Drsatan
Established Member
I've noticed that there's been a lot of discussion about tram or metro plans for various places, so I thought we could consolidate those in one thread.
I've got more time on my hands now I've done my finals, so I've spent about 20 minutes creating a tram network for Southampton. Sorry about the poor quality but I ended up using Paint to draw the lines with, since I'm still getting used to GIMP. My knowledge of Southampton on the east bank of the river Itchen isn't great so feel free to correct me.
I've attached a map of these proposed tram lines to this post, but allow me to explain where they go in greater detail here:
Line 1 (Red line). Starts at Southampton airport, and largely follows Unlink bus U1 to Highfield campus and along London road. It then passes the civic centre, and follows Southampton High Street until reaching the Red Funnel terminal, whereupon it follows the A33 and along Canute road before crossing the Itchen bridge. Then it follows the path of First Southampton bus route 3 before terminating at Thornhill. A branch of Line 1 starts at the Bassett Arms and follows the route of First Southampton route 5 before joining the other branch on the A33.
Line 2 (Orange line). Starts at Thornhill and follows Bluestar route 18 along Northam Bridge, before following Civic Centre Road and the Western Esplanade where a stop would be placed outside the ticket office on Platform 4 at Southampton Central. It would then follow the A33 and cross the River Test using the existing bridge, before diverging into two branches:
Most trams on Line 2 would terminate in Totton town centre, with 1 in 4 carrying on to Lyndhurst
Line 3 (Blue Line) would start at the Red Funnel terminal, before heading along Southampton High Street and following First Southampton route 3 to Southampton General Hospital and the Lords Hill Centre.
If you're wondering why I want to run trams to Lyndhurst, it's because Lyndhurst is a gateway to the New Forest, and due to lack of public transport provision there can be some massive traffic jams. Running a tramway to Lyndhurst would encourage most day trippers to travel by public transport.
I've got more time on my hands now I've done my finals, so I've spent about 20 minutes creating a tram network for Southampton. Sorry about the poor quality but I ended up using Paint to draw the lines with, since I'm still getting used to GIMP. My knowledge of Southampton on the east bank of the river Itchen isn't great so feel free to correct me.
I've attached a map of these proposed tram lines to this post, but allow me to explain where they go in greater detail here:
Line 1 (Red line). Starts at Southampton airport, and largely follows Unlink bus U1 to Highfield campus and along London road. It then passes the civic centre, and follows Southampton High Street until reaching the Red Funnel terminal, whereupon it follows the A33 and along Canute road before crossing the Itchen bridge. Then it follows the path of First Southampton bus route 3 before terminating at Thornhill. A branch of Line 1 starts at the Bassett Arms and follows the route of First Southampton route 5 before joining the other branch on the A33.
Line 2 (Orange line). Starts at Thornhill and follows Bluestar route 18 along Northam Bridge, before following Civic Centre Road and the Western Esplanade where a stop would be placed outside the ticket office on Platform 4 at Southampton Central. It would then follow the A33 and cross the River Test using the existing bridge, before diverging into two branches:
- One branch would follow Commercial Road before terminating in Totton town centre
- The other would follow the A35 all the way to Lyndhurst, where it would terminate near the Temple Lodge hotel
Most trams on Line 2 would terminate in Totton town centre, with 1 in 4 carrying on to Lyndhurst
Line 3 (Blue Line) would start at the Red Funnel terminal, before heading along Southampton High Street and following First Southampton route 3 to Southampton General Hospital and the Lords Hill Centre.
If you're wondering why I want to run trams to Lyndhurst, it's because Lyndhurst is a gateway to the New Forest, and due to lack of public transport provision there can be some massive traffic jams. Running a tramway to Lyndhurst would encourage most day trippers to travel by public transport.