Dave Chas Allen and Bruce Lake are quite right about the initial impact of modern trolleybuses (and even diesel buses) replacing some pretty ancient “boneshaker” trams but any gain in passengers was rapidly lost after WWII as private motoring took hold and the acclaimed flexibility of the rubber-tyred modes simply rendered them victims of the […]
John Eddison ( letters 18th Oct raises some interesting questions about the claims made for and the supposed benefits of trams. First of all Bath Trams is not in anyway opposed to buses. Our position is that trams must form the backbone of any decent transport system on the proven basis that motorists simply do not find buses acceptable for […]
Dear Editor, Don’t rush to write off benefits of buses Dave Andrews made some interesting and valid points in his letter in the Chronicle, (October 8) but also some rather questionable assertions about the benefit of trams. Some thoughts. Public transport, which of course includes trams, will never replace motor vehicles entirely, unless these are […]
Give us full picture of likely tram costs Dear Editor, The letter in your last issue regarding the benefits of a tram system in Bath was very interesting and detailed the advantages of their use. I’ve enjoyed using them in several cities across the UK and Europe in recent years. However, last week’s letter rather glossed over the issues encountered in the […]
Letter to the Editor Bath Chronicle October 2nd Dear Editor, The two letters (letters Sept 24th, P Bowden & Mike Fear, p15) criticising the reported BANES plans (Sept 17th) for traffic reduction and promoting cycling make some very valid points. Based on the clear evidence from other UK cities the present plans whilst laudable in […]
Five photographs showing bus damage to Manchester Metrolink track, starting with one taken recently on Eccles New Road in Salford. The final photo is included to show the damage that buses do to roads generally. The drainage gulley is at the far end of the huge passenger-drenching puddle. Welcome aboard a third-rate form of public […]
On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 4:02 PM Dave Andrews <tyningroad@gmail.com> wrote: It is understood that in the standard process to obtain government funding which is available from the Public Works Loan Board, a complex process has to be gone through, including tendering by consortia and the use of Webtag, the DFTs cost benefit program, […]
In the absence of WECA the West of England Combined Authority producing any coherent plans to tackle congestion, pollution and climate change, Transport Forum for Greater Bristol (TfGB) – an alliance of local campaign groups including but not limited to Bath Trams have produced their own set of integrated coherent plans covering commuting, rat run […]
