Brighton's last 1900s tram could return to service
At the start of World War Two, all 116 of Brighton's trams were scrapped - or so it was thought.
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[Brighton] A Brighton Tram service in the Offing….
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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About the only thing I love about Croydon is the Tramlink service. It really is superb. A simple modern case study right there for B&H to follow shirley
WildWood
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What about the monorail?
- Aug 7, 2003
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I can vaguely remember the trolley bus
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Connecting service at Moulsecoomb Junction shirley
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Was in Prague last month. All the trams were free or cheap as chips to ride. Apart from the Heritage Tram. That was quite pricey, but well worth doing. Seemed to be quite popular too, as well as being on a useful route. Yet another case study for B&H to maybe learn from
Thunder Bolt
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I can remember going up Elm Grove on a trolley bus.
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Here’s a better map of the original tram network in Brighton
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Here a great resource to play around with too
www.railmaponline.com
Rail Map online - historic railways, railroads and canals
UK, Ireland and US historic railways, railroads and canals. Includes waggonways, tramways, stations, metro and narrow gauge lines displayed on an interactive Google Map.
www.railmaponline.com
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Here’s the old trolly bus route map
I remember family members telling me about the trolleybuses in Brighton. I never got to see one as it shut down a few months before I was born. Here's some wiki on the Brighton trolleybus system for those so inclined.
en.wikipedia.org
Trolleybuses in Brighton - Wikipedia
RandyWanger
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I love this for the city.
schmunk
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Mustafa II
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Extend the Moulscombe line all the way to the Amex - absolute game changer for match days.
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Mustafa II
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Yep we could reduce the queue’s with one of these trundling past every 5 minutesView attachment 197039
Can fit absolutely LOADS in a modern tram.
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Can I just ask - what would be the benefit of a tram in practical terms to the bus in Brighton? I mean the bus often has its own bus lane, follows set routes and has the advantage that it can divert for roadworks/accidents etc. There isn't room for dedicated tram lines on our roads so they would effectively be just buses on rails. Tramlink partly used old railway tracks which makes it excellent but there's none of that down here.
A monorail of course is a whole different story.
A monorail of course is a whole different story.
And also:
Amsterdam, Lisbon, Sydney, Melbourne, Hiroshima, Manchester, Nottingham.....
Endless examples around the world, time to get a comprehensive system in place locally.
