Topic: The Metro - Upgrades, issues, hundreds of billions

[firetotheworks]

Every.f***ing.day

They're the best advert in the world for cars.

[neesy111]

Could be worse, could be on strike. 

[maybe_next_year]

Hopeless

From 13:00 today till end of service some of our timetabled services will be cancelled due to a shortage of train crew. We will also have no additional services for the match. Passengers are advised to leave extra time for their journey. We apologise for the inconvenience.

— Tyne and Wear Metro (@My_Metro) March 9, 2019

They gave people 27 minutes notice of this?

[Stifleaay]

Yet people who apply to become a driver get told to f*** off.

[ozzrahog]

The metro is now in public ownership. Nice to have a preview of corbyn's Britain

[TBG]

The metro is now in public ownership. Nice to have a preview of corbyn's Britain

Aye it's got nothing to do with the company running it.

[firetotheworks]

...and it's lead to it finally being upgraded in 2021 too. Weird point to make.

[neesy111]

Lack of drivers available is just incompetent management.

[Stifleaay]

Lack of drivers available is just incompetent management.

This, however the wider range of problems is all down to the lack of funding for the best part of 40 years. They basically built it, and let it rot.

[neesy111]

Lack of drivers available is just incompetent management.

This, however the wider range of problems is all down to the lack of funding for the best part of 40 years. They basically built it, and let it rot.

Of course, their is no excuse for lack of drivers but it's a system that needs badly upgrading.

[Rich]

But how much would that cost man, neesy?

[neesy111]

But how much would that cost man, neesy?

Hmm, top of my head I would say 100's of billions.

[Stifleaay]

Local councillors and MP’s are putting pressure on Nexus to choose Hitachi as the preferred bidder for building the new trains on the grounds that they have a plant in the North East.
The Chronicle comments are hilarious and full of ‘The EU won’t allow it to be them’ etc.

[OCK]

Bring back the old trams, man.

[BlueStar]

Knackered again

There are no trains running between Benton and St James in both directions until further notice. This is due to problem with the overhead line. We are currently operating a limited bus replacement service 900, calling at or near to all stations between Four Lane Ends & N.Shields.

— Tyne and Wear Metro (@My_Metro) April 29, 2019

[Fugazi]

I am aghast

[BlueStar]

Ended up taking a 15 quid Uber to work, 900 bus was only going as far as Four Lane Ends, and the Metro wasn't working form there onwards   

[Northerngimp]

I had to get the bus back to Whitley. It was ok until it decided to do a tour of North Shields, Tynemouth and a random tour of the Broadway.

[OCK]

  And yet they're advertising for more Metro drivers, I can only assume it's to give piggybacks.

[godzilla]

As a former employee of Nexus (took early retirement), there has been a total change in how the Metro is operated ever since DB were giving the contract to operate the trains. Used to be a brilliant company to work for but a lot of good people have left in recent years. Still a lot of good people there but the whole culture has changed in recent years.

[TBG]

As a former employee of Nexus (took early retirement), there has been a total change in how the Metro is operated ever since DB were giving the contract to operate the trains. Used to be a brilliant company to work for but a lot of good people have left in recent years. Still a lot of good people there but the whole culture has changed in recent years.

Could you please explain what sort of work you were doing this day please? As the disruption caused me to be extremely late for work.

[OCK]

 

[godzilla]

As a former employee of Nexus (took early retirement), there has been a total change in how the Metro is operated ever since DB were giving the contract to operate the trains. Used to be a brilliant company to work for but a lot of good people have left in recent years. Still a lot of good people there but the whole culture has changed in recent years.

Could you please explain what sort of work you were doing this day please? As the disruption caused me to be extremely late for work.

  On the engineering side, sadly I've gone so not to blame for today 

[Northerngimp]

 

[newsted]

Some lad was saying that they spent all weekend putting up new cables which immediately fell down when used. Plausible, at least. I think they're going to rebuild that bridge between Longbenton and South Gosforth in the summer too, so that'll be extra fun. FFS. Be quicker to walk.