an axe to grind ---------- Post added 18-02-2018 at 20:26 ---------- Hardly a "vendetta" in my opinion - just an honest comment about what appears to be an increasing debacle with these new vehicles (paid for by lots of public money) & they seem to be unfit for purpose. You appear to think that this situation is acceptable mrmw - & it should be swept under the carpet, at a time of unprecedented pressure on public finances...?? Nicely edited from the original post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I’ll clear this up for you .... nope i’m not- I’m a regular 9-5er with an office job who commutes daily via Supertram Funnily enough I suspected you of being an ex Stagecoach employee with an axe to grind ---------- Post added 18-02-2018 at 20:26 ---------- Nicely edited from the original post Do you think all is well with the tram/train ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl1 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I’ll clear this up for you .... nope i’m not- I’m a regular 9-5er with an office job who commutes daily via Supertram Funnily enough I suspected you of being an ex Stagecoach employee with an axe to grind ---------- Post added 18-02-2018 at 20:26 ---------- Nicely edited from the original post No never worked for Stagecoach just someone who moved to Sheffield and was surprised at the lack of customer focus. Don't get me wrong I am not suggesting that elsewhere everything is perfect but every now and again Stagecoach do stop the excuses as to why they can not do something and act - It took several attempts including writing to the press from me including writing to the press to get them to continue the tram link buses on to Hillsborough for instance when the trams were suspended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyBandit Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 When will the rotherham to Sheffield tram be up and running? Years late and over-budget when a heavy rail solution could have been implemented far more efficiently. After operating a short while will also fall to bits. Just like the Cambridgeshire Misguided Busway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Years late and over-budget when a heavy rail solution could have been implemented far more efficiently. After operating a short while will also fall to bits. Just like the Cambridgeshire Misguided Busway. Unlike Tram Train, the 'Cambridgeshire Misguided Busway' is/was not a trial. Heavy Rail vehicles cannot physically operate on tram tracks on urban streets. Neither can trams operate on heavy rail. The trial is to establish if a vehicle can run on an urban tram system and British heavy rail so as to exploit the miles of under used rail track that has no link to centres of population If you have a heavy rail solution please save the country a fortune and tell us. As you haven't then perhaps we shall see if this trial is successful or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl1 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Years late and over-budget when a heavy rail solution could have been implemented far more efficiently. After operating a short while will also fall to bits. Just like the Cambridgeshire Misguided Busway. really many of the problems are down to Notwork Rail. true one might look at the safety standards and crash worthiness for lightly used rural lines but I would not have thought it applicable on this route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Day Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Unlike Tram Train, the 'Cambridgeshire Misguided Busway' is/was not a trial. Heavy Rail vehicles cannot physically operate on tram tracks on urban streets. Neither can trams operate on heavy rail. The trial is to establish if a vehicle can run on an urban tram system and British heavy rail so as to exploit the miles of under used rail track that has no link to centres of population If you have a heavy rail solution please save the country a fortune and tell us. As you haven't then perhaps we shall see if this trial is successful or not Is the rail line to stocksbridge from Sheffield still in operation? Could that be a future train / tram project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjones787 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Following on from their temporary withdrawal last week, the tram trains are back out in service this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Is the rail line to stocksbridge from Sheffield still in operation? Could that be a future train / tram project? Yes, the line is still in use and it could be used as a tram train route. However it is operated as a siding and has no passing places, wiring or signalling. The need to reverse at Nunnery in order to access town makes for a poor journey time. It misses or is not close enough to the centres of population along the route. Huge investment would be needed in Park and Ride schemes and feeder bus services as well a link at Victoria or Middlewood to the Supertram system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robcab Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Are the Tram drivers going to be competent in full rules and regs? If not then how are they allowed to drive on the network - If they are then surely they'll immediately move to a TOC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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