On Thu, 17 May 2018, 1:20 p.m. Dick Daniel, <richard@daniel28.co.uk> wrote: They say ‘Today, only 5% of journeys are made by bus, with 10% by rail, 1% by air, 1% by bicycle and 83% by car or taxi.’ I’ve always understood far more PT journeys are by bus than rail, so I’m not sure of these figures. […]
EDINBURGH TRAM INQUIRY REPORT ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAMWAYS AND UTILITIES’ APPARATUS David John Rumney. Academic and professional qualifications: BSc Hons Engineering Science, Durham University CEng Chartered Engineer MICE (Retired) Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers MIHT (Retired) Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation MCIArb (Retired) Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators […]
Link to discussion of Park and Rides: https://bathtrams.uk/park-and-rides-batheaston-bypass-as-a-parkland-ride-video-from-some-years-back/ From Sarah Warren, 17 April 2018, presently Councillor for Bathavon North, Deputy Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Sustainable Travel. Is Park and Ride the Answer to Bath’s Traffic Problems? People often assume Park and ride (P&R) reduces congestion and air pollution. But does […]
Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramway_d%27%C3%8Ele-de-France The Île-de-France contemporary tramway is made up of ten distinct lines, each with a different history and different materials. Seven have been created from scratch on urban roads, and three are the result of the modernization of formerly under-exploited railway lines. In addition to the metro and the bus network , Paris and its region have owned a major tramway network that operated between 1855 and 1938 in Paris and until 1957 in Versailles . Faced with the […]
The word subsidy distorts the debate, and makes it far more political than it needs to be. Successful systems arise when all the beneficiaries of the system pay its costs, and there are many beneficiaries who, in this country, do not pay. My list of beneficiaries from a tram system includes: The passengers, and, in […]
The above old Bath trams has wheels closer together than a bus and can therefore negotiate a tighter turning circle, Modern very long trams can have the same close spacing. Moreover trams always take the same course so can pass through narrower gaps than buses which can wander. This route fixity is also less intimidating […]
See also: https://bathtrams.uk/electric-cars-are-not-the-answer-to-air-pollution-says-top-uk-adviser/ “…about 88 per cent of London’s road traffic emission now arises from vehicle brake and tyre wear and resuspension…” Transport for London Report 10 http://content.tfl.gov.uk/travel-in-london-report-10.pdf … see the bottom of page 12, and figure 6.22 and the following text on page 163: “Although London now complies with limit values for PM10, continued reductions […]
See Also https://bathtrams.uk/2-minute-tram-service-interval-budapest/ West Midlands by tram Bigger, better – and more frequent Your Midland Metro runs from Wolverhampton to Birmingham, so it’s perfect for getting to Bilston, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, The Hawthorns and the Jewellery Quarter. Trams run every 6-8 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes on evenings and Sundays. In Budapest […]
The tram above centre is running without overheads, and on the right the same tram switches to overhead wires There are now numerous systems for operating trams without overhead wires. Some are linked to below: China: “CRRC supplied 20 five-module bi-directional low-floor tramcars, another 25 will follow for operation of the third line by 2023. […]
The school run is causing 50% of traffic congestion in Bath at rush hour transitionbath.org/school-run-causing-50-traffic-congestion-bath-rush-hour/ 3 Oct 2017 – Transition Larkhall and the University of Bath have been conducting a research for the last year to understand the transport movements to the east of Bath and what residents think. The research included sampling traffic flows both in and outside school holidays, and […]