See Also:  https://bathtrams.uk/evidence-that-car-drivers-will-switch-to-trams-but-not-buses-1/ Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 2 Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 3 evidence-that-car-drivers-will-switch-to-trams-but-not-buses-4/ https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ https://bathtrams.uk/car-drivers-will-not-use-buses/ See also evidence that car drivers hate buses The Executive summary from report prepared for the Passenger Transport Executive Group – “What Light Rail […]

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See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/buses-have-a-much-lower-modal-shift-ie-attracting-car-drivers-capability-than-trams/ https://bathtrams.uk/buses-have-a-much-lower-modal-shift-ie-attracting-car-drivers-capability-than-trams/ Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 2 Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 3 evidence-that-car-drivers-will-switch-to-trams-but-not-buses-4/ https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ https://bathtrams.uk/car-drivers-will-not-use-buses/ See also evidence that car drivers hate buses USA – home of the car love affair A US Transportation Research Board analysis […]

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(its worth noting that trams only work where there is a high demand for passengers, which means cities or between cities, and that as such, they have a capacity 3 – 5 times that of a bus service on the same route.  See: https://bathtrams.uk/relative-carrying-capacity-cars-buses-trams/ Buses are great for low demand city routes and for rural areas) First: Trams […]

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Above: the Curitaba Busway and see also https://bathtrams.uk/difficulties-and-problems-encountered-with-bus-rapid-transit-in-the-uk/ For examples of Bus Jams which occur if you try to run a city on buses alone – see here: https://bathtrams.uk/why-you-get-bus-james-if-you-try-to-run-a-large-city-on-buses-alone-not-trams/  Some factual observations by Prof. Lewis Lesley BSc, AKC, PhD, CEng, MICE, FRSA, FCIT, MTPS 1.0        Background Bus patronage Today busses carry about 5bn passengers a […]

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( The Agenda follows on at the foot of this page) Bath’s MP Wera Hobhouse and Bath Trams held a conference on the re-introduction of Trams for Bath as a solution to the traffic congestion and associated pollution issues in the city. Trams can be a stimulus to Bath’s economy by facilitating movement into and […]

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And see also: https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ For examples of Bus Jams which occur if you try to run a city on buses alone – see here: https://bathtrams.uk/why-you-get-bus-james-if-you-try-to-run-a-large-city-on-buses-alone-not-trams/ (Note: Bath Trams fully supports buses for lower density routes,  they are an essential part of an integrated transport system, but believes for high density routes, such as within Bath […]

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    Words to above letter: Dear Editor, Last week’s letters appeared luke warm towards trams reducing Bath’s chronic traffic congestion and toxic pollution. In the absence of any practical alternative the correspondents presumably favour more of the same; polluting buses and congesting cars ? Bath station is already at capacity and does not cater […]

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Sir Peter Hendy “I’ve run bus services in provincial Britain; I can run them very successfully . You put the peak fares up, price people off so you haven’t got a big vehicle requirement. It’s economical to run, works a treat. What it doesn’t do is take everybody to work at cheaper fares. Now if […]

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Croydon Although publicly promoted and funded tramways in the UK have not always given good value for money, other countries manage it, and we might learn from them, as indeed did the Tramlink in Croydon, which was privately funded and promoted, and subsequently purchased by TfL. It carried 28.7 million passenger journeys in 2018/19, over […]

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This question / statement  without any corroborating facts or evidence was posed on the on the Bath Trams Facebook page.  The following responses  from experts received are shown below: —- “Phil Howell What is the anticipated cost of setting up such a network, what is the maximum estimated charge for an adult return travel from one […]

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