Interesting shots of the progress (and otherwise) David. Plenty of work going on in the Oldham area and I think I passed close by some of this last week on the A62 from the M60 towards Diggle. (But maybe not.) Chris
@khankadet Thanks Chris. Interesting shots indeed. They were aiming to have the trams running through Oldham by this Autumn. I'm not sure if that's achievable but they've done a fair bit. You probably did pass through here on the way to Diggle but I would have thought that ground zero (Oldham Mumps) is a place to avoid. I certainly avoid now for the most part. It's a nightmare for traffic, and will continue to be so once the trams are running.
@981smithy Thanks Phil. I've only filmed this for historical reasons really. From what I've read, and from my own feelings, about 99% of the people don't want the Metro here. The main issues for me are with the poor planning. There's severing of the line with the National Rail network, the demolition of the old station (when they've gone and built a temporary replacement), and then there's "ground zero"; the levelling of a perfectly good viaduct and bridges for the trams to be at street level.
Nice to see some footage of the progress being made here.
Excellent video.
allan5919 5 months ago
@allan5919 Thanks.
LMSStanier 5 months ago
Interesting shots of the progress (and otherwise) David. Plenty of work going on in the Oldham area and I think I passed close by some of this last week on the A62 from the M60 towards Diggle. (But maybe not.) Chris
khankadet 5 months ago
@khankadet Thanks Chris. Interesting shots indeed. They were aiming to have the trams running through Oldham by this Autumn. I'm not sure if that's achievable but they've done a fair bit. You probably did pass through here on the way to Diggle but I would have thought that ground zero (Oldham Mumps) is a place to avoid. I certainly avoid now for the most part. It's a nightmare for traffic, and will continue to be so once the trams are running.
LMSStanier 5 months ago
Looks like the work is coming along nicely.
981smithy 5 months ago
@981smithy Thanks Phil. I've only filmed this for historical reasons really. From what I've read, and from my own feelings, about 99% of the people don't want the Metro here. The main issues for me are with the poor planning. There's severing of the line with the National Rail network, the demolition of the old station (when they've gone and built a temporary replacement), and then there's "ground zero"; the levelling of a perfectly good viaduct and bridges for the trams to be at street level.
LMSStanier 5 months ago