Lol depends where in Lancashire you live, I've lived in Burnley, and thats a similar town to Weatherfield :p

Did you have a tram crash too :shocked:?

No xD but things do happen on streets

Apparently every storyline will also collide during the anniversary week

All the soaps sound like they are gonna be epic this coming Autumn.

Emmerdale promises 2 major stunts and Eastenders where the queen vic will burn to the ground.

And of course Corrie with the tram.

All I can say is F+++ the Summer, I want the Autumn lol.

Haha same here, I still cant believe Corrie are doing this, as good as the Queen Vic' fire will be, it cant be this big xD

Meet Corrie's destroyer, Greater Manchester transport have revealed they wont be crashing one of their brand spanking new trams for Corrie, but rather an old one (seen in the old credits)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zLSRRJiKbx...CF6043%2B2.jpg

Apparently it will be tram number 1001 xD

You know if we went by the ages of the actors in real life then Audrey Roberts played by Sue Nicholls in real life is only 66 and Helen Worth who plays Gail is 59 in real life which means Audrey was only 7 when she had Gail lol.

And Audrey is trying to make out she was 13 when she had Gail lmao.

lol well spotted!

btw, we do have an episode thread, I'll just go bump it :D

Why don't we ever see tram scenes on Corrie? They are always shown in the titles, it's a shame we never see them being used. I would love to see some, I can imagine the older characters using it.

Maybe there'll be someone (from the street :p) on the tram when it crashes :O

Reason #1 there isnt a tram stop in Coronation Street, it would be cool to see scenes on a tram, but it would cost quite a bit on location

The tram was apparently used in Kelly's exit and it is likely it will be shown a lot more now that its getting a big part xD

Yea sorry.

I'm still finding my way around the place.

lol its okay :p It's good to have another fan here :)

Aren't their a lot of Corrie fans then ?

lol theres a good few, but its always good to see a new one :D

I was watching Corrie tonight to study and see who ain't doing much at the moment and who have "dying due to tram" on their foreheads lol.

lol Dev has got to be one of the deaths, he is so unused nowadays xD

Those pigeons better watch out lol.

Aye...surely they wont keep using those titles after the tram crash? xD

It's been suggested to me that Corrie might use this sort of tech for the actual viaduct collapse (with the viaduct being an actual building in real life)

Inside Soap suggests that something else might be built under the viaduct, causing the collapse

I never realised that green screen were used that well, If they did it like that it would be amazing :D

I didnt either, cant believe they use it for Ugly Beyyu xD I always thought they actually filmed it in NYC xD

The Mill is famous for using stuff like that, so it's likely it will be used :D

lol i saw one of the trams on saturday i said hello viaduct destroying tram

lmao xD man why does December have to be so long away! xD

I was just looking through Corrie news and found these pics of Helen Flanagan/Rosie Webster, firstly, ignore her xD secondly look at where that bollard is, what's there is what should be Tina and Jason's flat, instead, it looks like something is being built there ;)

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How can you even tell where she is D:

Because I've seen that area of the set :p from a distance, you can see Tina and Jason's flat from Quay Street

EXCLUSIVE: No one safe in tram death crash storyline

Coronation Street bosses have told the show's cast that NO ONE is safe from a dramatic tram-death storyline.

Corrie actors were given the bombshell news at a meeting on set - and now say they feel like they are performing with an axe hanging over their heads.

The horrific death drama, with a tram crashing from the viaduct at the end of the cobble-stoned street to the road below, is to mark the show's 50th anniversary in December. And none of the cast will know who dies in the Christmas bloodbath until hours before the episode is aired.

Instead producers are planning a "who shot Phil Mitchell-type mystery" - which left fans of rival soap Eastenders hooked. Lots of different endings will be shot.

But the idea has caused outrage among Corrie actors and has put them on a collision course with bosses on the ITV1 soap.

Matters came to a head last week when the show's producer Phil Collinson, 42, called a summit meeting in the set's green room and told stars: "None of you are safe."

An insider on the show said: "Phil bluntly told them things would be done his way. It was a 'my way or the highway' kind of speech. The cast wanted answers but the only thing they were told is that Phil is the boss and things will be done how he wants.

"Anyone who doesn't like it will have to lump it."

Some of the show's most senior stars including William Roach, 70, who stars as Ken Barlow and Sue Nicholls, 70, who plays Audrey Roberts, are certain to be particularly angry at the actions of show bosses.

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Collinson started on the show only six months ago. But he has already made it clear he doesn't care about people's reputations.

Our insider added: "Phil has made it plain that there will be lots of different endings shot for the tram crash scenes. He wants to keep everyone guessing and keep everyone on their toes.

"The mood among cast members is usually fairly upbeat but this has put a real climate of fear around the place. Morale is at an all-time low.

"Some are really worried about their futures and it could be a long five months until the December finale."

Those thought to be most vulnerable include Norris Cole, played by Malcolm Hebden, 70, Dev Alahan, played by Jimmi Harkishin, 45, and Maria Connor, who is played by Samia Smith, 28.

Last week Street legend Betty Driver was the first to go public about the planned cull.

The 90-year-old, who plays Betty "Hotpot" Williams, in the long running soap, said she won't be killed off, insisting she'll still be pulling pints in the Rovers Return in 10 years' time.

The rail crash plot was revealed by Collinson 10 days ago on This Morning TV show. "People are going to be killed," he said. "We will be losing some well-known, well-loved characters.

"We'll be doing everything we can to keep the end secret until it transmits."

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You can't blame the cast for being low in morale.

I think it's a shady way of doing business personally.

They say noone is safe, but there are some characters you know aren't going to be killed off.

Not really, the cast should realize this is a soap, and sometimes these things need to be done

Plus I've been informed the press are trying to big up this "unrest" the people who are going will be told in due course, or may already have been told

"Hopes Dev is in the way"

Dev has to be one of the tram victims, his character has nothing to do

Well if that's true then the papers are stupid but the fact still remains that you don't treat loyal cast members like they are a piece of nothing.

"it's my way or the highway"

It's lines like that which would make anyone in any job feel uneasy or insecure.

All I'm saying is the long time cast members who have been their for years and years deserve more respect.

That isnt a quote from Phil and all this is coming from a "source", I'm sure Phil assured Betty and Audrey they'd be staying, there are those obvious untouchables

Don't get me wrong I'm really looking forward to the storyline as you know, but I don't see the point in just killing people off for the sake of it.

Every death needs to have a reason for it to be happening imo.

And no I don't mean because we need a ratings boost lol.

It's needed, Phil wants to cut down on the cast numbers

Metrolink bosses gave the green-light to the Coronation Street tram crash plot – five years after they put the brakes on a similar storyline.

Disaster will strike as the soap celebrates its 50th anniversary later this year, with a number of characters killed and injured in a sensational accident.

Bosses at Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive are co-operating with producers – because the tram and its driver will not appear at fault.

It comes five years after they complained that plans to crash a tram into the Rovers Return would give Metrolink a ‘bad reputation’.

The plot mirrors a similar storyline from 1967 when a train came crashing through the viaduct at the end of the street and Ena Sharples was feared dead under the rubble.

A spokesman for ITV said: “We are delighted to be working closely with GMPTE on this storyline.

“We have assured them that it will be made clear that the crash is in no way the fault of the tram or the driver and they have been very helpful with our research.”

The storyline mooted in 2005 was said to feature the Street’s Claire Peacock, played by Julia Haworth, applying for a job as a tram driver.

Chris Mulligan, GMPTE’s then director general, said at the time that any story involving a tram accident would be ‘questionable’.

He said: “Given Metrolink’s excellent safety record, we felt that such a sensationalist storyline would be both misleading and detrimental to the image of the network.”

The soap denied the decision to scrap the earlier crash plot was taken because of tram bosses’ objections, saying the idea was ditched because there had been two traumatic storylines that year.

Claire went on to become a bus driver, accidentally running down Chesney Battersby-Brown’s dog Schmeichel on her first day.

The new storyline will show the viaduct collapsing at the end of the street – close to the Kabin and the Corner Shop.

It is expected to send a tram careering off the bridge and onto the cobbles, although exact details about the cull of characters are being kept firmly under wraps.

Transport chiefs say the disaster is a ‘very different storyline’ from the previous one, which was an ‘unlikely scenario’ given Metrolink’s safety record.

Susan Wildman, from GMPTE, said: “Given Metrolink’s excellent safety record, we were concerned the storyline might be detrimental to Metrolink’s public image.

“But ITV have assured us that the incident which takes place will not be the fault of either the tram system or the tram itself.

“Having received those assurances, we are pleased to be able to help ITV with their research and preparations for what I am sure will be a very dramatic storyline during Coronation Street’s 50th anniversary year.”