"SUPERTRAM" NETWORK TO SPEED TYNESIDE TRAVELLERS

The author discusses the "supertram" network at Tyneside and what it will involve. The decision to adopt a rapid transit system is considered feasible due to the combination of traffic congestion and government aid. The track will require a bridge across the river Tyne, tunnelling beneath the city centre and some re-alignment of part of the track already present from the river route towards the city. The cost of the phases of work is quoted. An overhead electrification system was selected because of greater safety. The 2-track Tyne road bridge will soon go out to Tender; the bridge is a through truss design connecting directly with a tunnel at the cliff face. A viaduct is also used and a test track is under construction. The electronically operated "Supertram" was chosen for its quietness and freedom from fumes; the train will run directly to shopping areas, hospitals and schools. Buses are expected to be used to transport people to the rapid transit systems and interchanges for public and private transport. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Atkinson, I
• Publication Date: 1975-6-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28-29
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 265
  • Issue Number: 4996
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Bus transportation; Buses; Curved bridges; Electric railroads; Electricity; Hospitals; Interchanges; Intermodal terminals; Light rail transit; Parking facilities; Public transit; Railroad electrification; Rapid transit; Schools; Shopping centers; Structural design; Subsidies; Subways; Transfer points; Transfers; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Trolley cars; Truss bridges; Tunnels; Urban transportation; Viaducts
• Identifier Terms: Tyne and Wear Metro
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 916: Car park; 1195: Change (transp); 3438: Curved bridge; 6954: Electricity; 1092: Freight terminal; 1181: Rapid transit system; 3374: Tunnel; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128148
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1981 12:00AM