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I'm a massive fan of dot matrix displays. The old ones did a fantastic job of exactly what they were designed to do - clear and fast information. The new models feel like a refinement, rather than re-inventing the wheel. Dot matrix has key advantages when it comes to size, clarity, brightness...

Just below The Forest tram stop, track gets flooded all the time. Although this looks deep enough to risk water coming in through the doors!

Yesterday when I took a walk to see the river in all it's glory, I got caught out by flooding at Wilford Lane: It was coming out a manhole, so was almost certainly black water - mostly smelled soapy, so guessing it was mostly bath, shower, dish and washing machine water, but obviously still...

Full communications failure on the trams again, as of around ~10:30 this evening. This will be the radio system used to communicate between the control room and drivers cab, I assume. Sounds like a central failure of the equipment in the depot itself! Surprised they don't have redundant...

Thanks for the heads up - I've opted for Tamworth in the end via London NorthWestern Railway

Train nerds - I'm stranded in st pancras and need to get home to Notts. I can potentially employ a friend to pick me up - what's my best option?

Less weekend overtime payments for contractors? The map seems to suggest there should be a thorough route for traffic!

(Feel free to move to International Transport if more suitable location - Eurostar does run in the UK though!) Regarding this article: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/10/12/evolyn-the-high-speed-rail-startup-with-mystery-investors-coming-for-eurostars-crown It will be interesting to see...

:oops: - at least 15 then! Good point. IMO Erewash Valley line has some real potential and I'm very keen on transitioning it to a slow/slow/fast/fast layout with electrification and the lot, although you'd need even more to get the EMR service electric - even if it was split in two at...

Line closures to take place for track renewals during October. https://westbridgfordwire.com/major-tram-engineering-works-in-october/ First is 22nd to 24th of October. No tram service to run between Market Sq and Station. Looks like outer curve rails are being renewed crossing onto the great...

Electrification of Hope Valley is probably possible, but probably one of the more challenging routes given how much of the line is in long, deep tunnels. It would probably have a lot of benefit to the services given the reasonably steep gradients and future fairly intensive service pattern. Of...

The unpopular and very expensive London to Birmingham bit will go ahead, while the more popular and cheaper Birmingham northwards bit will be cancelled - make sense?

Tram strike called off over Goose Fair: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66949240 10% pay rise for affected staff.

Yikes! These rules often seem like dictat, but unfortunately they are born out of these accidents. I would think people would be more careful when carrying hot drinks and try to carry them low down to avoid dropping them on people! But eliminating the risk by serving at seats probably makes...

I was excited about Crossrail from an engineering perspective, but didn't think I'd actually use it other than for the sake of doing so. Funnily enough, these days I use it a few times a year, as a result of business travel to London. Excited for 810s on EMR, again didn't think I'd use them...

Thank you! Probably the first time someone's complimented my idea in all my time posting :oops: The impression I get in terms of service changes is that NET sets their own agenda for the most part. If it was framed as a move for reliability, they probably have a better chance of getting away...

A couple more trams might be all that is needed to give their maintenance teams chance to catch up! That said, it also depends if they are aware which trams are at risk of failure. The other option is to purchase new vehicles, purely to allow them more maintenance time. May still be possible on...

Yeah, I have thought about this, and this certainly isn't perfect, keep the 7m on Hucknall/Toton and drop Phoenix Park/Clifton to 10m. Phoenix Park's would probably bunch up with Hucknall's at certain times, but operating on line of sight, wouldn't be much of an issue. This is as someone who...

Power failure between Bulwell and The Forest - no service running at present. Just a few days after this article was released, after the network recorded its lowest reliability figures to date: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66778225 Imo it seems like the management are...

With the works complete for the past couple weeks, things seem to be going alright for now. Not much changes on the track, very similar to Hyson Green curve swap. Fingers crossed there isn't another two week shutdown on the northern leg same time next year... :s