PRESS RELEASE Major Success for Bath Area Trams Association

Bath Area Trams Association Bath Trams  have achieved another major milestone in their project to have trams re-installed within Bath and Bristol connecting other areas such as Chippenham, Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Keynsham, with the explicit inclusion of trams in the plans for the Joint Local Transport Plan 4 2020-2036 from the West of England Combined […]

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Come and hear the evidence of why trams can get children to school safely and quickly even across town without cars, drastically cut pollution, carbon and congestion and the reasons buses alone can’t

Come along on the 8th February to discuss how the reintroduction of trams can address these issues. LIGHT LUNCH INCLUDED! Full Agenda and background here: https://bathtrams.uk/ 8th February 2020 BRLSI 9am – Coffee and Registration 10am – Speakers   BOOK NOW   Trams get down very narrow streets and can share with cars Whenever trams/light […]

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Trams Ascending Steep Hills

Above – Tram in Helsinki – note the cyclists – the one in the distance safely crossing tracks Birmingham Pinfold Street, Battery only tram gradient 1 in 10.35 Birmingham Pinfold Street, Battery only tram gradient 1 in 10.35

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Others think Runcorn Busway is a success:

On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 15:25, <rob.mccaffery@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: Please put it under my name. I do not publish anonymously since I have belief in the honesty of my comments and my intentions.   Just to give a wider perspective I am and always have been a tramway fan first and foremost, but that does […]

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Comparative noise levels from trams and buses and cars

  From Professor Lesley.  ” Let’s also concentrate on the environmental benefits, no pollution emitted in streets (zero carbon with renewable generation), can replace buses to further reduce toxic pollution levels AND quiet operation (WHO max urban level 55dB(A), compared to >70dB(A) on most UK urban main roads. Some or all or these benefits are […]

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Saturday 8th February 2020 – Bath Area Trams Association national conference and get together

For a detailed explanation of why trams work and buses, alone, don’t, see the foot of this page. REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE HERE:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bath-area-trams-conference-and-get-together-tickets-83359575735  REGISTER FOR OPTIONAL GET TOGETHER AN MEAL THE NIGHT BEFORE HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friday-evening-7th-feb-pre-conference-get-together-tickets-91457984293 FREE LUNCH INCLUDED £5 – £15  PRESS RELEASE FRENCH ENGINEERING GIANT TO TALK AT BATH AREA TRAMS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE […]

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FAILURE OF MILLENIUM TRANSIT BUSWAY, ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENICH

Dear Mr. Harkins,                 I have been talking to my contact in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.                 Yes it is now accepted. The one time flagship project of busway enthusiasts is now a failed system, being considered for redevelopment. There is an obvious opportunity for MT line 1 to be converted to a tramway, […]

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Studies into cost benefit of trams

Dear Fausto: Here I send you some links with information regarding your question. In the case of Barcelona you can find out about our Tram system in https://www.tram.cat/who-are-we In this website, Public Transportation: What is the cost benefit of trams over buses? (https://www.quora.com/Public-Transportation-What-is-the-cost-benefit-of-trams-over-buses) you can find a short discussion of the topic and a lot of related […]

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