Technical Memorandum 6 – Minimal-Dig / Slab Track / Glue-in-Road Track Systems Subject: Birmingham Tramworks Show Utilities Don’t Always Need to Be Moved: Minimal-Dig Track Methods in Action – A UK & International Perspective Date: June 2025 Prepared for: Policy Makers and Infrastructure Planners / Bristol and Bath Tram Association / West of England Transport […]

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Links to other memoranda in this series: ComparativeBenefits of Trams and Buses in Urban Public Transport Dispelling the myth that trams need special seperate segregated path through traffic “Glue-in-the-Road” TramTrack Systems versus Conventional Deep Excavation Methods Why trams are essential to improve city productivity Overhead wire-freeTechnologies for Tram Propulsion Birmingham Tramworks Show Utilities Don’t Always […]

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Note – Links to the other 4 memoranda in this series are at the foot of this one. Draft 5 Technical Memorandum 4: Subject: Why trams are essential to improve city productivity Date: June 2025 Prepared for: Bristol and Bath Tram Association / West of England Transport Association Executive Summary This memorandum outlines why modern […]

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Links to other memoranda in this series: ComparativeBenefits of Trams and Buses in Urban Public Transport Dispelling the myth that trams need special seperate segregated path through traffic “Glue-in-the-Road” TramTrack Systems versus Conventional Deep Excavation Methods Why trams are essential to improve city productivity Overhead wire-freeTechnologies for Tram Propulsion Birmingham Tramworks Show Utilities Don’t Always […]

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  Links to other memoranda in this series: ComparativeBenefits of Trams and Buses in Urban Public Transport Dispelling the myth that trams need special seperate segregated path through traffic “Glue-in-the-Road” TramTrack Systems versus Conventional Deep Excavation Methods Why trams are essential to improve city productivity Overhead wire-freeTechnologies for Tram Propulsion Birmingham Tramworks Show Utilities Don’t […]

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  Links to other memoranda in this series:   ComparativeBenefits of Trams and Buses in Urban Public Transport Dispelling the myth that trams need special seperate segregated path through traffic “Glue-in-the-Road” TramTrack Systems versus Conventional Deep Excavation Methods Why trams are essential to improve city productivity Overhead wire-freeTechnologies for Tram Propulsion Birmingham Tramworks Show Utilities […]

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ChatGPT said: Yes, Zurich employs an advanced traffic signal priority system that significantly benefits trams, offering them extensive “green wave” preemption to ensure smooth and rapid travel through intersections. While buses also receive priority, the system is more optimized for trams, reflecting their central role in Zurich’s public transport network. Tram Priority in Zurich Zurich’s traffic […]

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We have a video of the lecture downloadable from here: https://mbf.me/5MIv0k  Please join the WETA.groups.io email group which can be used for offline discussions – invites have been sent which can be used for offline discussions –  I will send them again if you want, let me know Here is a video for the lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnlambueWW4 Prof Barry has […]

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Hi John I would argue that all types of guided bus system actually cost more than a tramway when measured over a fifty-year life. As kerb-guided busways (Essen, Mannheim, Adelaide, Cambridge, Dunstable, etc.) have shown, track costs are no lees than for a tramway in capital expenditure and are significantly higher for ongoing maintenance. So-called […]

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DRAFT COMMISSION FOR A REGIONAL SCOPING STUDY OF RAPID TRANSIT OPTIONS FOR THE WEST OF ENGLAND   Prepared for West of England Transport Association (WETA) by GS. 10/11/24.   EARLIER AND ONGOING STUDIES   There have been several. Yet none: have a regional metro West of England perspective (equivalent to that of the Welsh Assembly […]

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