Hi Dave Your graph gives only NO2. The council does not measure PM10s or PM2.5s (as you probably know these are tiny particulates given off from diesels and from friction on the road and from brakes etc…) There is a Council report on air pollution in Bath, which came to the Transport Policy Development and […]
Read MoreBath Tramways Horse Drawn Tram – from the 1880s
tarbuck Horse Tram http://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/hrstram.htm Date: 1880 Gauge: 4ft 0in Registration: – Acquired by the Museum: 2003
Read MoreBath’s illegal levels of NOX from traffic fumes
40 µg/m3 (EU[1], limit value for human health, annual mean) http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/your-council-and-democracy/local-research-and-statistics/wiki/air-quality Nitrogen dioxide 5 One of the chief pollutants from vehicle emissions is nitric oxide, which through oxidation creates nitrogen dioxide (NO2). It plays a major role in atmospheric reactions that produce ground-level ozone or ‘smog’. This is the main pollutant by […]
Read MoreWhy trams are a modern, low cost and convenient solution to Baths choking transport issues
Bath Science Cafe, Monday 13th, Raven Pub. Tram in World Heritage City Vienna passing Opera house – see the wires? Some are attached to the building itself. http://www.virtourist.com/europe/vienna/02.htm Why trams are a modern, low cost and convenient solution to Baths choking transport issues Professor Lesley will explain the economics of trams in Bath Bath’s traffic […]
Read Morehistory of the reasons why Britain Govt likes nuclear despite all the downsides
Neil, et al, Thanks for your comments. You give a whole stack of good reasons why nuclear is unattractive, but still the establishment pursues it, at vast costs in environment, security, cash, credibility and so on, and have ignored many of these costs. So why do they still do it. Do they not see history […]
Read MoreBath Trams follow up meeting, Raven Pub / Bath Science Cafe, 13 April, 8.30 pm
Tram meeting report Zero cost to Bath Council tram proposal Meeting well attended by 37 persons in all. Chairman and ex chairman of council, leader of conservative group, also Lib Dem party rep and green party rep. David Andrews who called the meeting explained that he had no financial interest in trams but was promoting […]
Read MoreThe extensive tram network in Bath up to 1939
CLICK TO ENLARGE – THE PROPOSED NEW SYSTEM WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR
Read MoreTrams in Bath’s narrow streets
See full article on re introducing trams into Bath: http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/trams-work-Bath/story-26246819-detail/story.html#comments… ” Could trams be the answer to our transport and traffic problems in Bath? It has worked in other cities across the UK and Europe, and campaigners feel they would be ideal for our city. Two talks on trams in Bath, both by Professor Lesley, […]
Read MoreCosts of nuclear combined heat and power and district heating
Marko, See a paper where we have had a stab at what the actual cost for piping from Nuclear CHP will be in practice. It ties in with Estimates made in the 1980s and evidence given at the Sizewell enquiry by John Macadam and Orchard Partners on behalf of the GLC who were making the […]
Read MoreRoad capacity, safety, Infrastructure Bill, DECC spin
Written on a phone waiting for a train, but it’s highly relevant to the discussion at hand. Roads have a finite capacity. A single lane A-road is notionally 40 mph plus 2 second following distance. In practice the police treat the 40 mph HGV speed limit with the contempt it deserves, and will not prosecute […]
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