The Anonymous Widower

£82m, 30m High Aerial Tramway Vision Would Link Eden Project North To Lancaster University And M6

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the Lancaster Guardian.

This is the first two paragraphs.

Proposals for an £82m aerial tramway project linking Lancaster, Morecambe and the university have been drawn up by the man behind the initial plans for Eden Project North.

Standing at more than 30m high, the Aerial Tramway System would link the proposed Eden Project North, the Bay Gateway, Lancaster Railway Station, the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus, Lancaster University and junction 33 of the M6 motorway.

Iy is an interesting suggestion.

But I do question the cost.

The Emirates Air Line in London has the following characteristics.

• I kilometre in length
• 2 stations
• 34 gondolas in use at one time.
• ten-seat gondolas
• 90 metres maximum height.

The proposed Lancaster and Morecambe aerial tramway has the following characteristics.

• I0 kilometres in length
• 5 stations
• 30 gondolas in use at one time.
• thirty-five-seat gondolas
• 30 metres maximum height.

As the cost of the Emirate Air Line is reported at £60million, I’m afraid that £82million for the Lancaster and Morecambe aerial tramway are slightly ambitious.

In Getting To The Proposed Morecambe Eden Project By Train, I laid out how a large zero-carbon rail system could develop around Morecambe.

I also concluded that journeys to and from Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester, could be made zero-carbon.

Conclusion

There could be better ways to acgieve the same local objectives.

July 26, 2019 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Cable-Car, Eden Project Morecambe, Environment, Lake District