UKTram welcomes Arup as its newest member, a global consultancy with more than 80 years of experience, delivering sustainable transport solutions worldwide through integrated strategy, planning, engineering and design.

West Midlands Metro shortlisted for national award, Luas launches campaign celebrating its impact on Dublin and Edinburgh Trams to operate extra services for Nations Championship. Plus, Manchester Metrolink urges passengers to plan ahead during engineering works, Supertram prepares for Sheffield Grand Prix and Nottingham showcases light rail experience at conference. Heritage highlights this week include Horse Tramway welcomes King Charles for 150th anniversary

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway celebrated a landmark moment in its 150th anniversary year this week as His Majesty King Charles III, Lord of Mann, visited the Isle of Man to commemorate one of the world's oldest continuously operating passenger tramways.

UKTram attended the latest RailEI Technical Board meeting on 8th July, joining fellow corporate members to discuss engineering developments, professional standards and the future of skills across the rail industry.

Update – July 2026: Following a change in training availability, the proposed dates for UKTram's upcoming Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Training Course have been updated. The course is now expected to take place on 7–9 September 2026 at Skill Step Training, Doncaster, subject to sufficient delegate interest.

UKTram has relaunched its Operational Innovation Group, establishing a dedicated forum for the light rail sector to explore new ideas, share operational experience, and identify practical opportunities for innovation.

UKTram has added two new Best Practice Guidance documents to its member resource library, developed by the Light Rail Engineers Group (LREG). These new documents share experience and insight from across the sector, helping members exchange knowledge and learn from operational best practice.

UKTram will be attending the Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards (LiPTA) this week, celebrating the people whose leadership, expertise and commitment continue to strengthen passenger transport across the UK.

In this week's UK and Ireland Tram and Light Rail Round-up: Major Manchester Metrolink upgrade programme gets under way, KeolisAmey Docklands recognises customer service excellence, TII acquires key Dublin city centre site for MetroLink and NET Nottingham Trams to carry out summer track improvements. Plus, SPT publishes annual report, Tyne and Wear Metro station exhibition marks General Strike centenary, London extends bus and tram fare freeze and Coventry Very Light Rail pla

UKTram is pleased to renew its partnership with Women in Transport for a fourth consecutive year, reaffirming a joint commitment to a more inclusive and representative transport sector. Women in Transport is the UK’s leading not-for-profit advancing equity in transport. Its mentoring programmes, events and initiatives support women throughout their careers and encourage employers to encourage inclusive workplaces.

UKTram's Operations Manager, Steve Duckering, visited the Sheffield Supertram network on Monday, the 22nd June, to support discussions around improving passenger management and customer experience at major events.

In UK and Ireland Tram and Light Rail Round-up this week: West Midlands Metro honours light rail pioneer Geoffrey Claydon with tram naming, NET and NCT help SEND students build confidence using public transport, Luas promotes Park & Ride for summer travel, TfW launches first Metro tram-train into passenger service and UK Light Rail Conference celebrates 20 years of progress. Plus, Keolis announces new international leadership structure, TfL encourages feedback on proposed DLR