On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 15:25, <rob.mccaffery@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: Please put it under my name. I do not publish anonymously since I have belief in the honesty of my comments and my intentions. Just to give a wider perspective I am and always have been a tramway fan first and foremost, but that does […]
From Professor Lesley. ” Let’s also concentrate on the environmental benefits, no pollution emitted in streets (zero carbon with renewable generation), can replace buses to further reduce toxic pollution levels AND quiet operation (WHO max urban level 55dB(A), compared to >70dB(A) on most UK urban main roads. Some or all or these benefits are […]
https://www.applrguk.co.uk/media/files/L-R-Applrg-Oslo-Effect-2-https://www.applrguk.co.uk/media/files/L-R-Applrg-Oslo-Effect-2-v12pv12pdf See also: https://bathtrams.uk/oslo-effect-comparative-non-tailpipe-emissions-from-various-forms-of-transport/
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Dear Mr. Harkins, I have been talking to my contact in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Yes it is now accepted. The one time flagship project of busway enthusiasts is now a failed system, being considered for redevelopment. There is an obvious opportunity for MT line 1 to be converted to a tramway, […]
Dear Fausto: Here I send you some links with information regarding your question. In the case of Barcelona you can find out about our Tram system in https://www.tram.cat/who-are-we In this website, Public Transportation: What is the cost benefit of trams over buses? (https://www.quora.com/Public-Transportation-What-is-the-cost-benefit-of-trams-over-buses) you can find a short discussion of the topic and a lot of related […]
Because they have a narrow fixed path, they can pass closer to people and buildings and narrow spaces Trams can also get through traffic due to Green Wave Traffic Light Pre emption – https://bathtrams.uk/does-zurich-and-other-cities-use-green-wave-traffic-light-premption-to-speed-trams-but-not-buses/
You dont get this with even 400 space trams because they have multiple large doors, no stairs and can afford to be more frequency. Dropping trams in favour of cars is why whenever this happened in UK there was an intermediate 1/3 drop in patronage and a decline of several percent per year since.
