Non-Believer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 37 minutes ago, Twitch said: Can someone explain to me the business case and need for allowing MER trams to run to the end of the promenade? I sincerely hope that some of our elected have the backbone to ask questions about this. Not only the practicality if not safety grounds but on what political authorisation? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: Aye.... but here's the thing....... the old Summerland site will be turned into a park & ride (car park) for those commuting into Douglas. After all it worked so well when they did it earlier in the Prom project and laid on special buses. With special trams they might be able to get the usage up into single figures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Roger Mexico said: After all it worked so well when they did it earlier in the Prom project and laid on special buses. With special trams they might be able to get the usage up into single figures. You might get some people on the route 30 bus then. It baffles me what that bus actually is for, apart from carrying air along the prom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: You might get some people on the route 30 bus then. It baffles me what that bus actually is for, apart from carrying air along the prom It's because Longworth is convinced that there are thousands of people living along the Prom who would rather sit on a bus that takes 20-30 minutes to go all round the houses than walk/cycle along the Prom to get onto Town in less time than that. It's also the reason for the traffic mess-ups at both ends of Glencrutchery Road, so the empty buses can complete their circuit on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I see the 4 week plan they publish on the myprom site is now over 4 weeks old 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 7 hours ago, thesultanofsheight said: Yes it will be great for all those tourists who stay in Ramsey (!) Roll off the boat as a foot passenger with all your bags for your 2 week stay then just walk to the end of the prom from the Sea Terminal and hey presto 2 hours later you’re in Ramsey. With a bad dose of piles from all the jolting from the solid wood seat of an MER tram. Utopia! an opening then for somebody to sell cushions on the ferry crossing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Well I was more referring to the speculated Birch Hill - Farmhill Light Rail project that is utter utter pie in the sky bollocks. See, you're not thinking ahead here. This is where the overhead monorail comes into play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: It's because Longworth is convinced that there are thousands of people living along the Prom who would rather sit on a bus that takes 20-30 minutes to go all round the houses than walk/cycle along the Prom to get onto Town in less time than that. It's also the reason for the traffic mess-ups at both ends of Glencrutchery Road, so the empty buses can complete their circuit on time. It must be because they announced that you could ask for a free transfer ticket for some journeys from Onchan so why not just catch the route 1,2,11,12 etc up to Onchan and then transfer there to the equivalent routes going back into Douglas and the same coming from Onchan, change in Douglas with a free transfer if for some strange reason you wanted to go from Onchan to somewhere along the promenade. Be cheaper than running an empty bus around all day. 6 new buses have arrived and are parked at Banks Circus. Edited August 17, 2020 by ellanvannin2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Just now, ellanvannin2010 said: It must be because they announced that you could ask for a free transfer ticket for some journeys from Onchan so why not just catch the route 1,2,11,12 etc up to Onchan and then transfer there to the equivalent routes going back into Douglas and the same coming from Onchan, change in Douglas with a free transfer if for some strange reason you wanted to go from Onchan to somewhere along the promenade. Be cheaper than running an empty bus around all day Well obviously - though in practice the people wanting to travel that way will probably be on free passes anyway. But from what I gather, Longworth simply announced that he 'had' to do this and everyone else had to work round it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: It must be because they announced that you could ask for a free transfer ticket for some journeys from Onchan so why not just catch the route 1,2,11,12 etc up to Onchan and then transfer there to the equivalent routes going back into Douglas and the same coming from Onchan, change in Douglas with a free transfer if for some strange reason you wanted to go from Onchan to somewhere along the promenade. Be cheaper than running an empty bus around all day. 6 new buses have arrived and are parked at Banks Circus. And folk wonder why the buses aren't used. It's easier to plan a world trip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 3 hours ago, GD4ELI said: A good idea IMO. Possibly, but why the deceit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Is my cynical mind deceiving me, or are there parallels to be drawn here with the construction of a carpark on Richmond Hill that our politicos claimed to know nothing about after its completion? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, doc.fixit said: And folk wonder why the buses aren't used. It's easier to plan a world trip. certainly cheaper... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 and probably quicker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, ellanvannin2010 said: It must be because they announced that you could ask for a free transfer ticket for some journeys from Onchan so why not just catch the route 1,2,11,12 etc up to Onchan and then transfer there to the equivalent routes going back into Douglas and the same coming from Onchan, change in Douglas with a free transfer if for some strange reason you wanted to go from Onchan to somewhere along the promenade. Be cheaper than running an empty bus around all day. 6 new buses have arrived and are parked at Banks Circus. They can’t win can they ? If they continue using fossil fueled busses, they are wrong, then if they buy hybrid or full electric busses, they are slated again. Make your fucking minds up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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