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Bristol Supertram
Bristol Supertram was a proposed light rail system for the Bristol and South Gloucestershire regions of England. In 2001, the project was given backing from the government to build a line that would link the city centre with the North Bristol region, but the project was cancelled in 2004.
The Bristol Supertram project was launched in March 2001 with an announcement from the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, John Prescott. The initial cost of £194 million was to be provided by a public–private partnership which would include 20% funding from the private sector. The remaining funds were to come from the government and the local authorities of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bristol was one of 25 cities and conurbations that had been selected for light rail development by the New Labour government. The plans were put forward in a government white paper and a 10-year plan to improve public transport in the UK.
Opinion polls in Bristol have consistently shown that the issues of inadequate public transport and traffic congestion are two of the biggest local concerns. Public interest in a light rail system had been raised with a demonstration service by Bristol Electric Railbus Ltd (BER). This service operated a Parry People Movers railcar along the first half-mile of the Bristol Harbour Railway, where it carried more than 50,000 passengers between 1998 and 2000.
The first stage of the project was to be the construction of a route called Line One, which was planned to run from Bristol City Centre to Almondsbury. The 10-mile journey would be completed in 30 minutes and make 16 stops.
The line would start from a central terminus in Union Street, which is close to Bristol bus station. It would then run along recessed rails to stops in Quay Street, Prince Street (next to Bristol Harbour) and St Mary Redcliffe. After this it would connect with the National Rail network at Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
From Temple Meads, Line One would head northwards on the Cross Country Route. Two stops would be made at reopened stations on this line that had been closed as a result of the Beeching cuts in 1964: Ashley Hill station would be refurbished and reopened as Ashley Down, and Horfield station would be renamed as Bonnington Walk to serve the Lockleaze area.
The line would now enter South Gloucestershire and stop at Filton Abbey Wood followed by Bristol Parkway. An extension was proposed with stops at the MoD Abbey Wood headquarters and the University of the West of England.
From Parkway station, the line would depart from the rail network and follow a purpose-built track. The next stop at Parkway North would serve as a park and ride from the M4 motorway. The line would then make three stops across the Bradley Stoke residential area. The northern terminus for Line One was planned to be Aztec West, a business park close to the Almondsbury Interchange. This would operate as a park and ride from the M5 motorway.
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Bristol Supertram
Bristol Supertram was a proposed light rail system for the Bristol and South Gloucestershire regions of England. In 2001, the project was given backing from the government to build a line that would link the city centre with the North Bristol region, but the project was cancelled in 2004.
The Bristol Supertram project was launched in March 2001 with an announcement from the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, John Prescott. The initial cost of £194 million was to be provided by a public–private partnership which would include 20% funding from the private sector. The remaining funds were to come from the government and the local authorities of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bristol was one of 25 cities and conurbations that had been selected for light rail development by the New Labour government. The plans were put forward in a government white paper and a 10-year plan to improve public transport in the UK.
Opinion polls in Bristol have consistently shown that the issues of inadequate public transport and traffic congestion are two of the biggest local concerns. Public interest in a light rail system had been raised with a demonstration service by Bristol Electric Railbus Ltd (BER). This service operated a Parry People Movers railcar along the first half-mile of the Bristol Harbour Railway, where it carried more than 50,000 passengers between 1998 and 2000.
The first stage of the project was to be the construction of a route called Line One, which was planned to run from Bristol City Centre to Almondsbury. The 10-mile journey would be completed in 30 minutes and make 16 stops.
The line would start from a central terminus in Union Street, which is close to Bristol bus station. It would then run along recessed rails to stops in Quay Street, Prince Street (next to Bristol Harbour) and St Mary Redcliffe. After this it would connect with the National Rail network at Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
From Temple Meads, Line One would head northwards on the Cross Country Route. Two stops would be made at reopened stations on this line that had been closed as a result of the Beeching cuts in 1964: Ashley Hill station would be refurbished and reopened as Ashley Down, and Horfield station would be renamed as Bonnington Walk to serve the Lockleaze area.
The line would now enter South Gloucestershire and stop at Filton Abbey Wood followed by Bristol Parkway. An extension was proposed with stops at the MoD Abbey Wood headquarters and the University of the West of England.
From Parkway station, the line would depart from the rail network and follow a purpose-built track. The next stop at Parkway North would serve as a park and ride from the M4 motorway. The line would then make three stops across the Bradley Stoke residential area. The northern terminus for Line One was planned to be Aztec West, a business park close to the Almondsbury Interchange. This would operate as a park and ride from the M5 motorway.