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COMPARISON WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM

 

Comparison of Bath with another U.K. system, which is known to be viable, gives the following result:

Note: Bath will have mostly single track with passing places
'Other' has mostly double track routes
Bath Other Bath as % of Other
Route kilometres 40 29

138%
Track kilometres 45 60

75%
Residents within 500 metres 72,000 78,500

92%
Tram stops 80 ? 40

200%
Stops per route kilometre 2 1.55

129%
Residents per stop 900 1744

52%
Residents per ROUTE km 1800 2707

66%
Residents per TRACK km 1600 1308

122%

 

CONCLUSION

 

Because tramway running costs are low but fixed costs are high, the outgoings (during early years of operation) will not be governed by the length of the routes so much as by the length of the trackwork

 

ALSO

 

With a large number of stops per route kilometre, the Bath service will be more convenient of access but slightly slower in operation.

 

Supply and Demand

Comparison of estimated running costs with estimated income

Maximum passenger carrying ability


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