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Sector professionals meet to discuss light rail communications

Wednesday February 1, 2023

Marketing and customer service professionals from across the light rail sector have agreed to share best practice across a range of activities that aim to promote tramways and similar transit systems.

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Students offered discounted tram travel for 80p a day with ‘refresher’ pass

Friday January 27, 2023

NET is slashing the price of travel for students with a 6-month tram pass that will be available for the bargain price of £150 at three key student events over the coming weeks.

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UKTram to appoint Interim Chair in February

Friday January 20, 2023

The light rail sector’s representative organisation is set to announce an Interim Chair after an Extraordinary Board Meeting next month, ahead of a long-term appointment later in 2023.

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New Year message from James Hammett, Managing Director of UKTram

Wednesday January 4, 2023

The past year has seen the light rail sector rise to numerous challenges, but in 2023 colleagues can look to the future with fresh optimism.

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Group plans for the unexpected

Friday December 16, 2022

The management of unexpected malfunctions of critical tramway infrastructure or equipment is to be the subject of a series of best practice workshops for network operators.

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Working group plans to help operators tackle rising costs

Thursday December 8, 2022

The organisation representing UK light rail is set to co-ordinate efforts to mitigate the impact of rising costs across the sector.

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Magazine puts light rail strategy in the spotlight

Tuesday December 6, 2022

A leading trade publication has highlighted the work being done by UKTram to drive the growth of light rail and the challenges currently faced by the sector.

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Engineers highlight track maintenance challenges

Monday December 5, 2022

The management and repair of track faults proved to be one of the key topics of debate at a recent meeting of light rail engineers from across the UK.

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Changes to UKTram Board of Directors

Friday December 2, 2022

Two new directors have been elected to the UKTram board during the organisation’s annual general meeting on Thursday, December 1.

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