Subject: Re: Tram track installation costings The cost of LRT Schemes is very subjective. The cost data available (limited because of the procurement and operating models of many LRT schemes ensures that much of the data is kept confidential) varies hugely. As an example, do publicly presented costs include utility diversions, how many structures are […]
Speaking at a recent Bath Trams event, Roger Harrison, (Roger Harrison was the leader of the private sector consortium which tendered, won, financed then designed, built Phase 2 and operated/maintained the three line Nottingham tram network. He later became the Chairman of the Concession company *D-B-F-O-M) Tramlink Nottingham Ltd and Tramlink Nottingham Holdings Ltd which […]
Dave I’ve provided a reference to a paper below which looks into the calculation of possible costs. It doesn’t provide something where you could insert measurable things – length of tramway, number and cost of trams and so on – and multiply them by a cost read from the paper, but provides reference to what […]
The Nottingham tram system has been highly effective in cutting congestion, pollution and traffic ” Councillor Dave Liversidge, portfolio holder for transport, said in 2018 ““…, figures released just this week by the Department for Transport showed Nottingham achieved the biggest reduction in per capita car traffic of any English local authority outside London – […]
( Vic doesnt say this, but they could perfectly well have purchased a standard engineering contract for about £500 instead of using very expensive London lawyers to come up with a contract so complex and one sided that disaster was guaranteed) Dear All, I’m not a professional, but an interested enthusiast. So here is my […]
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trams-for-bath-radstock-keynsham-and-bristol-12th-june-730pm-bath-tickets-61511509581?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing Roger Harrison who was involved at a senior level in the design, build, and operation of the very successful Nottingham tram ( it has just been agreed to extend it, as has Edinburgh) will talk about how trams may be beneficial to Bath and its connections to Radstock and Bristol. A key point he […]
