And see also: https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ For examples of Bus Jams which occur if you try to run a city on buses alone – see here: https://bathtrams.uk/why-you-get-bus-james-if-you-try-to-run-a-large-city-on-buses-alone-not-trams/ (Note: Bath Trams fully supports buses for lower density routes,  they are an essential part of an integrated transport system, but believes for high density routes, such as within Bath […]

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    Words to above letter: Dear Editor, Last week’s letters appeared luke warm towards trams reducing Bath’s chronic traffic congestion and toxic pollution. In the absence of any practical alternative the correspondents presumably favour more of the same; polluting buses and congesting cars ? Bath station is already at capacity and does not cater […]

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Sir Peter Hendy “I’ve run bus services in provincial Britain; I can run them very successfully . You put the peak fares up, price people off so you haven’t got a big vehicle requirement. It’s economical to run, works a treat. What it doesn’t do is take everybody to work at cheaper fares. Now if […]

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Croydon Although publicly promoted and funded tramways in the UK have not always given good value for money, other countries manage it, and we might learn from them, as indeed did the Tramlink in Croydon, which was privately funded and promoted, and subsequently purchased by TfL. It carries 35m passengers pa, over 25% of whom […]

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This question / statement  without any corroborating facts or evidence was posed on the on the Bath Trams Facebook page.  The following responses  from experts received are shown below: —- “Phil Howell What is the anticipated cost of setting up such a network, what is the maximum estimated charge for an adult return travel from one […]

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Above left, simple track supported on sand. – Den Haag Above right, heavy expensive concrete track – Edinburgh See also:  https://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2014/jun/25/edinburgh-tram-fiasco-lessons-for-uk-transport-project and        : https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-tram-inquiry-john-carson-12295822 Ex Councillor Lesley Hinds is unable to attend, the Bath Tram Conference November 24th 2018  as she is recovering from a hip replacement. But it was largely her perseverence, backed […]

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Lewis.Lesley@trampower.co.uk 16:00 (1 hour ago)     to me, expertsfortrams, Dine Dave, Trams are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, the capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia. As of May 2017, the Melbourne tramway network consists of 250 kilometres of track, 493 trams, 24 routes, and 1,763 tram stops. There is nothing on the […]

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This is extracted from the National Census 2011 Travel to Work data which asks where where respondents were coming from and going to and by what method https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U9f-g8ETvljw-YAZbFpWXOBdKZQhExHuqbX6tkrUnI8/edit#gid=400344979 Someone associated with our group, a computer data expert, Adam Reynolds took the raw data and extracted it for those travelling to  Bath and within Bath: 19,809 commute […]

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  https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/15/i-leave-the-car-at-home-how-free-buses-are-revolutionising-one-french-city?CMP=share_btn_link This indicates a 50% increase in usage which sounds a lot but isn’t. If replicated in Bath for example, a 50% increase, or even 85/% increase on bus usage which is only 5% of present journeys is not going to solve the congestion problem: “One month on, the Dunkirk mayor, Patrice Vergriete, who […]

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Note this agenda is provisional – for the latest version CLICK HERE Looking at the case for trams, where they could be deployed and the next steps. Bath MP Wera Hobhouse and Bath Trams are hosting a conference on the re-introduction of Trams for Bath as a solution to the congestion and pollution issues, as a stimulus to Bath’s […]

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