Because they have a narrow fixed path, they can pass closer to people and buildings and narrow spaces Trams can also get through traffic due to Green Wave Traffic Light Pre emption – https://bathtrams.uk/does-zurich-and-other-cities-use-green-wave-traffic-light-premption-to-speed-trams-but-not-buses/
You dont get this with even 400 space trams because they have multiple large doors, no stairs and can afford to be more frequency. Dropping trams in favour of cars is why whenever this happened in UK there was an intermediate 1/3 drop in patronage and a decline of several percent per year since.
Dear Katie, ( katie@mygreenpod.com) I liked your today’s Guardian supplement MY GREEN POD but disappointed by the uncritical praise for electric cars and the assumption that somehow they are going to help us solve the problem of pollution and carbon emissions. Apart from environmental issues, electric cars just mean carrying on ruining our cities with […]
Note – WECA The West of England Combined Authority, has agreed to spend £1.5m investigating optimum approach including trams for a Mass Rapid Transit system from Bath to Bristol, and a further £450m specifically looking a tthe trams option for Bath About this Event The leading French Engineering company EGIS has been closely involved with […]
Summary: Conventional tram /light rail track costs can be around £20 – £30 million, but recent years installations of lighter track and wire-free vehicles indicate costs of around £5m – 10m/km ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Dear Dave Andrews, The UKTram website has a report on costs of tramways at uktram.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Briefing_Paper_-_Costs_of_Light_Rail_Schemes.pdf This should be the starting point for any […]
See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/oslo-effect-comparative-non-tailpipe-emissions-from-various-forms-of-transport/ https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat09/1907101151_20190709_Non_Exhaust_Emissions_typeset_Final.pdf “Consequently, on the basis of current emissions inventory estimates and toxicity evidence, non-exhaust particles from the UK road traffic fleet should be considered as potentially having a greater public health impact than the exhaust particles.” “Regenerative braking does not rely on frictional wear of brake materials so vehicles using regenerative braking […]
See https://bathtrams.uk/dft-calls-for-light-rail-proposals-across-the-uk-here-is-the-lrta-light-rail-transit-association-response/ for full article for above image See also: https://bathtrams.uk/relative-life-time-co2-enissions-of-tramways-compared-to-buses-and-busways-taking-into-account-co2-during-construction-ie-steel-and-concrete-etc/ See also for detailed calculation: https://bathtrams.uk/the-most-energy-efficient-mode-of-public-transport/ See also: https://bathtrams.uk/oslo-effect-comparative-non-tailpipe-emissions-from-various-forms-of-transport/
See also: https://bathtrams.uk/the-oslo-effect-how-non-exhaust-pipe-non-tailpipe-particulate-emissions-are-a-serious-health-problem/ https://www.applrguk.co.uk/media/files/L-R-Applrg-Oslo-Effect-2-v12pdf https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/publications/hps-weekly-report/volume-53/issue-28/defra-releases-report-on-non-exhaust-emissions-from-road-traffic/ Non-exhaust particles such as ground up tyres, road and brake dusts are likely more numerous and more toxic than diesel emissions Here is also a comparison of different non-tailpipe emissions: (Extract below is from a submission to DFT as a result of its call for evidence on […]
See Also: -1 Likely cost of Tram Tracks £10m /km in Germany. 0 Likely Tram Track Installations costs for Bath – French Tram Engineering Experts EGIS 1 tram light rail track installation costs 2 Recent German Light Rail Tram Track costs – £13 – £20m / km 3 UK Tram track light rail installation costs […]