IN 2013 THERE WERE 3,500 electric cars (EVs) in the UK; by last July there were 107,000. Growth predictions vary between 85% of the market by 2035 and one third by 2040. In face of this, government has little option but to legislate and it promises the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (unpublished) to empower […]
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Dear Richard Thank you very much for this fantastic paper about the forest I was asked if we also have this biomass debate in DK, yes we have, and the same arguments. The Danish District association DanskEnergy, the association of power companies held a conference recently about it and concluded that biomass with the certificates […]
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By Bath Chronicle | Posted: January 27, 2017 A tram travelling through Twerton, Bath Comments (4) I was very interested and encouraged to learn that there is a Bath Trams group actively promoting trams in the city, especially after having lived in Basel, Switzerland for eight years. In that time I made full use of its […]
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extract from an article in teh Bath Chronical By BMoorcraft | Posted: November 03, 2016 By @BethanMoorcraft A tram on the old Bath to Bathford route Could an efficient tram system be the answer to Bath’s ongoing traffic and pollution woes? Members of Bath Swift Trams certainly think so – and they want you to […]
Read MoreHi 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 Moretarbuck Horse Tram http://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/hrstram.htm Date: 1880 Gauge: 4ft 0in Registration: – Acquired by the Museum: 2003
Read More40 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 MoreBath 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 MoreTram 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 MoreCLICK TO ENLARGE – THE PROPOSED NEW SYSTEM WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR
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