Boris Johnson Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Happier diner said: Correct. Very rare I believe. Or when the main pipe that runs past the river at Tesco cant cope, much more frequent AFAIK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 It moves! A few metres...while important looking men in hiviz vests watch on. Gripping stuff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Amadeus said: It moves! A few metres...while important looking men in hiviz vests watch on. Gripping stuff. Quite outstanding the way they can get their arses into gear when it suits. If they had put this much effort in at the beginning, the project would have been finished ages ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Are they going to add a horse or are they just going to keep the five men in orange vests shoving it? Looked to me like they were trying to keep it on the rails! I heard the other day that trams would have difficulty staying on those rails because the bend leading up to and from the crossing is too acute (if that makes sense!). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 22 minutes ago, Amadeus said: It moves! A few metres...while important looking men in hiviz vests watch on. Gripping stuff. 17 minutes ago, Passing Time said: Quite outstanding the way they can get their arses into gear when it suits. If they had put this much effort in at the beginning, the project would have been finished ages ago 7 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Are they going to add a horse or are they just going to keep the five men in orange vests shoving it? I’m told it has derailed… 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, John Wright said: I’m told it has derailed… Expected . The rail gap is too big between rails , 63 mm apparently , and should only be 30 mm ish as the old rails were . Longworth was warned about this but insisted it would be ok. Solution ! Change the wheel sets on the horse trams ! Edited May 18, 2022 by Numbnuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Self explanatory .. IL ...Longworth 11th September 2019, IL replies, raising concerns, in particular about the compatibility of Horse Tram wheels and MER tram wheels 12th September 2019, Redacted of SCUK following a meeting with IL sends an email to TOM, copying the mail to IL, confirming that the wheel sets will be based on MER and that if required IL would modify the 13 Horse Tram wheel sets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 21 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: I heard the other day that trams would have difficulty staying on those rails because the bend leading up to and from the crossing is too acute (if that makes sense!). Sometimes they fall over when the bend is too tight e.g. MER at Laxey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 It just completed a test run back to the stables. Seemed to run fine, if you ignore the traffic queue behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Are they going to add a horse or are they just going to keep the five men in orange vests shoving it? There's people who would pay good money for that kind of thing... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Who's that with grey hair staying in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cissolt Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Amadeus said: It just completed a test run back to the stables. Seemed to run fine, if you ignore the traffic queue behind it. He looks pretty excited to be out on the pull again. 🍆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Kopek said: Who's that with grey hair staying in the background? Where's Wally Longworth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Quite! Your new avatar looks like a certain local snooker player. You know who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Roxanne said: Are they going to add a horse or are they just going to keep the five men in orange vests shoving it? Are they the missing bus drivers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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