(29 Jan 2016, 7:59 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote My opinion is the non standard type of OLE that's only used on Tramways in Mainland Europe.
Power supplies will not be replaced for the certain future unless reliability gets worse than it currently is.
Though the majority of track between Pelaw and Sunderland will be life expired in 2 years, Having been new in 1978 though a section between Pelaw and Fellgate was replaced in 2014.
Wonder if they'll replace that then, it might take a while but it'll be worth it... as long as they get new trains to