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Friday October 28, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Timetable changes in Blackpool, late night trams for ‘spooktacular’ event in Edinburgh, delays to engineering works in Manchester and Halloween competition from Luas.
Light rail colleagues are being invited to an event aimed at helping HR professionals to understand how to best support, attract and retain the future talent their businesses need.
Friday October 21, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – VLR plans in Stoke, Rugby offers in Edinburgh, public ownership for Sheffield Supertram, new escalators for underground/DLR interchange, and artwork unveiled on Tyne and Wear Metro.
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Friday October 14, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Customers have their say on dogs on trams in Manchester, industrial action in the West Midlands, NET enforces parking rules and employee awards in Edinburgh.
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Wednesday October 12, 2022
The latest issue of OnTrack, featuring all the latest news from UKTram and the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board, is now available to download here.
Inside you will find details of awards success, recent sector events and details of new appointments made by the two organisations.
There are also updates on key projects, such as the publication of new guidance documents and the release of new safety videos, as well as reports from recent light rail working groups.
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Friday October 7, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Tram manager to sleep rough for charity, arrests on Manchester Metrolink, industrial action impacts on Tram Train timetable in Sheffield and Trams to Newhaven project prepares for electrification.
A bold and ambitious strategy for the future of light rail in the UK has been hailed as the ‘Vision of the Year’ at a prestigious industry awards event in London this week.
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Friday September 30, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Award for Edinburgh Trams engineer, Goose Fair returns to Nottingham, timetable revisions in Sheffield and essential works at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.
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Friday September 23, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Fare changes in Blackpool and a post-pandemic ticket offer in Edinburgh, a new Docklands Light Railway timetable, Nexus welcomes apprentices and a historic timepiece returns home as part of the Trams to Newhaven project. A high-profile event in Manchester has seen sector professionals meet to […]
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Friday September 2, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Luas launches safety campaign, funding settlement for Transport for London and the first new trams for Tyne & Wear Metro leave the factory.
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Friday August 26, 2022
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Tram to join pride celebrations in Manchester, classical music in Edinburgh, timetable changes in Blackpool and a Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Crich Tramway Village. Manchester Metrolink Manchester Pride is set to return to the city centre over the August Bank Holiday weekend with thousands of […]
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