The Lansdown Route and the Batheaston route
both leave the City Centre Circle at the junction of Northgate
Street and Upper Borough Walls and proceed up Broad Street. At
Saracen Street, the Batheaston route turns right but the Lansdown
route climbs to the top of Broad Street, crosses the junction
of George Street with The Paragon and continues into Landown
Road. It follows Lansdown Road to the Park+Ride site on Lansdown. The return route from Lansdown Road comes
down Broad Street in contra-flow to all other traffic and turns
left into Saracen Street, joining the Batheaston route and returning
to the City Centr Circle through Northgate Street. Because of
the contra-flow, special traffic control measures will have to
be implemented in Broad Street. This route is particularly hilly and includes
three sections of 12% (1 in 8) gradient, one at the top of Broad
Street, one at the lowest point of Lansdown Road and one outside
the 'Lansdown Grove'. Trams operated on the 12% Broad Street
gradient from 1904 to 1939 without serious accident and it should
be possible to use modern vehicles on similar gradients without
problems. A loop track around the P+R site would enable
vehicles on this route to use bicycle trailers. Click here to see why this is necessary.