Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
(20 Nov 2022, 7:25 pm)Rob44 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...n-25555720
chronicle readers who live/work in washington think it will be a great idea.
Don't really know the place that well. I just visit the pubs so hopefully there will be a stop next to a few of them
(20 Nov 2022, 7:25 pm)Rob44 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...n-25555720
chronicle readers who live/work in washington think it will be a great idea.
Don't really know the place that well. I just visit the pubs so hopefully there will be a stop next to a few of them
Network Rail and RMT strikes confirmed for 13th &14th, 16th & 17th December. 3rd & 4th, 6th & 7th January. No Metros Pelaw-South Hylton.
(27 Nov 2022, 1:12 pm)Unber43 Are the people working on the metro flow project working 24/7?
(27 Nov 2022, 1:12 pm)Unber43 Are the people working on the metro flow project working 24/7?
Metro are suffering from Driver Shortages which is quite worrying as trains are only heading to Park Lane every 24 mins with extension to South Hylton being closed & the closure of the south shields line aswell
Does anyone know when the new trains are coming into service as there seems to be an incident / train fault all the time
(10 Dec 2022, 7:40 pm)Unber43 Metro are suffering from Driver Shortages which is quite worrying as trains are only heading to Park Lane every 24 mins with extension to South Hylton being closed & the closure of the south shields line aswellThe new trains will be testing during 2023, looking unlikely that any will enter service before September 2023
Does anyone know when the new trains are coming into service as there seems to be an incident / train fault all the time
(10 Dec 2022, 7:40 pm)Unber43 Metro are suffering from Driver Shortages which is quite worrying as trains are only heading to Park Lane every 24 mins with extension to South Hylton being closed & the closure of the south shields line aswellThe new trains will be testing during 2023, looking unlikely that any will enter service before September 2023
Does anyone know when the new trains are coming into service as there seems to be an incident / train fault all the time
If you're talking about a less frequent service to South Hylton, there has to be consideration about turning back at Sunderland/Park Lane. I personally think that cutting frequency in any circumstance is a bad thing, but the frequency is every 12 minues (5 TPH) and the times I have been on that section and judging by the 200,000 - 300,000 pre covid yearly ridership, the service seams a bit much for a line that sees low ridership compared to the South Shields branch or the coast loop. The line could do with 24 minute (2.5 TPH) service (20 minutes (3 TPH) when new trains get in).
(21 Dec 2022, 6:15 pm)NEbushopper If you're talking about a less frequent service to South Hylton, there has to be consideration about turning back at Sunderland/Park Lane. I personally think that cutting frequency in any circumstance is a bad thing, but the frequency is every 12 minues (5 TPH) and the times I have been on that section and judging by the 200,000 - 300,000 pre covid yearly ridership, the service seams a bit much for a line that sees low ridership compared to the South Shields branch or the coast loop. The line could do with 24 minute (2.5 TPH) service (20 minutes (3 TPH) when new trains get in).I hate when frequencies are cut too, but like a 100 seater metro train (just a guesstimate) does anyone actual know the capacity, at every 12 mins, and the newer ones will carry a lot more. And the metro is off and reduce frequency at every 20 mins a replacement bus service which has 1/3 of the seats is all thats required some cuts are probs needed.
(21 Dec 2022, 6:15 pm)NEbushopper If you're talking about a less frequent service to South Hylton, there has to be consideration about turning back at Sunderland/Park Lane. I personally think that cutting frequency in any circumstance is a bad thing, but the frequency is every 12 minues (5 TPH) and the times I have been on that section and judging by the 200,000 - 300,000 pre covid yearly ridership, the service seams a bit much for a line that sees low ridership compared to the South Shields branch or the coast loop. The line could do with 24 minute (2.5 TPH) service (20 minutes (3 TPH) when new trains get in).I hate when frequencies are cut too, but like a 100 seater metro train (just a guesstimate) does anyone actual know the capacity, at every 12 mins, and the newer ones will carry a lot more. And the metro is off and reduce frequency at every 20 mins a replacement bus service which has 1/3 of the seats is all thats required some cuts are probs needed.
I was hoping for some New Year's Day reading to mellow the hangover. Has the actual business case for the Washington Loop been made public?
Given the track history of NEXUS and major schemes such as QCS, Project Orpheus, Western Links to name a few, I would love to have a read where the say all the extra passengers are coming from if the alignment down the east of Washington is correct.
