Welcome to the Ramsgate Fantasy Transport Network. Find out more about this project and contribute to the discussion.
Welcome to the Ramsgate Fantasy Transport Network. Find out more about this project and contribute to the discussion.
Introduction
Ramsgate Fantasy Transport Network is a project by Transit Collective designed to inspire creativity, playfulness and curiosity around Ramsgate. It aims to encourage participants to explore different potentials for travel around the town and to imagine fantastical solutions for our transport infrastructure.
The seafront station closed, and the remaining one relocated further into the outskirts of the town in 1926, Ramsgate Station is now in a residential area some distance from the town centre and Royal Harbour. Connections are either by bus or on foot. In 1931 Barcelona opened the Port Vell Aerial Tramway running 1.3km from Montjuic to the old harbour, the same distance as Ramsgate Station is from the Royal Harbour. Could Ramsgate too have an Aerial Tramway? Or perhaps a system of slides making use of Ramsgate’s hills?
During a day combining an exploratory walk across the town, experimental mapping and a design workshop, participants modelled a new future for Ramsgate transport. A game was designed to help generate ideas in a playful and creative way. The game drew from participants’ own experience and helped design a unique local transport system.
Ramsgate Fantasy Transport Network is a project by Transit Collective designed to inspire creativity, playfulness and curiosity around Ramsgate. It aims to encourage participants to explore different potentials for travel around the town and to imagine fantastical solutions for our transport infrastructure.
The seafront station closed, and the remaining one relocated further into the outskirts of the town in 1926, Ramsgate Station is now in a residential area some distance from the town centre and Royal Harbour. Connections are either by bus or on foot. In 1931 Barcelona opened the Port Vell Aerial Tramway running 1.3km from Montjuic to the old harbour, the same distance as Ramsgate Station is from the Royal Harbour. Could Ramsgate too have an Aerial Tramway? Or perhaps a system of slides making use of Ramsgate’s hills?
During a day combining an exploratory walk across the town, experimental mapping and a design workshop, participants modelled a new future for Ramsgate transport. A game was designed to help generate ideas in a playful and creative way. The game drew from participants’ own experience and helped design a unique local transport system.
The Proposals
Route:
Station to Town Centre
Station to East Cliff
Station to West Cliff
Station to Westwood Cross
East Cliff to West Cliff
East Cliff to Sands
West Cliff to Harbour
Sands to Pegwell Bay
Ramsgate to Botany Bay
Residential area around the Station
Method:
Funicular Railway
Cable suspended
Funfair
Light rail
Swings or pendulums
Underground
Walking Route
Cycling Track
Travelator
Lift
Theme 1:
Energy
Europe
Happiness
Music
Physical Activity
Seaside eg Punch and Judy
Seaside eg Beach Huts
Sustainability
Tranquility
Wind
Theme 2:
Environment
Future
Love
Nature
Romans Saxons Vikings
Your Star Sign
Tides and Moon
Water
Wildlife
Well Being
We’d love to see what you come up with! Please email us at ramsgate@transitmargate.co.uk with photos of your drawings or models and a bit about your idea.
The CICRP
The Partnership offers a voice for the community through art and creativity, enabling local groups to animate railway stations and trains. It also encourages sustainable travel through the use of cycle networks as well as welcoming tourists. The Partnership is working with Bikeability Trust and Kent Coast Volunteering to involve as many people as possible from across Thanet.
Transit Collective
Transit Collective is a muti-disciplinary artists’ collective working to bring creativity to the local environment. We create opportunities for people to explore their imagination through a process of walking, workshops and craft.
