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  1. Colin James
    This is interesting, thanks for the link. I totally agree with having a 'Proper Modern Tram System' I appreciate there will be costs, of course, but I am sure we could get a government grant and or possibly Lottery funding too. We need a system that is green and eco friendly, a tram that will last for years and something Herefordians and the people of Hereford can be proud of.
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    Cheers, nice comments and appreciated. Yes get some prices based upon the advert would do and let me know.
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    I have already addressed that in this post. They could possibly use some of the land on the left, (telephone exchange) its wider than you think, or you could divert to the left before the bridge still using some of that land on the left, failing that, you go right and come in from the other side. (I can't believe they actually gave permission to build these flats in the first instance to be honest.) which would bring you down parallel with the Railway Club. There are bound to be a few hurdles along the way, like with any project, but 90% of this infrastructure is already there but if they can knock down half of Hereford town centre for a relief road, this is very simple in comparison.
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    Pmsl, your a poet and you don't even know it!
  5. Colin James
    That is not a bad idea at all Chris, I am currently looking at various ways to promote this idea, so some sort of exhibition would be a good start for sure.
  6. Colin James
    The more people in support of this idea that we can get behind this project the more chance we have of making it a reality. Please all share with your Facebook and Twitter friends and any other social media you may use, all the links are at the bottom of each topic, so its simple to share! Lets all start talking about this idea with our friends, family and neighbours. I will also be writing to the HT to see if they will publish our campaign. If anyone else has any suggestions on how to promote the idea please add your comments and idea's.
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    If the tram idea fails, I have an alternative
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    Yes I have already discussed it briefly, so after the election I will be on the case with a few others too I hope.
  9. Colin James
    Glenda, I am honoured that I have been asked several times but right now, unfortunately, I don't have the time, too many commitments and a lot of travel, so it would be unfair of me to stand as Councillor at the moment. I would not be able to put the time in required and I would also probably miss meetings, Hereford and my local parish is clearly something I am passionate about and being a Councillor is something I will most definitely look at in the future but only if and when I dedicate more time to the position, I believe if you are going to do something that could make a difference then my input has always been 100% and I would not accept anything less. That said, I have already been involved in several local issue and I will do my best to continue and help out where I can. At least with HV I can login from anywhere and I do not need to be at home necessarily.
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    I have just read this on another site and said that I would post it on here, can anyone confirm if Keith B is correct?
  11. Colin James
    Well you are sort of correct, the track actually used to split at Barton Yard, slightly going left then straight on down the side of what is now Bulmers Labs (they still use the old railway sidings) and also to the right which is now the back of Sainsbury and Station road, then it continued up the straight (more or less parallel with the other track to the left) past the Railway Club and rejoined near Bulmers/Aldi. So a little negotiation in and around this area but nothing too bad, I would probably suggest either coming out of the bridge (now flats on the right) and going slightly left following the old track, they may need to use a bit of the open land which is part of the old telephone exchange (now used by the police) then through a small part of the overflow car park and around past the cider museum, over the road (traffic lights) and rejoin the old tracks near Bulmers which carries on all the way down to the train station. Or coming from Barton Bridge go to the right around the back of Sainsbury and straight up past the Railway Club, again over the road and rejoin from that side, which ever is the easiest option. I took another walk this morning see photo's below: From underneath Barton Bridge looking back up the lines towards Hunderton Barton Yard Bridge, here you would need to either go left or right. Going left after going through the bridge, but you could actually go left before going under the bridge I suppose too. Continuing on, you may need to use some of the open space on the left but its plenty wide enough. This brings you along past the Travelodge. Heading along the old route towards Bulmers/Aldi in the distance You can still see the old railway siding on the left here, but this is where you would pick up the track from the photo's on took yesterday which are also further back in this topic. Or turning right from Barton Bridge would bring you along the opposite tracks passing the Railway Club shown here on the left either way the tracks would meet at Bulmers/Aldi section. I am now stood at the back of Sainsbury's (Barton Bridge going to the left) near 'Railway Mews' Looking straight now you can see the Railway Club on the right just after the green Travis Perkins buildings and across the road where Bulmers and Aldi are directly in front of you at the top of this photo
  12. Colin James
    Yes I remember that day with Mr Price very well, I thought he was very negative about lot of things that we discussed...
  13. Colin James
    To be fare, I think there will be considerably more than a dozen people using this tram if implemented, did we not have some survey figures that over 90% of the traffic crossing the river is local or did I imagine that?
  14. Colin James
    Be good if you can get it in John.
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    ha ha I hope all those photos and comments made sense.
  16. Colin James
    If I turn around now stood under the bridge looking back towards the theatre which is behind those houses on the left and the Lads club is on the right. This will give you an idea of actually how wide this space is, this has to be at least 30 metres, loads of space! I was really pleasantly surprised. I am facing the bridge, the back of Screwfix is just the other side on the left Looking back in the same direction from this side of the bridge you can now see the back of Screwfix on the right Okay turning back (I hope your not feeling dizzy at this point lol) The trading estate on the left is the one at the back of B&M Then you come to another dead end where the track is gated off, this is along the back of the old sidings at the bottom end of Mortimer Road just before that tiny bridge at the back of Curry's Then the other side of this gate is where the track crosses the road at the back of Curry's This is the gate the other side of the road The track then continues around the bend into the train station, which would be an ideal end of the line for people wanting to go into the city centre.
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    Yes the canal is just to the side.
  18. Colin James
    This morning I was also at the other end of the old railways lines. The tracks are still there in many places as I explained earlier, I took this photo this morning, this is where the track is gated off near the back of the theatre facing towards Bulmers an Sainsbury's. This crossing takes your from the back of the theatre to the left and the lads club to the right. If I now turn completely around 90 degree's the Lads Club is now on my left side and I am facing towards Curry's and DFS I am now walking down this track in the same direction towards the bridge near Curry's and as you can see this area either side of the track is very wide I would estimate the whole width to be at least 10-15 metres Under the bridge and the track bares to the right heading past the back of Screwfix on the left and the back of DFS on the right
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    Thanks for the update Glenda I am sure that can be remedied it must by something to do with the banks since the track were moved and the pathway put in perhaps, it was certainly not a feature for the trains years ago.
  20. Colin James
    Behave! You've got me blushing now Frank, I think just the Great Western Way would be fine.
  21. Colin James
    I dont agree Glenda, why would the skate park need to be removed? Possibly moved further back but that may not be necessary either but these fields are huge! We only need a small turning point and I have already suggested 'The Top Field' for that, so this field may not need to be touched at all, if push came to shove. As for flooding I can't say I remember that happening when I was a kid but I do remember trains used to run along this track, so I can't see that being an issue in all honesty.
  22. Colin James
    Thanks Amanda for you additional positive input, its vital that we get everyone behind this and I am yet to come across any major issues preventing this for actually happening the infrastructure is already more or less there.
  23. Colin James
    Okay I have been for a walk this morning along parts of the old railways line that we are referring. If I start at the top of Redhill/Newton Farm near to the where the track used to split into two. A turning point was also suggested, well, there are lots of empty fields in this area, the one that comes to mind could be the field in this photograph, which I will name 'The Top Field'. No trees either! The Top Field You can see where this field is located better from this photo This is the main field as you walk down from the top of Brampton Road in Newton Farm, Haywood School (The Academy) is directly facing you and the skate board part is to the right. The existing trains you can see in this photo (good timing on my part lol) The route into the city is less than the 2-3 miles that I thought it was, it is actually only 1 1/2 miles from this point, so the turn around could be less than 20-30 minutes more like 15 mins.
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    Maybe that was your opportunity to tell him to get the bloody hoarding ripped down and building sorted! In some respects, I wish the place had burned to the ground at least then we would of had something nice, new and modern to look at instead of this monstrosity! That would of attracted new business into the unit too.
  25. Colin James
    In Istanbul the trams run down the centre on the main streets, there are people and cyclists everywhere, you hear the occasional toot on the tram horn and it just works! They are not that big in size, so I do not think much, if any widening of the old line would be required, especially if they kept it to maybe one side this would leave plenty of room for pedestrians and cyclists alike. There are some artificial slops and bends that were put in when they put down the tarmac but this can easily be reverted to a straight line again with little effort.
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