NSR aim is to enable reintroduction of national railway operations between Radstock and the Somer valley and the Network through partnerships with GWR, Network Rail, the DFt and Local Councils. https://www.northsomersetrailway.com/
The above images and video below, indicate how rapidly tram tracks can be diverted whilst services are maintained or moved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33FAA4pzRkA See also: https://bathtrams.uk/safety-issues-when-trams-run-over-temporary-track-during-say-utility-relocation-diversions/ “Kletterweiche” are a form of temporary tracks laid on the surface of the road to effect a diversion if large excavations for utility work is required. See images below from Wroclaw Poland […]
Above: Strasbourg tram showing loud, attention grabbing gong ( tram front cover removed for photo). Here is a video covering the gong issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY8lRRbQwLE See also: https://bathtrams.uk/how-inexperienced-contractors-and-designers-made-the-manchester-metro-much-harder-work-than-if-existing-tramway-expertise-and-continental-experience-had-been-followed/ The original “T68” trams in Manchester were fitted with whistles derived from LMS steam locomotive hooters adapted to work on air and indirectly operated via an electro-pneumatic valve. […]
See also: https://bathtrams.uk/manchester-metro-builders-ignored-continental-experience-by-not-fitting-tried-and-tested-gong-warning-sound/ UK TRAMWAY HANDICAPS Constructing a road or a railway is a far more straightforward process than installing a tramway in a city centre. Tramway installation requires the skills of mechanical, electrical (traction, distribution, electronic), civil, railway, software, highway and traffic engineers, as well as relying heavily on financial, public relations, legal and […]
These figures were provided in a paper given by Giles Atkinson of EGIS the French Engineering Experts “BATH TRAM PRE-FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS” at a recent Bath Trans Conference, 8th Feb, 2020. The speaker indicated that some tram routes in and around Bath were likely to be feasible, and that there were no technical challenges that could […]
See Also: 0 Likely Tram Track Installations costs for Bath – French Tram Engineering Experts EGIS 1 tram light rail track installation costs 2 Recent German Light Rail Tram Track costs – £13 – £20m / km 3 UK Tram track light rail installation costs – “circa £20m to £30m per route kilometre” 4 Tram […]
Above, – bus jam in Edinburgh There’s no bus jam in Cambridge. Well, no bus jam that is any worse than the traffic jam leading up to the bus jam so it isn’t a bottleneck. I’ve marked up a map of Cambridge below. The two train stations are in pink (east of town) and the […]
Above: A previous Lothian Buses director, Neil Renilson decided that ALL bus routes should run through the centre of Edinburgh. His wisdom has been questioned, and the picture provided by George Murray shows why. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/robin-heydon-column-cambridge-ottawa-13462503 The problem of bus queues in Princes Street Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford or anywhere that has reasonable demand for public transport arises […]
The trams themselves get rid of cars by virtue of being on the road, and having the central traffic light computer clearing lights ahead of the tram via Green Wave Traffic Light Pre-emption (not generally applicable to buses) You can see this here in the Centre of Brussels, with the Traffic Light Pre-emption allowing […]
