Wagner’s DreamThis among others was approved.It’s all in the attached report.
They are recommended to approve the BC refresh and approve an £107m change request.
What I understand from the reports:
Originally, the Birmingham Eastside Extension (BEE)had a budget of £227m (later changed to £245m with interim terminus outside Hotel Clayton). Delays and unexpected costs has meant this budget has been exhausted without the construction of sections 3&4. The change request approved adds £107m to the project to complete the central sections 3 and 4, and link to section 5, giving a total cost for BEE at £352m. This will open by Spring 2028. The funding for this will use City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement 1, however as Spring 2028 is after the deadline for spend for this funding it will also require £44m from CRSTS2).
The above is just phase 2, the east Birmingham to Solihull extension is what would link the sports quarter. It is noted in the above that delivery of sections 3&4 will enable the solihull extension and support major developments in that corridor but beyond that there isn't much reference to this. The Mayor did mention the mail arctile and talks were ongoing with the government.
I would imagine the funding for the solihull extension, and what the Mayor is alluding too, could be delivered through the CRST2 allocation with discussions on this ongoing. The initial indicative amount allocated for the West Midlands in this settlement is £2.6 billion.
Rab C NesbittKeep us updated folks. I’m having a dump. Then going out with missus for bit of dinner and a look round garden centres
Impressed with the multi tasking, I hope you used the right hand when you went down.
Then going out with missus for bit of dinner and a look round garden centres
What is about the sides and the corners that you don't like?
MiguelagennThen going out with missus for bit of dinner and a look round garden centres
What is about the sides and the corners that you don't like?
Harder to work out where the centre is?
It's unlikely to be a spur off the Bull St - Digbeth line.
It's far more likely that any further extension from Digbeth will go past Wheels roughly where Garrison Lane meets Cattel Road now.
A spur will mean the Wheels is only accessible by tram from town whereas the extension routing past it means you can get to it from town and Solihull way.
Is that a reply to the viaduct? Sorry meant it as in replicate the Manchester viaduct and make it a bit of an attraction like they have done - we will need a path/walkway way over the current rail lines.
It's unlikely to be a spur off the Bull St - Digbeth line.
It's far more likely that any further extension from Digbeth will go past Wheels roughly where Garrison Lane meets Cattel Road now.
A spur will mean the Wheels is only accessible by tram from town whereas the extension routing past it means you can get to it from town and Solihull way.
In Shikoku, Japan they have a dual-mode bus/train - it drives on roads and then comes to a railway and train wheels drop down and it can run on the tracks
bit like this
HOWEVER ... the best solution is a single column supported "upside down" monorail that can run above existing railway lines and roads
I've ridden on the Schwebebahn on Wuppertal Germany, a similar low slung monorail like in the video you linked. They're overly complicated and expensive to build, not going to happen.
If you want a small rapid transit system then a cable and pulley system like at the Airport is a good shout. VLR is also interesting (to me at least), the test track in Cov will be up and running for passenger trials soon.