Where Worlds Collide » West Midlands Metro http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:33:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 Old and New http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/old-and-new/ http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/old-and-new/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:02:24 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=12002 Continue reading →]]> Trams 12 and 19 side-by-side at Priestfields, between Bilston and Wolverhampton

Old and new West Midlands Metro trams side-by-side at Priestfields, Wolverhampton. Thanks to the driver who saw me taking the photo and stopped the tram with two vehicles side-by-side.

It’s a sign than the renaissance of urban light rail has come of age when we’re now seeing the first generation of trams being replaced, even though their age is a fraction of the 30+ year economic life expected from heavy rail rolling stock. No idea whether then 1999-built AnsaldoBreda T69s will be offered for sale or scrapped.

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