Author: MarkO

There is so much interest and discussion about the ‘Second City Crossing’ (2CC), the Phase 3b extensions and ideas for ‘fantasy’ Metrolink extensions in the long term future, that the Metrolink Construction thread on the main Construction pages seems a bit crowded.

So at this risk of having one too many separate Metrolink threads (please delete this one Bammy/admins if this is the case?) and because after all these are not currently under construction (and possibly unlikely to be for several years) I wondered if it might be wise to have this as a seperate thread on the main page?

It would then leave the existing thread ‘Metrolink Construction’ thread clear to focus soley on the current 3a build and we can have a good old goss on here about future plans!!

And in order to kick things off, I promised forummers there I would knock on the door of the GMPTE Press Office regarding future maps and how the routes were going to be shown on those.

I’ve now had some answers back that I’m working up into a full article on Metrolink design issues, but in the meantime lets get this thread rolling with something the Press Office have kindly supplied to me, and I think it may be that this is it’s first public outing in this exact form?!

While it doesn’t show 2CC stop names or any individual service routings, it does appear to me, correct me if I’m wrong, to show the "full extent" of what is currently being looked at – aside from tram-trains or so-called "Phase 4" (long long term fantasy ideas).

So enjoy and welcome to a new and hopefully fun thread.

🙂
Mark

Forgive me, I know little about sport and Football in particular, but I was struck by this chart I saw somewhere and wondered what forummers thought of it:

PREMIERSHIP ONLY

BY MET COUNTY & OTHER:
GREATER LONDON 5
Chelsea, Fulham, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham
GREATER MANCHESTER 4
Man Utd, Man City, Wigan, Bolton
WEST MIDLANDS 3
Aston Villa, Birmingham, Wolves
MERSEYSIDE 2
Liverpool, Everton
TYNE & WEAR 1
Sunderland
WEST YORKS 0
SOUTH YORKS 0
OTHERS 5
Stoke, Blackburn, Burnley, Hull, Portsmouth

BY REGION:
NORTH WEST 8
LONDON/SE 6
MIDLANDS 4
NORTH EAST 1
YORKS/HUMBER 1
EAST 0
SOUTH WEST 0

PREMIERSHIP PLUS LEAGUE 1

BY MET COUNTY & OTHER:
GREATER LONDON 9
Chelsea, Fulham, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham, Leyton Orient, Brentford, Millwall, Charlton
GREATER MANCHESTER 6
Man Utd, Man City, Wigan, Bolton, Stockport, Oldham
WEST MIDLANDS 4
Aston Villa, Birmingham, Wolves, Walsall
MERSEYSIDE 3
Liverpool, Everton, Tranmere
WEST YORKS 2
Leeds United, Huddersfield
TYNE & WEAR 1
Sunderland
SOUTH YORKS 0
OTHER 20
Stoke, Blackburn, Burnley, Hull, Portsmouth, Norwich, Colchester, Swindon, MK Dons, Bristol Rovers, Hartlepool, Southampton, Southend, Exeter, Yeovil
Carlisle, Brighton, Gillingham, Wycombe

BY REGION
LONDON/SE 15
NORTH WEST 12
MIDLANDS 6
SOUTH WEST 4
YORKS/ HUMBER 3
EAST 3
NORTH EAST 2

Doesn’t mean much to me other than North West teams seem to be enjoying a period of batting above their weight and for some reason the North East teams are having a hard time of it this season, but wondered if you forummers might wanna comment??

Hi, am searching for nice-looking railway maps from round the world for a project I’m working on so thought it would be a good idea to ask you forummers and also a good excuse to post some pretty piccies of rail maps from the world.

I’ll get the ball rolling but please add your own !

* Detailed map of the NYCRR from around 1876 proudly announcing its 4 track route:

* France by 1914:

* Beautiful 3D-esque relief map of Scotland produced by the LNER/LMS around 1934:

* Uganda Railways poster of early 1920s:

* How the Canadian west was opened up by the railroad:

* The Australian system in 1907 before the sides of the country were connected:

* What was existent and planned in Ireland by 1906 in the Viceregal Commission report:

*The South West of Russia down to Odessa/Black Sea in 1899:

* What Spain has/planned by 1864:

* Britains ‘Southern Railway’ links to the Continent:

So now it’s your turn! Show us what you’ve got!? 🙂