I think they run round a bit nearer to where the Car Barn is, memory tells me the council wanted the MER to stop crossing the road. Superb joined up thinking by the council, lets make things more difficult for public transport. Though in truth the MER is less of a Transport but more of a Theme park line these days. Perhaps when the world has tipped past the environmental disaster point they may understand what a zero carbon method of public transport consists of.
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A lovely looking model. I just wish I had the skills to do one justice. I know practice makes perfect but I still struggle with basic kits sometimes
At Peterborough, they were next to one of the other small manufacturers who had a very nice model of a small steam tram - oh so tempting to put the two together
You might be surprised how well you can do. My skills are not stellar, but I am quite happy with my wooden kit builds. My weak point is paint preparation and final finish, but the good thing is you can always just sand the thing down and give it another go.
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That's the big issue with train trams - they have to operate at low speeds like the DLR, as the wheel profile is steeper to accommodate the sharp curves, but would set up a 'hunting' motion above something like 25mph (from memory).
Certainly Depot speeds would be much less than or around 25kph over tight curves. These will be operating at much higher speeds than that though, 100kph stated on the main line. We know Croydon Trams get a good lick on in the Tunnels and former railway plus dedicated lines out of Town but have to slow severely for Street sections and the curve leading to the road after the tunnels.
Obviously then, the curvature isn't as tight as the DLR - I've not seen shots of the DLR from the air like that.Certainly Depot speeds would be much less than or around 25kph over tight curves. These will be operating at much higher speeds than that though, 100kph stated on the main line. We know Croydon Trams get a good lick on in the Tunnels and former railway plus dedicated lines out of Town but have to slow severely for Street sections and the curve leading to the road after the tunnels.
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Brand-new electric tram trains that will revolutionise transport across the South Wales valleys have been unveiled at their new £100 million depot at Taff’s Well.news.tfw.wales
A pic from the almost end of today at Port Soller
Both lines a mix of old railways and new construction to Tram type standards, Cardiff System Excepted (plus DLR) has not yet branched out onto roads for their Docklands extensions, I think there are still arguments going on about route, money you know the usual stoppers for any new rail infrastructure projects. I read today in Rail that the Fawley project has been cancelled due to alleged bad value to taxpayers, those local ones will need to manage as best they can on busy substandard roads or on busses stuck in the same traffic. Beeching reversal appears to be dead n burried now.
The Fawley cancellation is a bad choice - simple geography will show that. Decisions made by those who don't have to suffer the problems
The average speed of DLR trains is 80 km/h, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h. 80kmh is the usual maximum speed of light railways in Europe, although London Tramlink has had its maximum speed reduced to 70kmh in the panic following the Sandilands derailment
