Watched this in 2020, great video David!

Man, I wish other cities like Leeds and Bristol had something like the metrolink

@yurfavvdevss

3 ай бұрын

they have the northern rail?

The Fallowfield Line was used for a light rail demonstration when Metrolink was being planned. This used Docklands Light Railway No 11 which was delivered directly to Manchester for the purpose fitted with a pantograph. The DLR uses a third rail system.

The child geek in me used to go from oldham to manchester to watch the building of the metrolink in the early 90s. Its amazing to look back how different the city centre was before the metrolink.

I love this video. Incredibly interested and well edited. Great job. Love it

Well done, David! Keep creating such tram and rail films, who about the other UK & Irish cities? Look forward to hear more from you.

Great video!!

Amazing Documentary

Really great documantary video with a lot of well-founded information of Manchester public passenger transport Metro-Link. Thank you very much. Good luck to you and best greetings from Germany. Günter.

Great Video. I’m impressed that Manchester’s Metrolink System has had so many upgrades. The Supertram in Sheffield, which has so much potential, has only had 1 extension - that being the Tram-Train service- since it was opened in 1994. I guess it just comes down to funding formulae😢

Hi David. Liked that as I live in Manchester and love the metrolink especially now it goes to Trafford Pk 👍🏻

Brilliant video very informative and I love your passion for all things Rail you really would make a good good TV documentary if you ever got the chance

It is incredible to see both the success of this tram system and its expansion. Living in Leeds it’s deeply frustrating seeing all Leeds failed attempts and the success such a transport system would bring to the city. Perhaps you should do a video on ‘Leeds Failed Rails’?

Informative

The Ordsall Chord in many ways made trans Pennine travel worse. Because it linked Victoria and Piccadilly they decided to route too many trains between them. Trans Pennine routes that used to do Stalybridge direct to a terminus platform at Piccadilly were re-routed via Victoria and the Ordsall Chord to a through platform at Piccadilly. There are 10 terminus platforms at Piccadilly but only 2 through platforms (one each way) causing huge delays. The result was that the fasted train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly took at least 15 minutes longer after the change...

@DavidFrankal

3 жыл бұрын

You're preaching to the choir there! If anyone knows the nightmare that is Platforms 13/14 at Manchester Piccadilly it's me

6:40 THE OLD MAN 😭😭😭

So many extensions have been built on Metrolink but all Sheffield Supertram has managed was a 2 station extension to a town already served by bus and rail that was delayed for a thousand years

Another possible extension would be a convertion of the East Lancashire Railway from Bury to Rawtensall, which would carry the yellow line. They could also do a branch from Rochdale to Shawforth, which would carry the grey line. A possible idea with tram-trains is that the yellow line would be extended on the Hope Valley line to Rose Hill (Marple), and then maybe rebuild the railway line between marple and Macclesfield. They could also extend the purple line to Hadfield or Glossop.

@Mikeb1001

2 жыл бұрын

Pushing it too far. There are big holes in the network as it stands such as no link in the direction of Bolton that needs settling and I also feel at this point that a London style circular line maybe around the M60 would help alleviate traffic issues

i’m acc rlly worried about 7:46 because trams have loads of volts and can kill you easily if you’re too close. there’s no trams, yes, but still trams are very fast and might not have enough time to stop because it takes so long

@DavidFrankal

3 ай бұрын

I can assure you touching a tram isn't going to kill you from electric shocks. Wouldn't stand in front of one when it's moving though.

...adding a second route between Victoria “AnD sT. PetErS SquARe”... 9:14

@DavidFrankal

5 жыл бұрын

I ballsed that up when it was originally filmed and said "Exchange Square"

3:47 now that's what I like to see, 2 schemes proposed they do both, 5 years ago, 20 schemes were proposed and about 3 were put forward

Everybody else: Manchester This legend: Manch’ster

FREE BUS??? Who decided that was a good name!?!??

@irl_zulu

5 жыл бұрын

@python_megapixel Metroshuttle is much catchier though!!!

@rabd9881

3 жыл бұрын

I guess it gets to the point but yeah Metroshuttle was a better name

How about Stalybridge, via Ashton to Stockport or using the route that the current Parliamentary "Friday Ghost Train" takes from Stalybridge to Stockport, if it is different to Stalybridge via Ashton to Stockport and then link up with trams to the Airport and also Manchester via what is currently the 192 bus route, up Wellington Road, Levenshulme, etc

Coming in 2047 extension to LONDON

Loving your work! Looking forward to watching more of your gubbins. However, it needs to be said that Cannon Street bus station wasn't destroyed by the IRA bomb, but remained in operation until at least 2002, when I'd occasionally use it to get the 17 bus to Middleton. That is unless it was some kind of hallucination, which isn't unlikely for that time...! Carry on though, excellent work.

@DavidFrankal

4 жыл бұрын

It was closed when the Arndale was rebuild, following the bombing... I hadn't realised it took that long!

@rapidpig

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidFrankal - Oh yeah, it's never really stopped, in a way...

@Mikeb1001

2 жыл бұрын

The IRA bomb hastened it's demise in a way, I think they wanted rid for a while and the extra funding that we got after 96 to rebuild the city meant we could do it

december 2020 and that sign on market street still has issues

I'm sure Woodlands Road was open at selected times (Sundays only?) while Abraham Moss was open for a while

@DavidFrankal

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Abraham Moss opened in 2011 but Woodlands Road remained open until Queens Road opened in 2013 - it was only served at limited times during this middle period.

@DavidFrankal

5 жыл бұрын

It wasn't Sundays only - in fact, I believe it was closed on Sundays

@jacklewis9829

5 жыл бұрын

@@DavidFrankal I remember visiting the transport museum nearby around 2012, we went to get a tram from there back into the city centre, but the driver of a passing tram made an external PA announcement I think telling us they didn't stop there on that day

@jacklewis9829

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm getting confused with the stops, I see now haha

6:41 oh god

great vid but id recommend taking a lesson in sound editing

I live on the bury tram line

@MCSHlTHEAD1

5 жыл бұрын

You live on a tram line?

4:24 just eat tram.

@nothisispatrick6180

5 жыл бұрын

I see that tram all over the place well there is 2 trams in that livery 3099 and some other one

Hello everyone! I'm currently campaigning for the Department for Transport to fund Platforms 15 & 16 at Manchester Piccadilly. You can help by signing the petition --> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/232155

@Mikeb1001

2 жыл бұрын

But it already takes a million years to get to 13 and 14 - hence why I know it as Platform 14 3/4 - it would be easier to run through a magic portal!

5:24 Or "Gumpty", as I used to called it. Useless!

Metrolink is so slow, it’s ridiculous. Even on the off-street sections.

@DavidFrankal

5 жыл бұрын

Bit harsh that...

@dambuster6387

5 жыл бұрын

Its faster than a bus and more frequent and it does not stop as frequent as a bus and no rush hour traffic jams to contend with.

@barrysteven5964

Жыл бұрын

You must have had a bad experience. It can be slow in sections through towns but I regularly get the Bury tram and it's very fast on the old railway sections.