The above chart shows the huge increase in public transport ( trams) achieved in Freiburg, and the corresponding drop in car traffic. Source of the above – http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/our-stories/indepth/germany-freiburg-sustainability-transportation-energy-green-economy.html The above slides are taken from a paper given at the Bath Trams conference ( see below). https://bathtrams.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/APPLRG151210-1.pdf slides 18 – 30 in and show how far better […]
The above show that generally bus journeys has declined since 1986 – in fact this has been declining ever since buses replaced trams in the 1930. Note however that light rail / tram usage has been steadily rising. In London they have been rising but this is likely due to the large investment due to […]
https://londontransportdata.wordpress.com/category/geography/london/ See also: https://bathtrams.uk/nationally-7-of-journeys-are-made-by-bus-and-falling/ From the above chart it looks like about 100,000 people commute via bus into London per day during the morning peak. The annual subsidy is £600m “At over two billion passenger journeys a year, usage is around double that of the London Underground. The city has 675 bus routes, with around 9,000 buses in operation and over 19,000 […]
Modal split as above is now about the same as in Bath Above – light rail/tram increasing, buses declining nationally When London’s trams were replaced by trolley buses, in the 1950s, there was an immediate drop of 30% patronage The claim was that it would reduce congestion, but the reverse occurred. Many of the people […]
The above is a cheap to install track system used in Den Haag with trams running on concrete blocks on sand giving easy access to services. See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/cost-of-service-diversion-do-not-rule-out-trams-edinburgh-notwithstanding/ This is primarily because they are designed by heavy high speed rail engineers, with little knowledge of short stage urban passenger transport design or requirements, and have installed rail […]
Trams have a much higher capacity then buses: https://bathtrams.uk/relative-carrying-capacity-cars-buses-trams/ Utrecht has the busiest bus network in the Netherlands, impacting the air quality in the city. Studies have shown that the bus network has reached a saturation point and is no more a viable solution for the growing passenger traffic in the region. As a result, […]
Utrecht has the busiest bus network in the Netherlands, and lines 12 and 28 to De Uithof are the busiest bus services in the country. Line 12 currently carries around 25,000 passengers per day and at peak times a 24m-long articulated bus leaves Utrecht city centre for De Uithof every 2-3 minutes, but overcrowding remains […]
Why do travellers prefer trains and light rail to buses? This article tries to undermine the fact that people really do prefer trams, and implies it is ignorance that they dont prefer buses. But there are sound reasons why people do. ….”New research confirms what we pretty much already know; travellers generally prefer rail-based modes […]
See also: https://bathtrams.uk/trams-really-run-every-6-8-minutes-throughout-day/ In budapes trams run from 0430 to 23.50 https://www.budapesttips.co.uk/public-transport/bus-budapest/ Above, yellow is one Budapest tram timetable. Note how he service frequency is increased during school holidays. In UK trams are generally more frequent than trams e.g. 6 minutes in Birmingham is typical, whereas buses are generally around 20 minutes. In pre-war London […]
the evidence suggests that having a tram connection improves the attractiveness of park and rides to car drivers over the attractiveness with bus service