Above left, simple track supported on sand. – Den Haag Above right, heavy expensive concrete track – Edinburgh See also:  https://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2014/jun/25/edinburgh-tram-fiasco-lessons-for-uk-transport-project and        : https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-tram-inquiry-john-carson-12295822 Ex Councillor Lesley Hinds is unable to attend, the Bath Tram Conference November 24th 2018  as she is recovering from a hip replacement. But it was largely her perseverence, backed […]

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Lewis.Lesley@trampower.co.uk 16:00 (1 hour ago)     to me, expertsfortrams, Dine Dave, Trams are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, the capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia. As of May 2017, the Melbourne tramway network consists of 250 kilometres of track, 493 trams, 24 routes, and 1,763 tram stops. There is nothing on the […]

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This is extracted from the National Census 2011 Travel to Work data which asks where where respondents were coming from and going to and by what method https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U9f-g8ETvljw-YAZbFpWXOBdKZQhExHuqbX6tkrUnI8/edit#gid=400344979 Someone associated with our group, a computer data expert, Adam Reynolds took the raw data and extracted it for those travelling to  Bath and within Bath: 19,809 commute […]

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  https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/15/i-leave-the-car-at-home-how-free-buses-are-revolutionising-one-french-city?CMP=share_btn_link This indicates a 50% increase in usage which sounds a lot but isn’t. If replicated in Bath for example, a 50% increase, or even 85/% increase on bus usage which is only 5% of present journeys is not going to solve the congestion problem: “One month on, the Dunkirk mayor, Patrice Vergriete, who […]

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Note this agenda is provisional – for the latest version CLICK HERE Looking at the case for trams, where they could be deployed and the next steps. Bath MP Wera Hobhouse and Bath Trams are hosting a conference on the re-introduction of Trams for Bath as a solution to the congestion and pollution issues, as a stimulus to Bath’s […]

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B     Car Sharing in Middlewood Street, Hillsborough, Sheffield.       Above – a tram in Prague   The above street is not dedicated solely to trams, ie cars use it as well. It is sometimes thought that trams in Bath would need special lanes, this is not the case.  The Bath trams […]

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  https://bathtrams.uk/trams-in-other-cities/can-trams-climb-steep-gradients-bath-winter/ The steepest tramway with only wheel/rail adhesion was in Montreal (14%), which the replacement buses could not manage in winter. As a number of you have pointed out Lisbon has 12% gradients with all axle powered trams, coping with in all weathers for over 100 years. Trams used to climb the steep hills […]

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 A new West Midlands export industry  The Stourbridge Rail Car ( Note current vehicles produce about as much deadly particulate pollution, NOT from the exhaust pipe, but from ground up road dust, road tyre, and tyre particles – Electric cars and buses will do little to cut this deadly form of pollution) The “track record” […]

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Ultra Light Rail Partners Ltd Ultra Light Rail Partners Ltd (ULRP) is a new company set up by four partner companies, Parry People Movers Ltd (PPM) (www.parrypeoplemovers.com); Sustraco Ltd (www.ultralightrail.com) (the successor to Bristol Electric Railbus Ltd (BER)); Clayton Equipment Ltd (claytonequipment.co.uk), a former subsidiary of Rolls Royce (but now independent after an MBO) and […]

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  TramForward has long campaigned for trams not only in the major conurbations but in medium-sized towns and cities. Trams can provide economic and clean public transport, encouraging regeneration and a move away from cars, and improving the environment and general ambience of the urban area. TramForward is, therefore, very pleased to support this forthcoming […]

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