Rotherham bus station, 1996. LR55 track spanning a one-metre excavation, inspected by the statutory undertakers and HMRI with buses running over it. From the Trampower field report linked below. Professor Lewis Lesley, inventor of the LR55 trackform and Technical Director of Trampower, responded to the circulated draft of Technical Memorandum 08 as follows. His reply […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 9th March 2026 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ASSOCIATION / Bristol and Bath Area Trams Association Radical Change to Treasury Green Book Will Unlock Investment in Trams to Bring Bristol and Bath’s Transport Up to Continental Standards The difficulty of moving around fast in UK cities compared to their Continental equivalents has […]
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Above: Street Running Tramlink, at Tram Stop No. 7, Lebanon Road Tramlink and New Addington: Light Rail as a Catalyst for Social and Economic Regeneration in Croydon (Note: this article is an AI-generated article summarising email exchanges, composed of a discussion between anonimysed experts involved with the planning and building of the line copied here: […]
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Short Version West of England Transport Association (WETA). June 2025 (4) DRAFT SCOPING STUDY FOR RAPID TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST OF ENGLAND ‘A RE-PURPOSING OF METROWEST’ BACKGROUND There have been several prior ‘tram’ plans for the region, variously prepared by private enterprises, the former Avon County Council, Bristol City Council […]
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Note: This informal discussion has been edited with AI into a fully referenced article here: https://claverton-energy.com/how-the-croydon-tramlink-tramway-was-built-and-the-beneficial-effect-it-had-particularly-on-sink-estates-now-much-improved.html 31 July 2025, 16:42 From: Dave Andrews Hello CG, I have heard anecdotally that one of the reasons for building the Croydon tram was that there was a notorious deprived and isolated estate, South Addington. And that since it […]
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LR UK Air pollution – Tramsolution Presentation 4 March 2023 v.4
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General Conference Theme: How UK could have a low-cost, low carbon and reliable renewable energy-based system. We have selected speakers to give their insights into how a renewable and reliable power supply can be constructed at minimum cost and maximum feasible speed, bearing in mind: the interactions and limitations of the grid and distribution system, […]
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Bath and North East Somerset Council Full Council meeting 15 September 2022 Green Party Motion on the impact of increasing taxation on the inhabitants of B&NES as a result of the Government’s continued support and funding of nuclear power in preference to renewable energy generation. To be proposed by Cllr Joanna Wright Council Notes: […]
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What is the correct method for govts and academics to financially analyze infrastructure projects, and why is this analysis method different from the way an investor or merchant banker would analyze it but without this creating a conflict or incongruity? What we are talking about here is long-term infrastructure projects such as railways, district heat, […]
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Trams remove cars from Amsterdam’s streets See also for similar pictures: https://www.google.com/search?q=amsterdam+street+traffic+before+after&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7wYDW9cj5AhXOhc4BHXoYDiYQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1389&bih=650&dpr=1#imgrc=r5XQmYqzgB10oM
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