[Brighton] A Brighton Tram service in the Offing….

[Chicken Run]

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.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

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]

What about the monorail?

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I can vaguely remember the trolley bus

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

What about the monorail?

Connecting service at Moulsecoomb Junction shirley

 

[Chicken Run]

Brighton Tram 53 Society - Donate

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

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]

I can vaguely remember the trolley bus
View attachment 197030

I can remember going up Elm Grove on a trolley bus.

 

[Chicken Run]

Here’s a better map of the original tram network in Brighton

 

[Chicken Run]

Here a great resource to play around with too

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

 

[Chicken Run]

I can remember going up Elm Grove on a trolley bus.

Here’s the old trolly bus route map

https://www.railmaponline.com/trolleybus.html

 

[rippleman]

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.

Trolleybuses in Brighton - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[RandyWanger]

I love this for the city.

 

[schmunk]

What about the monorail?

Get it built.

 

[Mustafa II]

Here’s a better map of the original tram network in Brighton

View attachment 197033

Extend the Moulscombe line all the way to the Amex - absolute game changer for match days.

 

[Chicken Run]

Extend the Moulscombe line all the way to the Amex - absolute game changer for match days.

Yep we could reduce the queue’s with one of these trundling past every 5 minutes

 

[Mustafa II]

Yep we could reduce the queue’s with one of these trundling past every 5 minutes View attachment 197039

Can fit absolutely LOADS in a modern tram.

 

[Deadly Danson]

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.

 

[studio150]

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

And also:

Amsterdam, Lisbon, Sydney, Melbourne, Hiroshima, Manchester, Nottingham.....

Endless examples around the world, time to get a comprehensive system in place locally.

 

[Anger]

They’re going to need more than one tram surely?