4 Feb 2021 After many meetings and correspondence with the mayors, politicians, and officers of WECA (West of England Combined Authority), Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES) and Bristol City Council (BCC), BBATA (Bath and Bristol Area Trams Association) is very pleased to announce that, their recommendations for a modern tram system linked […]
“The physical permanence of the rails has a much bigger impact on developers and investors, especially in the UK where bus routes can be changed or withdrawn at such short notice” Trams are great for city transport – why doesn’t the UK have more? and can help underpin neighbourhood regeneration projects. “Think of trams as […]
(BBATA = Bath and Bristol Area Trams Association, TFGB = Transport Forum for Greater Bristol) Leading experts will be addressing this issue including Richard Briggs of Mott Macdonald, leading tram/light-rail consultants. Richard Briggs, is Light Rapid Transit Deputy Practice Leader for Mott MacDonald and a member of the UK Tram Centre of Excellence. With […]
To: The Editor (for publication) Bath Chronicle 11 November 2020 Dear Sir, I am pleased that Peter Fox (letter – 5th November) thinks trams are great. They have the potential to provide an efficient, non-polluting public transport system that can carry large numbers of passengers and get people out of their cars. The issue of cost […]
BATH CHRONICLE OPINION We have analysed cost of tram routes Peter Fox’s thoughtful letter (“Give us full picture of likely tram costs” November 5) raises some interesting and valid points that deserve answering. All the questions that Peter rightly raises have been raised before and we have answers from experts documented on the Bath Trams […]
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 […]
