Edinburgh Trams
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Printed Date: 07-May-2024 at 19:36
Topic: Edinburgh Trams
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Subject: Edinburgh Trams
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 09:32
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For anyone who has tried to drive along Princess Street recently. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yOqU4-zE5w - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yOqU4-zE5w Q What's the best thing about Edinburgh? A The road to Glasgow ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
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Posted By: HairyHaggis
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 10:34
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lmao ... brilliant find Andrew I however like Edinburgh ------------- 
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 13:31
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Thanks Nero! How do you embed youtube vids then? I think I've asked this before and I couldn't get it to work.... ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 13:31
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LMFAO at that clip Amazes me how folk think these things up On the tram issue tho i think this is great Public transport in city centres is the future ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 13:46
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Working for Network Rail myself on lot of new build railway projects, I can relate to the issues, especially letting a company called Carillion do the work If you know the industry you will know what I mean ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 13:50
Full instructions are in the BMW FAQs section under http://bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=5485&PN=1 - - Posting Images on the Forum Basically you use the the following Forum Code
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Andrew Rolland wrote:Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 14:08
thanks Nero ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: alanross
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 17:17
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Bloody hillarious, I'm not in favour of Edinburgh either. Having to travel into the City and out every day is a nightmare!! Even my sat nav has given up trying to work out where I am and where I want to go  Alan. ------------- http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v648/alanross/?action=view¤t=M3ee041.jpg"> 
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Posted By: Ham328
Date Posted: 28-September-2009 at 23:38
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Brilliant clip.
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Posted By: Daz
Date Posted: 29-September-2009 at 23:13
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These clowns hide in the public sector, if they were any good they would be in the private sector on big bucks. Yes I am a capitalist and proud of it - 100% We have the WPR fiasco still to come in Aberdeen, that will be twice the quoted price and finish up 5 years later than planned. And even after all that it will not solve the traffic problems it was build to fix in the first place, becuase it will be built in the path of least resistance. Good times! Daz ------------- http://smg.photobucket.com/user/silverbeastie/media/Milltek/Sig.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  2009 E92 M3 - Milltek |
Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 30-September-2009 at 09:55
Now here is a surprise .............. NOT!!!http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8281360.stm - Tram bill could escalate to £750m£250 Million over-budget and the trams may not start running until 2013, two years later than expected------------- |
Posted By: HairyHaggis
Date Posted: 30-September-2009 at 10:03
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..... and we have a choice ??? erm .... NAW ! -------------
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Posted By: Daz
Date Posted: 30-September-2009 at 14:28
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Do you think they experienced these problems building the Basilica in Vatican city, the Egyptian pyramids or the Eiffel tower even? Progress is a wonderful thing.
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Posted By: muppet 2
Date Posted: 30-September-2009 at 16:36
Scottish Parliament building keeps coming to mind... Mind you Daz hiding in the public sector trying to do some good rather in the the Private sector ruining the world economy... RBS and all their banking friends ... maybe it is just people. ------------- I have been diagnosed with ADHOtS. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Ohh that's Shiney 
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Posted By: Daz
Date Posted: 01-October-2009 at 14:47
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Forgot about those clowns (got fed up watching the news)... Jesus your right we're not safe anywhere! ------------- http://smg.photobucket.com/user/silverbeastie/media/Milltek/Sig.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"> 2009 E92 M3 - Milltek |
Posted By: Jack735
Date Posted: 02-October-2009 at 12:05
Yeah, because it comes to Edinburgh and ends up in Leith I live just off Leith Walk the list of businesses going out of business because of the tram project is ever increasing, small unique shops going to the wall, never to return. The extra 20+ minutes each working day of my life wasted by traffic delays directly attributable to the trams is time I’ll never get back. The unjustified increase in the bus fares so that the tram fare will match bus fares when they do come on line is money I’ll never get back. The lies and deceit the people of The sheer incompetence of the tram project planning is breathtaking, some parts of Leith Walk dug up and re-laid no fewer than 6 times, so far, and not a single piece of track in sight. Edinburgh Council are continually trying to rip the character out of  ------------- Oooh, The machine of a dream, such a clean machine With the pistons a pumpin', and the alloys all gleam, When I'm holding your wheel, All I hear is your gear, With my hand on your grease gun, Mmm it's like a disease son, I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile, Get a grip on my ....... |
Posted By: pauliexjr
Date Posted: 03-October-2009 at 06:39
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My pal's missus works for TIE, apparently the biggest problem and the thing causing the major headaches is Siemens, CAF and Bilfinger Berger bid for the contract in GBP, then won it in 2008, at a time when the Euro was sitting at 1.26 to the Pound. They won the contract with the best bid, never dreaming that there would come a time when the GBP would plummet to 1.09, so their costs have gone up by almost 20% and they are going to TIE saying they need more money. TIE are standing their ground, their attitude being you contracted at that price, you complete the work, but unfortuantely if the Germans pull out the cost (which is already going to be well over budget) would be astronomical, and no amount of threats of suing for incompleted work is going to get the tracks laid! So whilst it's a total b*llox up, the council and TIE are screwed, damned if they do and damned if they dont. There was even a suggestion by Shirley Anne Somerville that it would be cheaper if the whole project be scrapped, the streets re-laid and the whole unholy mess be forgotten! ------------- I'm only here for the beer! 535i E39 in Atlantis blue Shogun Sport 3.0 V6 lpg converted ('er in doors' baby!) Yamaha XV750 trike |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 03-October-2009 at 07:55
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That would be the most sensible thing, if it is the cheapest option. Especially if as Jack says the bus fares are going up to match the tram fares. ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
