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Light Rail news roundup 15th March 2024

Friday March 15, 2024

In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Birthday celebrations in Nottingham, West Midlands Metro chooses charity of the year, Easter offers from Edinburgh Trams, award recognition for operator of Tyne & Wear Metro, and new era for Sheffield Supertram.

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UKTram shares top tips on sharing best practice at Dubai Conference

The way that the UK light rail sector shares best practice has been praised at an international conference.

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Light Rail news roundup 8th March 2024

Friday March 8, 2024

In this week’s news from the light rail sector –West Midlands Metro and Luas celebrate International Women’s Day, recognition for Seaton Tramway, bike trials on Manchester Metrolink, a £3.4m track replacement scheme on Tyne & Wear Metro, and the LRSSB is recruiting for two key roles.

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Light Rail news roundup 1st March 2024

Friday March 1, 2024

In this week’s news from the light rail sector – £20 million investment in Manchester Metrolink, stops earn safety accreditation in the West Midlands, upgrades over Easter in Croydon, and successful completion of Tyne & Wear works.

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UKTram backs inclusion and diversity

The Managing Director of light rail’s representative body is urging male colleagues to think about ways they can contribute to making the sector an even more inclusive place to work.

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West Midlands Metro Engineering Expansions Interface Manager Vacancy

Monday February 26, 2024

West Midlands Metro is your ticket to an exciting career in the heart of England’s thriving West Midlands region. We are the driving force behind modern and sustainable urban transportation.  Our sleek trams connect cities, towns and most importantly – people, providing them with a safe and secure, reliable and sustainable tram service.  With a […]

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Light Rail news roundup 23rd February 2024

Friday February 23, 2024

In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Successful fare evasion crackdowns in Manchester and Nottingham, Patronage figures reflect growing popularity of trams in Edinburgh, and an open day for seasonal conductors in Blackpool.

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Engineers highlight benefits of asset mapping and track condition monitoring

The merits of employing infrastructure mapping alongside condition monitoring to improve asset management and performance on UK tramways have been examined by light rail engineers.

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Minister of State for Rail and HS2 Visits BCIMO

The Minister of State for Rail and HS2, Huw Merriman, visited the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) on Thursday 15th January to get a taste of what the future of light rail transport looks like.

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