【4K Driver's view】Manchester Metrolink Victoria to Manchester airport

[@jix177]

3:44 nice clear view of the points changing.

[@Traindriversviewchannel]

Good point!

[@visionist7]

@@Traindriversviewchannel I see what you did there

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

27:25 Thank you for posting the stop names in the description - as I am not familiar with this particular route, I’m following this along with the map on my phone ❤❤❤❤

[@valtrus901]

Tram traffic is very intense..... Thanks for the video.

[@rafchris]

But what was her credit score..... I need a number.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

Having lived in Manchester almost 23 years now, I’ve used the Metrolink Trams extensively and it’s a much larger network than the LUAS Trams in Dublin in my native Ireland - the Metrolink drivers and support staff are very friendly at terminal stops, especially if they hear an Irish accent, which I still have despite living in Manchester for so long, as aside from being on Zoom Calls during lockdown, I try to go home to Ireland as often as I can 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

This tram systems reminds in our german cities like Düsseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart partially underground and the rest above ground. There other german cities like Mannheim, Heidelberg and in particular Karlsruhe there they use the normal tracks of a tram,but outside the city limits it shares it with the railway tracks.

[@andrewoakeshott7759]

@@marcuskeulertz5852 Yeah except in Germany they did it properly, with the city centre sections underground. That is what should have been done here too, but wasn't. and I don't think there's any political will to get it done, despite the fact it would be common sense.

[@henkbremmer7838]

Nice ride (just a pity that the camera is not placed in front of the windshield) it is the first time for me that I ride on the route and it is recommended and many more free driving hours thank you

[@nnov_tech_chan7891]

Trams are good. Need to bring them back into cities

[@MrPaulBriffett]

Cardiff will be getting them in a few years.

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

The suburban municipality looks very rural with plenty of agriculture spots similar to the outskirts of Hanover in Germany.

[@vincentharriman3283]

Have the former heavy rail signals been removed now or are they still in situ?

[@stephenbagwell8275]

The first junction at Victoria is overly complicated leading to a broken rail that took them months to fix. Also they rarely terminate trams from Bury at Victoria or run trams to the Trafford Centre

[@MrPaulBriffett]

Was that a dead fox on the tracks around the 23 minute mark?

[@williammorrissey3069]

Shame there was no description of stops like Altrincham 1 buy great videos

[@davidpearson4635]

Pleae please a route map and station names please.

[@anthonyhindley2095]

The Manchester Airport stop is a mile away from the arrivals/departures

[@normanriggs848]

What is with the green and yellow fingernail polish? Is it a fashion statement or something work related? Just curious, thanks. ....never mind. Just my terrible screen!!

[@heyabusa1]

15 MINUTE CITY. Our rulers have almost completed it.

[@Алексей-л3п8р]

Я что-то не понял: в кадре то мужская, то женская рука? А видео очень классное, словно сам по Манчестеру проехался. Спасибо авторам за предоставленное удовольствие.

[@MichaelBeeny]

Is the motor faulty on this tram, does not sound good to me.

[@MorganTheTimeLord]

This is what they always sound like

[@rhein-neckartram8046]

Bombardier Trams sometimes have Bearing damage to the axles. We in Germany have the same models. Its interesting that the faulty engine sounds was not there at the stop "chorlton"... but starts to sound crap at st werburghs road...

[@roberthindle5146]

Yeah, something definitely went wrong at St Werburgh's Rd.

[@ianwelburn5158]

I think two videos have been intermixed

[@meandwhoism]

Can you adjiust/reset your points/switches manually? i dont see anything that would suggest so

[@TheVapingYorkshireman]

Points can be manually changed by the driver if required to do so by using a points bar located nearby any points on the system.

[@stephenbagwell8275]

There are some rarely used manual points at Piccadilly Gardens & Ashton Moss

[@ianwelburn5158]

Why does the Tram intercom says it’s going to Altrincham, when the thumbnail says Manchester Airport ??

[@TheVapingYorkshireman]

I'm guessing the driver entered an incorrect destination code into the system that controls the PA system and destination display boards. Would have been quickly realised and changed once they heard Altrincham a few times!

[@Phil-oj5nr]

Noticed it was not raining in Manchester!

[@tramographyMCR]

Crazy right

[@brokenglasses121345]

I'm 14 minutes into the video, I don't think he's travelled a kilometre. On the rail line now and still crawling. Trams in the Hague really move, on dedicated lines off road, as fast as trains. The high doors are bizarre also. How many people fall off the ugly street platforms every year I wonder.

[@CaimanReid]

Thanks to a stingy national government, the original metrolink lines built in the early 90s had to re-use former heavy rail lines for the parts outside the city centre, hence why high floor trams are in use and those tall platforms were built in the city centre. These trams can also move off road and as fast as trains and regularly do on some the other lines not shown in this video, such as between Bury and Altrincham.

[@andrewoakeshott7759]

actually, the high platforms are not the issue, it's the routing and lack of investment. Taking the example of the Netherlands, if, like in The Hague or Rotterdam, trams in Manchester travelled underground through the core sections in the city centre, that would speed up travel times immensely, across the network and increase capacity. The high platforms are indeed due to the converted heavy rail lines, but actually speed up boarding times too, so are not an issue besides right in the city centre, if not placed underground. Many tram / light rail (Stadtbahn) systems in Germany use high platforms to great effect, for instance in Stuttgart, Hannover or Frankfurt. and technically, the Rotterdam Metro is a light rail or "supertram" too, with high platforms. It's just been built so well and separated so well that you'd mistake it for a regular metro. This is what Manchester's Metrolink could be, one day perhaps, but isn't.

[@JoshHodginsTrains]

Cheers

[@dasy2k1]

The track through pic gardens and to deansgate looks knackered. Most of it seems to have 5mph temporary speed limits

[@ging93]

Project to replace it is happening right now!

[@Lucaser2424]

@JENONTHEMOVE! The tram is already pulling in!...

[@mortenjohansen8148]

loud sound from the tram???

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

Yeah it sounds noisy,but it reminds you when a tram is approaching while crossing the tracks.

[@Bigbro28]

..... with distracting conversations by the passengers.

[@OverSpotterBlackHUS1995]

Nice! When did you make this video?

[@Traindriversviewchannel]

I took the video in several parts, but most of it was shot in this April.

[@OverSpotterBlackHUS1995]

@@Traindriversviewchannel Ah ok! Thx!

[@alabama1413]

Good video although this journey is painfully slow for the most part. The city needs to do better than this. Conventional buses would be quicker it seems. Thanks nonetheless

[@YanZhang-th7qr]

St Peter's Square

[@callumhaynes3293]

Clearly not enough funding for the tramway if theres continous speed restrictions? Alarming given Manchester is the 3rd largest city...do they have problems like this on the TramLink in Croydon?

[@CaimanReid]

Probably not. Infrastructure in the UK outside of London is chronically underfunded. That's why Manchester has those highfloor trams in the first place, because central government made them re-use former heavy rail lines and existing stations rather than build a proper, new, modern system.

[@paschallehany369]

​@@CaimanReid There's nothing wrong with re-using old rail corridors and stations, no matter how much money you have to play with.

[@CaimanReid]

@@paschallehany369 never said there was anything wrong with it, just explaining the facts behind the way the network is why it is.

[@vincentharriman3283]

Its common among tram lines to have speed restrictions like those seen in the video. Its a safety measure owing to either tight corners or points which are not always designed the same as those on heavy rail or due to the environment the trams are passing through. In particular the fact that certainly in the city centre pedestrians share the same space as trams.

[@YanZhang-th7qr]

Deansgate-Castlefield

[@wagner251]

Market street ,right by crackie gardens 😅

[@chandlerbstransport422]

If you wanted to try a ROBLOX Bus game go for Croydon

[@visionist7]

Only the most miserable person doesn't get a childlike joy from trams

[@YanZhang-th7qr]

Market Street

[@kmcat]

I going to play this video at 1.5x speed and pretend I'm on the continent

[@richardwills-woodward]

I agree, the speed these are go through the central area is just ridiculously slow, even on the segregated section that is elevated toward Media City area!

[@cameronallan5624]

Anyone know why they are sooo slow?

[@TheVapingYorkshireman]

There are currently quite a few temporary speed restrictions in the city centre which are scheduled to be fixed later this year. 10mph is common though due to the amount of pedestrian activity in the city centre.

[@richardwills-woodward]

@@TheVapingYorkshireman It's over-defensive. No-one can get round in a city at this speed. You either have trams or don't (and they are not a substitute for a metro or proper urban rail) but complimentary. Running them at this speed is utterly pointless. Driving is just so much quicker and easier.

[@SMlFFY85]

@@richardwills-woodwardIt really isn't

[@rogergrove9824]

all the noise is very bad

[@YanZhang-th7qr]

Shudehill

[@YanZhang-th7qr]

Cornbrook

[@alanoliver2197]

These tramsdont half make a whine like the blackpool centenary cars

[@andy537]

I think the bus would be quicker

[@iancrompton2597]

You must get terrible headache, with the constant whining noise. It's horrendous.

[@richardwills-woodward]

They're just too damn slow and short.

[@wagner251]

i dont know how the drivers can stand listen to the inane chatter and coughing !

[@UlrichGronau]

So if I were the tram driver, the bell button would be pressed so deeply into the dashboard that the bell would never stop ringing again. I'd ring all those undisciplined people off the road! Unbelievable! And by the way, it's always fascinating for us German viewers and worth a near heart attack that the British deliberately drive on the wrong side of the road, a miracle of biblical proportions that no mass crashes happen all the time. 😁

[@stephenwilliams1486]

No, we just drive on the OTHER side of the road!!

[@CMan-rt9in]

The noise polution is terrible, the poor dog can't stand it, what about the drivers ears, call health and safety.

[@liennen5868]

Really ugly whiining tram, yes. It must be electric converters. Why aren't they replaced?

[@frglee]

The trolleybuses were pretty quiet, both outside and in. So much so, they were nicknamed 'the silent death' - people crossing the road just didn't hear them until it was too late.

[@vincentharriman3283]

​@@liennen5868money. Or rather lack of. Whether the new Labour government will provide extra funding remains to be seen.

[@hishamw6755]

Fortunately we don’t allow dogs on trams!

[@markofsatan9617]

Rather boring video, no commentary and even at 1440 resolution not very clear.

[@vincentharriman3283]

Would have been good to have on screen info about tram stop names.