Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Oldies are Twirlies!! You're risking it putting that on Nottstalgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 I'm NOT old just back dated. or had too many birthdays Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kendaldrac 40 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Now theres talk of extending the tram across the road from Bardills into Toton Yard to serve the HS2 station then winding its way round the back of Asda to reach the Green at Long Eaton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Will it ever run smoothly ? http://www.nottinghampost.com/tram-derails-in-nottingham-s-old-market-square/story-30354383-detail/story.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Not named after the former Notts County player David Clarke, then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I wouldn't have a clue who he is MI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Ah bless it,it was only trying to do what a proper bus can do  Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I bet the driver wasn't "Glad all over" Â 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 More like "Bits & pieces" ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 3 hours ago, catfan said: Will it ever run smoothly ? http://www.nottinghampost.com/tram-derails-in-nottingham-s-old-market-square/story-30354383-detail/story.html The trams are off the rails. The city council are off the rails. When is this tram nonsense going to be sorted? When are we going to have an efficient reliable system?  2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Oh no, not gain ! Â http://www.nottinghampost.com/shuttle-buses-needed-after-nottingham-tram-issues/story-30420879-detail/story.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 When is someone going to admit it's been a dreadful mistake? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 An expensive dreadful mistake ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Years ago they got rid of the trams and tarmaced over the tracks. They discovered buses could go almost anywhere, not just on a specific route and if one broke down you could drive around it. When will they ever learn? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 My daughter who lives in Toton has used it to get to Beeston, which is ok. However, when going to the QMC or into Nottingham, then it's quicker to drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 I don't know what passes for intelligence on the part of planners these days. Â I can't say much about the trams as I have not been in Nottingham since they started running. Â Seems to me like the old trolley buses were a good idea before they took them out. Â About a mile from where I live our road intersects with a major highway. Â Very busy in these days with big trucks etc. It can be miserable to try to turn onto it. Â When it clears in one direction traffic is coming in the other. Â One of these days somebody is going to get killed there. Â The locals have suggested the state install a traffic light. Â Oh no! Â The powers that be want to put in a traffic island at enormous expense. Â This in spite of the fact that traffic islands are rare in the US. Â Folks don't know how to handle them and don't want it. Â There are traffic lights at a couple of other intersections on this road and there seems to be few problems with them. Â Everybody gets a chance to get out. Â Whatever happened to common sense? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Â Most likely the planners over there are the same as here. Non drivers ! Things look great on a computer screen, but in reality, the outside world is totally different. I wouldn't trust planners with the task of assembling the two parts of a match box. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 I'm going to tread on some toes here. When it was announced that  Nottingham was going to re-introduce trams, I was one of those that thought, oh no, not them again, blocking the roads. HOW WRONG I WAS. They are wonderful. Their timing is so accurate that you can set your watch by them; because the traffic lights give way to them. The sooner they extend the system the better - particularly if they can reduce the bottleneck at the Nuthall island.  If Nottingham has got it wrong, then so has Manchester and other cities, not only in Britain but in other countries. All forms of mechanical transport break down now and then. The trains do and so do aircraft, making travelling a damn sight more awkward than a broken-down tram.  They are here, they are not going away 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, Chulla said:    The trains do and so do aircraft, making travelling a damn sight more awkward than a broken-down tram. Not every other day tho ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 The planners have made a right blunder with the new island at the Hucknall Rd / Valley Rd junction. There's more lanes, but most folks just seem to take the direct route and jump lanes. The lanes are so wide and sweeping that drivers take the island at a faster pace than is safe. Within the first few weeks of completion, some dummy demolished a bollard and a sign  post.  Plus of course, there's the idiots who don't indicate. Another waste of money, as there was nothing wrong with the old island. No flowers yet  on the new one either ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Loppylugs, you should come to Northern Arizona and see how many traffic islands we've got. Scads of them and everyone soon got used to them,  and know they keep the traffic flowing much better than traffic lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,165 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 #68 chulla.....agree chulla.....no jams no parking,QMC visits a doddle.....silent smooth...nice chat on way.....often miss me stop thru gabbing..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 14 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: #68 chulla.....agree chulla.....no jams no parking,QMC visits a doddle.....silent smooth...nice chat on way.....often miss me stop thru gabbing..... Just frequent breakdowns !  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,165 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Mick......once our Beer was 'Frothy'.....but now its froffy Coffee........fings aint what they used to be........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 71.  I never had trouble with them around Nottingham, Katie.  Drove 'em every day on the ring road and other places. Folks new about which lane to be in and giving way to traffic already in the circle.  That was around 1966 though.  Less traffic overall.  Folks seemed more courteous. I was only in Az once on holiday in the 80s.  Can't say I remember any back then.  There were quite a lot in Edmonton, but they are gradually being removed and seemed to be big problem for a lot of drivers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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