4th in sequence of tram letters in Bath Chronicle
Safety issues when trams run over temporary track during say utility relocation / diversions
See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/temporary-tram-diversion-tracks-can-be-used-to-gain-access-to-buried-utilities-under-tram-tracks-so-they-do-not-need-to-be-moved-necessarily-when-a-tram-line-is-installed/ From David Walmsley: I am not at all certain that running trams over excavations would be acceptable in the UK. It goes against the NRSWA safety code. (NRSWA = New Roads and Street Works Act 1991) Utilities and transport companies both tend to be municipally owned on the continent. So decisions on repairs or replacement […]
Third tranche of letters in Bath Chronicle about trams
See also: https://bathtrams.uk/saga-of-anti-edinburgh-tram-and-sequence-of-letters-in-bath-chronicle/ And https://bathtrams.uk/another-slew-of-letters-supporting-trams-following-john-carsons-letter/
Difficulties involved in utility / services diversion for street running trams
See also: https://bathtrams.uk/cms/wp-admin/post.php?post=5637&action=edit Dear Dave, Relating to recent correspondence in the press I would like to make a point about Utilities in streets to be developed for tram services. I can agree with your correspondents that we as a nation need to do better; but having been involved in a survey of utilities myself (for […]
PRESS RELEASE: Govt considering supporting tram re-introduction:
PRESS RELEASE Bath Trams are pleased to note that the Govt has listened to the type of the evidence advanced by Bath Trams and is now actively considering supporting their re-introduction: “New tram networks could be rolled out in towns and cities across England under government plans to cut congestion and pollution. The Department for […]
* Why a trams inflexibility in a city is a distinct benefit not a disadvantage
It is often assumed that the fact that bus routes are flexible whereas tram routes are fixed is an advantage. This is not really the case as the attached picture and article show ( yes this is a rural scene but the same sort of thing happens in Bath and other cities regularly). Once a […]
Trams are more reliable up hills than buses during snow
When trams in Montreal were replaced with buses they could not get up the steep hills which the trams could. With trams snow only has to be cleared from the rails not the entire road, and it is easy to warm the rails only to melt snow. Trams also can drop sand on the tracks.
More letters supporting trams following John Carson’s anti-Edinburgh and anti-Bath Tram letters in the Bath Chronicle
For previous weeks letters please see: https://bathtrams.uk/saga-of-anti-edinburgh-tram-and-sequence-of-letters-in-bath-chronicle/ https://bathtrams.uk/third-tranche-of-letters-in-bath-chronicle-about-trams/ Plain text versions of letters: Dear Sir, John Carson, misreports the intent of the Letter last week mentioning Edinburgh trams. The letter he takes issue with was not (as he implies) upholding Edinburgh as a good example of a tram system, but merely pointing out that trams encourage […]
The number of people using very popular trams in Edinburgh increased by 10 per cent with some services running every three minutes.
Monday 07 January 2019 The number of people using trams in Edinburgh increased by 10 per cent as figures show more than 7.3 million passengers travelled last year.The rise in passengers has been attributed to extra trams running at peak times, with some services running every three minutes. Please note that due to economic factors […]
1st in Sequence of anti-Edinburgh & Bath tram letter and subsequent pro-tram letters in Bath Chronicle
Note: The John Carson anti-tram and anti-Edinburgh Tram letter : See also :https://bathtrams.uk/another-slew-of-letters-supporting-trams-following-john-carsons-letter/ https://bathtrams.uk/third-tranche-of-letters-in-bath-chronicle-about-trams/ https://bathtrams.uk/4th-in-sequence-of-tram-letters-in-bath-chronicle/ https://bathtrams.uk/5th-in-sequence-of-tram-letters-in-bath-chronicle/ Third tranche of letters in Bath Chronicle about trams Vic McKinlay who lives in Edinburgh pointed out in picture above that despite its initial problems, a) The Edinburgh tram has massively increased the patronage of an adjacent park […]