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http://documents.newport.gov.uk/Northgate.WebSearch/(S(jsg2m4bwmiw50deoj4ni2jbc))/Results.aspxI can't find any evidence of this planning application of Neport Council's database.
http://documents.newport.gov.uk/Northgate.WebSearch/(S(jsg2m4bwmiw50deoj4ni2jbc))/Results.aspxI can't find any evidence of this planning application of Neport Council's database.
Thanks. Something nice to read this evening...
Do you honestly think that has happened?I take it that the overhead work done thus far has taken account of a new station at St.Mellons and that nothing will have to be moved to insert the platforms? It would be crazy to have to go to the expense of tearing down the new catenary in order to build the new station.
It’s not been factored in. Track, masts and wires will have to move soon..
Going outside the railway boundary normally needs a TWA order, and we all know how long those can take. I don't think slewing a bit of track and replacing a handful of OLE supports is a big part of the cost of the station, but the track part would be an identifiable extra spend that can't be hidden in an existing budget, so someone would have to find a source of funding in advance of the main project.
Not sure if that would work here. If a platform needs to be inserted between existing tracks then at least one track will have to move by a platform width, which is more than the track spacing. So any supports placed next to that track will be blocking the path of the re-aligned track. I guess it's just possible that the track will be so far on the other side that the support can be re-used with the bracket on the other side, but new supports will be easier than trying to achieve that.Or depending on the location of the masts, just build the platform around them - that's exactly what they did when the 12-car extensions were added at Bletchley.
Doubling of tracks. I wonder if wholesale or just more passing loops?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-45732233
- £21.1m for the Merthyr line for track doubling between Merthyr Tydfil and Pentrebach, and between Merthyr Vale and Quakers Yard. New platforms will be constructed to accommodate the track doubling, with an improved interchange at Merthyr Tydfil station, new ramped access at Pentrebach and a new platform and footbridge at Quakers Yard.
- £27.4m for the Treherbert line to allow sufficient infrastructure works along the full length of the line, including track doubling from north of Ynyswen to the south of Treorchy and north of Llwynypia to south of Dinas. The scheme also includes new platforms.
- £23.7m for the Aberdare line for track doubling, new platform construction and other infrastructure work to allow the service to be increased to four trains per hour along the full length of the line from Abercynon to Aberdare. Track doubling will take place between Aberdare and Cwmbach, Fernhill and Penrhiwceiber, and north of Abercynon. The scheme includes a new platform, new step-free access and new waiting rooms at Aberdare, and an enhanced interchange at Abercynon.
- £19.5m for the Rhymney line to undertake track doubling south of Rhymney, north of Tir Phil and around Bargoed. The funding will also be used for other infrastructure work to allow the service to be increased to four trains per hour and provide new platforms, including step-free access and a new waiting room at Rhymney.
- £27.3m will also be allocated towards the £50m Taff’s Well depot scheme. The depot will house tram trains. Trimodes, which will switch
some more in depth detail here
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/south-wales-metro-project-gets-15234116
However the big thing to note is that they did not have all the funding in place when they announced the winner in June!
Interchange at Merthyr? Being a terminus unless the build new lines can only be in connection with buses surely?
As the Metro covers buses as well, interchange between the two is important. Heads of the Valleys is one of the major links that will be done with buses and presumably will interchange with trains at Merthyr.Interchange at Merthyr? Being a terminus unless the build new lines can only be in connection with buses surely?
As the Metro covers buses as well, interchange between the two is important. Heads of the Valleys is one of the major links that will be done with buses and presumably will interchange with trains at Merthyr.
I doubt it very much, seeing as buses in South Wales are run by a mixture of private and public operators (the public ones being Cardiff Bus and Newport Bus) and at present TfW has no control over bus operations in Wales.Are all the busses in the valleys and south wales getting metro branding?
I gather that, BUT it will take some major work as Tesco bought the site of what was once a LOT of space which I remember well!!!! Now, there is hardly any and the so called new bus station will be at the site of the old police station, but there is no leeway for direct buses between them in terms of an 'Interchange'. Would love to see how they get around it!
The new bus station will be a slightly shorter walk than the old one, about 200m from the rail bufferstops, with a simpler access route via the stairs and ramps to Masonic St. then across High St. to Swan St. A two or or three minute walk I guess and no need for a shuttle link between the two. See map below:
Green = old bus station. Red = new bus station. Blue = rail. Pink = pedestrian routes.
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A bus interchange was built right next to the railway station some years back. Hardly any buses ever used it - possibly because it's too small. I've always said that Tesco was built in the wrong place. The bus station should have moved to Station Yard and the old Tesco's allowed to expand into the vacated bus station. The road network is more robust around Castle Street. The neighbourhood around Station Yard is now frequently gridlocked with some of the highest nitrogen oxide pollution levels in the country. Very short-sighted planning by the local council.I gather that, BUT it will take some major work as Tesco bought the site of what was once a LOT of space which I remember well!!!! Now, there is hardly any and the so called new bus station will be at the site of the old police station, but there is no leeway for direct buses between them in terms of an 'Interchange'. Would love to see how they get around it!
The room is filling up for the second session of #MetroAndMe, which will see a panel of experts including Chair of Regional Transport Authority @HuwJDavidCC discuss what the Metro means for the Valleys.
Can you give some context to this screenshot? It looks a bit like a Q&A session, but it isn't clear who's providing the answers.
Mistake , there was supposed to be text ill fix that now!Can you give some context to this screenshot? It looks a bit like a Q&A session, but it isn't clear who's providing the answers.
You also need to be aware that several blind forum members access the forum using screen readers, which can't process images. (And then there's those browsing on limited bandwith, unable to load pictures, etc.) For those people, your post will just appear to be an empty void.
Because of this, it's forum policy to caption or explain images in your posts, so as to make conversations accessible to all. (As your picture is a picture of text, a transcript would be even better.
Great, thanks.Mistake , there was supposed to be text ill fix that now!
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This blog post seems interesting although not sure if all of this is confirmed but it states that metro vehicles were not allowed on the Rhymney line as the battery power isn't sufficient for the gradient and that regenerative braking will be the main source of power for the batteries.
https://anonw.com/2018/06/06/the-greening-of-the-valleys/