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Friday November 26, 2021
In light rail news this week – Edinburgh Trams gets you to Christmas attractions, temporary service reductions in Sheffield, customers told to make alternative travel plans as Metro service suspension continues, 30th anniversary for Tyne & Wear’s airport line and early proposals to run former tube trains in Rossendale. A popular competition run by a […]
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Friday November 19, 2021
In this week’s light rail news – major recruitment drive in Edinburgh, Bee Network tour seeks views on transport in Greater Manchester, Metro worker helps switch on Newcastle’s Christmas lights and LRSSB publishes draft of overhead line manual. Following the success of this year’s extended Light Rail Summit in Edinburgh, UKTram and the Light Rail […]
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Friday November 12, 2021
In light rail news this week – VLR an option for new rail lines, green flash sale on NET, poppies on trams and free veterans travel in Edinburgh. Contactless payments launch on Blackpool’s trams and Prince Charles meets frontline Tyne & Wear staff. An additional £2.2 million of emergency funding for light rail in Scotland […]
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Friday November 5, 2021
In light rail news this week – more recruits on Metro’s Kickstart scheme, new tickets for Rugby fans in Edinburgh, green rewards on NET, free parking in Tyne & Wear, an extension to DLR? plus hopes not dashed for the ‘Dasher’. Opportunities for a rewarding career in engineering within the UK’s expanding light rail sector […]
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Friday October 22, 2021
In this weeks light rail news – safety reminders on Metrolink, Edinburgh promotes family ticket to half-term day trippers, Halloween giveaway on Luas, Tyne & Wear gives away old Metro trains, extra depot tours in Blackpool and the ORR reviews LRSSB progress. Patronage continues to grow across all networks since the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, […]
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Friday October 15, 2021
In light rail news this week – radio upgrade in Blackpool, Stourbridge Shuttle release VLR video, consultation on Manchester ‘Bee Network’, young people become NET ‘Trambassadors’, finishing touches to Birmingham Westside extension and major step forward for Coventry VLR scheme. A new report highlighting how Britain’s light rail systems are instrumental in supporting economic growth, […]
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Friday October 8, 2021
In Light Rail news this week – Mandip walks 100 miles to raise £1400 for cancer charity, 5 million journeys using Manchester’s contactless payment system, £100m track dualling welcomed in Tyne & Wear, chill-out carriages on the DLR and Arts Council grant for the Brierley Hill Metro extension. UKTram and the organisation responsible for light […]
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Thursday October 7, 2021
The Blackpool Tramway has won the award for the Most Improved System in 2020/21.
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A bold vision to help drive the expansion of light rail in the UK has been welcomed by sector leaders at a high-profile summit. The unveiling of a new draft strategy document proved one of the highlights of the event in Edinburgh, organised by UKTram in partnership with the LRSSB. Following months of consultations, ‘A […]
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