Slow-Pass for Bath from the A46 to A36 plus tram loop

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Sign the petition…. Slow bypass:    https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/removing-trucks-and-cars-from-cleveland-bridge-bath   For a more legible drawing download this link: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqLj2TDLZL3ZgbsgaV4fIXHNLxtnbg?e=5PXMWg The above is an interim drawing currently being drawn professionally. This proposal, which is not an official BABATA one ( although the tram line to Bathford is) is to provide a deliberately slow bypass or Trundle Pass.  This […]

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Petition to connect Bristol to Bath and Radstock, the only proven solution to cut congestion and improve commerce in 7 other British Cities.

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Please sign the petition: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bring-back-modern-trams-to-bath-to-cut-congestion-and-regenerate-the-city-1?source=rawlink&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=rawlink&share=8935e90e-6860-4afd-86ff-5da9cc64ec3c There is compelling evidence that only steel wheeled trams can solve Bath and Bristol’s traffic problems. See: https://bathtrams.uk/ Wherever bus based solutions have been tried they have failed. In addition  we should close one full lane of the Batheaston bypass and convert the closed lanes into a long Park & […]

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2. LR55 maintaining gauge stability with glue in road LR55 easy to install tracks

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See Also 1. LR55 Pressure, comparative damage to roads, tram tracks and building foundations by trams and buses for LR55 See Also: 5 Low Cost Tram Light Rail Track Systems Being Demonstrated Have Potential to Minimise Traffic Disruption and the Need to Divert Underground Services Sww also: https://bathtrams.uk/damage-buses-do-to-roads-cellars-and-tram-tracks/   See Also https://bathtrams.uk/8152-2/  for pressures under […]

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* Buses and trams together cut congestion, pollution and emissions in cities but buses on their own don’t

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Why Trams Work (But Integrated With Buses) Whereas Buses Alone Don’t, In Tackling Pollution Congestion, Climate Emergency in cities and towns The key unassailable fact is that nowhere have buses persuaded drivers to significantly shift  from driving into cities to buses whereas trams have been shown to routinely have a  high shift from cars to […]

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1. LR55 Pressure, comparative damage to roads, tram tracks and building foundations by trams and buses for LR55

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See Also: 2. LR55 maintaining gauge stability with glue in road LR55 easy to install tracks See Also: 5 Low Cost Tram Light Rail Track Systems Being Demonstrated Have Potential to Minimise Traffic Disruption and the Need to Divert Underground Services Sww also: https://bathtrams.uk/damage-buses-do-to-roads-cellars-and-tram-tracks/ The load under an LR55 tram track is half that of […]

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GLUAS webinar for light rail for Galway, Eire, 20th April 2021

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FAO: Dave Andrews 22nd April 2021 Dear Dave, Many thanks to all of the organising committee and our most excellent speakers for attending the Galway Very Light Rail on 20th April. Huge appreciation was shown by many people including many of the politicians who attended. The whole event is now live on Youtube. Please like and share. […]

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PRESS RELEASE – WECA, BRISTOL, BBATA WORKING TO DELIVER TRAMS FOR RESIDENTS

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4 Feb 2021                                                        After many meetings and correspondence with the mayors, politicians, and officers of WECA (West of England Combined Authority), Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES) and Bristol City Council (BCC), BBATA (Bath and Bristol Area Trams Association) is very pleased to announce that, their recommendations for a modern tram system linked […]

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