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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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 would follow exactly the same route as cars, or put another way, cars […]

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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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Local Councillor sets out his vision for the future of Bath – and it includes trams   Full article HERE   Bath’s sustainability champion has explained a council vision that could help bring trams, pedestrianisation and more cycleways to the city. Councillor Mark Shelford (Image: B&NES) One of the ideas that really excites him is bringing back […]

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(See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/how-paradoxically-trams-can-speed-through-traffic-without-having-reserved-lanes-buses-generally-cant/) Green Wave Traffic Light Preemption lets tram move though traffic even though previously the road was congested and there is no segregation. You can see a video of this working in Brussels here  where you can see the tram leading the congestion in. The World Bank discusses traffic light priority systems here:  https://www.ssatp.org/sites/ssatp/files/publications/Toolkits/ITS%20Toolkit%20content/its-applications/traffic-management/traffic-signal-priority.html […]

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This HGV is typical and he makes 20 drops of the wheeled baskets you can see ( folded) on the tail gate, and this can take 8-13 hours. The economics of trams means that a single tram unit with maybe 300 person capacity, will be full at rush hour, but more or less empty at […]

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