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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2012 7:12:04 GMT
The trains to/from the Burger will do a roaring trade once the bus station shuts down.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 28, 2012 15:02:27 GMT
Live update: The east end of Princes Street leading to St Andrews Sq. still looks like a bomb site with raised sections of tram track but, err, no road around them, only gaping holes.
Good luck with opening that by next week!!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 28, 2012 15:07:32 GMT
Indeed.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 28, 2012 17:24:21 GMT
It's alright, Councillors don't have to use buses there. Nor do they have to work in that area and worry about their jobs if their workplace closes due to the large drop in footfall in retail.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2012 22:56:29 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 13, 2012 23:27:38 GMT
Wow.
Some olympic class fuckwittery going on.
Andy
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 13, 2012 23:36:47 GMT
I love the way the media now describes Princes Street as being open... when the east side of it is still closed and inaccessible.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2012 8:58:00 GMT
I can confirm it is impossible to get through there on a bus or on foot.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 27, 2012 15:16:53 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 27, 2012 23:24:46 GMT
Yes and that road is right next to where the other major roads will be shut down due to the trams.
Today, I proved I could walk a city route in half the time the buses take. Not because the buses are bad (Edinburger has an excellent bus service) but the tram works are causing massive delays.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 22, 2013 20:04:14 GMT
While flicking through my 2009 published A-Z of Edinburger, it states that the trams will run from 2011. Ahhhhh....
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 22, 2013 23:31:34 GMT
Last week they were talking about extending the network out to Dalkeith. How I laughed!
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Post by The Doctor on May 23, 2013 7:13:58 GMT
It is impossible to extend something that doesn't actually exist yet!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 23, 2013 21:56:45 GMT
You and I might think that...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 17, 2013 11:14:29 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 17, 2013 14:51:27 GMT
You assume the Edinburger trans will ever run at all!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 17, 2013 16:27:26 GMT
Have faith of the heart, chum!
Wow, those Spanish trams are cheap. We must be getting gold plated ones.
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Post by legios on Jun 19, 2013 18:23:04 GMT
Lunar Titanium, and they have Linear Cockpits for the drivers....
The tram works are now even starting to mess with the pavements - each week it is a mystery as to what the exact route through all the fences at Haymarket Station onto Dalry Road is going to be. It is as if they generate a new labyrinth every weekend ready for the start of the working week.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 27, 2013 18:30:08 GMT
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Post by legios on Jun 27, 2013 19:53:56 GMT
Wait... what? *shakes head* Ladies and Gentlemen, this is why Accountancy is sometimes a branch of stage-magic.
Karl
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 27, 2013 22:19:22 GMT
So basically... the numbers don't have a chance in hell of working out right??
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 7, 2013 11:01:37 GMT
York Place to reopen this weekend. I wonder if it will be 'open' in the same way to traffic as Princes St/St Andrews Sq was (i.e. railings down, traffic stopping cones up)?
In other news one of my friends from work had a shock a few weeks ago when his youngest found all the brightly coloured, loose and open cabling for a tram stop to play with courtesy of a workman neglecting to close up an access panel. The city council have assured him there was nothing to worry about as the cabling was "not live" at the time. And then sent him some guff about how great the trams will be (great enough to offset electrocuting your kid??).
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 8, 2013 8:12:41 GMT
Twats.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 17, 2013 14:37:51 GMT
Trams by May!I'll believe it when I see it. I like the way they say that we have to get through a Scottish winter first before we can fully commission the trams. Are they expecting them to not work if it is a bad winter??
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2013 14:40:56 GMT
Bollocks. The last Council statement claimed that driver testing was happening In September and the line would be open in December, specifically for bringing people to Princes St for Chrimbo trading!
Amazed that heads continue to not roll on this.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2013 14:43:20 GMT
Trams by May!I'll believe it when I see it. I like the way they say that we have to get through a Scottish winter first before we can fully commission the trams. Are they expecting them to not work if it is a bad winter?? One would think after taking years longer than was planned, having spent several million pounds more than was planned, and cutting the system down from 5 lines to half of 1 line that someone in charge might have thought: 'Uh, but will it work in the Winter time, uhhhhh dunno.'. -Ralph |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 17, 2013 15:01:38 GMT
Much hilarity will soon begin I expect. Princes Street looks a total mess now with those jet black tram lines and poles all along it.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 17, 2013 18:30:09 GMT
It's an absolute farce.
Andy
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Post by legios on Sept 17, 2013 19:47:23 GMT
Um, seriously? It is going to take almost another half a year to actually do testing and train the drivers... If other developments proceeded at this rate we would still be waiting for them to finish the Channel Tunnel I suspect. It isn't even as if the tram line is going to be that useful once it is finished, seeing as it is already going to places that are well served by existing public transport networks. If it was heading out to places like Firrhill who could do with the extra connectivity I could see a point to it.
Karl
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 17, 2013 20:54:34 GMT
Do Politicians live in Firrhill? That may be related to your answer.
And yes, six months to test and learn the half a line. There is forward and reverse to cover after all!
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