Dear Fred and everyone else, I spent over 15 years researching buses & trolleybuses in the UK and abroad. I only went on to light rail because it was clear from evidence around the world, that people with a car (most aspire) will not get on a bus, even a trolleybus, because it is considered […]
Link to a tv video ( some years back with a Conservative Council, where the idea of converting half the Batheaston Bypass to P&R is discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GK3f48S8sk&t=68s Link to Press Article where the then transport minister says the idea is “interesting” ( again some years back): https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bath-chronicle/20190117/283321818563202 Link to article on down sides of P&Rs […]
When trams are discussed many of those with doubts about the idea throw up their hands in horror and say “where is the money coming from”. – in some way they may think they will be paying for it out of their own pocket, and thus become poorer, particularly in the present environment where we […]
It seems there are plenty of park and rides that do work but their effectiveness depends on the circumstances. It also on the face of it appears tram based park and rides are highly succesful as per Nottingham: THREAD FROM A DISCUSSION GROUP FOR PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT PEOPLE ( NOT JUST TRAM EXPERTS) SUBJECT:Subject: Are there […]
Above – tram wires in Liepzig – are they intrusive? Herewith an extract of one of Christopher Maltin’s earlier letters which followed a useful meeting with the DfT: Dear DFT, We trust you are in agreement that much of the UK’s local urban air quality is unacceptable because of the high levels of particulates and […]
Tram Green Road in Barcelona….. Background Tāmaki Makaurau Aucklandis the largest city in AotearoaNew Zealand. Home to around 1.5 million people, it has been experiencing rapid growth and now houses around 30% of the national population. Congestion is a hot topic in the media with estimates that it costs the city up to $1.3 billion (NZD) […]
This is an email from the Bath Trams Expert Discussion group following this email which was copied round in response to a posts on Bath “NextDoor” social media: See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/nottingham-tramlink-financial-background-project-history-project-procurement/ Nottingham. Could someone with knowledge of the tram give me their comments please? Did taxes go up massively? Did it cause massive disruption? How […]
In the above image, note a) the unobtrusive nature of the wires carrying renewable energy b) tram is not delayed by traffic, since this is now mainly inside the tram, and those who need to drive are following, relatively unimpeded, See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/did-the-nottingham-tram-massively-put-up-taxes-and-the-work-place-parking-levy-drive-businesses-away/? From Roger Harrison, Ex Project Director for the Tramlink Consortium, Written to a […]
Summary: ….” The Transport and Research Laboratory undertook considerable monitoring of this ( ie low bus fares) e.g. Report TRL 593. This work showed a small diversion of car trips to bus. (our emphasis – Ed.) The biggest benefit was for low income households who could make more bus journeys. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 […]
Above – an Edinburgh pre-tram bus jam. Above – a slow moving 1950s bus jam These article explains how solely relying on buses holds back a city’s economy: https://citymonitor.ai/transport/birmingham-isn-t-big-city-peak-times-how-poor-public-transport-explains-uk-s-productivity https://productivityinsightsnetwork.co.uk/2019/01/real-journey-time-real-city-size-and-the-disappearing-productivity-puzzle/
