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WETA West of England Transport Association

*Provisional name Above: Map of an outline of the proposed Regional Scoping Study for Rapid Transit in the West of England. An outline of the study is further down, and we are talking to several global engineering consultants to develop this fully. Background WETA, the West of England Transport Association, was recently formed following a […]

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THE EXPLANATION OF THE MULTI-DECADE LOW PRODUCTIVITY OF THE UK ECONOMY

PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, 06 February 2024 From Bath and Bristol Area Trams Association   THE EXPLANATION FOR THE MULTI-DECADE LOW PRODUCTIVITY OF THE UK ECONOMY, NEVER MENTIONED BY ECONOMIC GURUS AND POLITICIANS, IS THE SIMPLE FACT THAT PEOPLE CAN NOT MOVE AROUND OUR CITIES SWIFTLY, RELIABLY AND CHEAPLY DUE TO THE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON CAR […]

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Why is UK productivity so low compared to the continent?

Oxford Street bus jam circa 1953 THE EXPLANATION OF THE MULTI-DECADE LOW PRODUCTIVITY OF THE UK ECONOMY, NEVER MENTIONED BY ECONOMIC GURUS AND POLITICIANS, IS THE SIMPLE FACT THAT PEOPLE CANNOT MOVE AROUND OUR CITIES SWIFTLY, RELIABLY AND CHEAPLY DUE TO THE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON CAR AND BUS TRANSPORT WHICH FOR FUNDAMENTAL REASONS CANNOT DELIVER […]

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1960 bus jams and later ones in Edinburgh

London bus jam when everyone traveled by bus – circa 1950 Click the link above to activate video From Agatha Christie’s ” The Clocks” Publication date November 1963 Sheila Webb one of the typists picked up her pad and knocked on the door and entered. Miss Martindale, the proprietor of the typing agency looked up from her […]

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Britain’s cities are more poorly served by non-bus PT ie trams, metro or urban light rail than Europe

Research shows that one reason for Britains poor productivity compared to Europe is lack of proper rapid public transport ie railed systems.  Buses simply do not work as they do not have the capacity, speed or reliability. See also: https://bathtrams.uk/how-poor-public-transport-explains-uks-poor-productivity/   Poor public transport (buses and no trams/light rail) explains uk’s poor productivity  

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