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UKTram
7 days ago4 min read
Light Rail News Roundup, December 14th, 2024
Light Rail news this week – board appointments announced, Edinburgh Trams team gets festive for charity, positive public support for NET...
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UKTram
Dec 63 min read
Light Rail News Roundup, December 6, 2024
Seasonal services in Nottingham, free trams in Edinburgh for Hogmanay, another busy week ahead for Metrolink...
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UKTram
Nov 281 min read
Workshop focus on operational systems obsolescence
Learn about the latest best practice workshop for members of the
UKTram Engineering Group.
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UKTram
Nov 223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup, November 22, 2024
Supertram staff raise thousands in memory of a colleague, extra trams in Edinburgh, busy weekend ahead for Manchester Metrolink...
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UKTram
Nov 153 min read
Light Rail News Roundup November 15, 2024
Environmental Award for NET announced, seasonal celebrations underway in Edinburgh, Safer Travel in West Midlands...
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UKTram
Nov 71 min read
Successful first meeting with Minister
We look forward to helping shape the government’s ambitions for the integrated transport networks of the future...
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UKTram
Oct 173 min read
Light Rail Roundup November 18, 2024
MP visits shuttle depot, NET highlights fare evasion among young people, Halloween fun at Crich Tramway Village and...
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UKTram
Oct 103 min read
Light Rail News Round-up October 11, 2024
Success for Edinburgh Trams, Nexus, and long-serving Metro team member, busy weekend for Manchester Metrolink, and LRSSB's new guidance...
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UKTram
Oct 33 min read
Light Rail News Roundup October 4, 2024
KeolisAmey awarded new DLR franchise, West Midlands tram named after volunteer, rail replacement works in Manchester....
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UKTram
Aug 234 min read
Light Rail News Roundup August 23, 2024
In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Musical soundtrack for West Midlands Metro, appointment boosts resilience and security in N
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UKTram
Jul 43 min read
Light Rail News Roundup July 5, 2024
Strike action called off in
London, tram team in Nottingham raise cash for charity, ticket changes in the West Midlands, and ...
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UKTram
Jun 273 min read
Light Rail News Roundup June 28, 2024
Award recognition for Edinburgh Trams and West Midlands Metro, auction of lost property on Tyne and Wear Metro and Luas celebrates 20 years
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UKTram
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Successful first tram trials of wearable biometrics technology
A pioneering project using biometric monitoring technology to further boost light rail safety has taken a major step forward with...
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UKTram
Nov 26, 20202 min read
Project aims to help overcome barriers to tram expansion
A new project by UKTram aims to help promoters navigate one of the complex statutory processes associated with developing new light rail...
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UKTram
Aug 28, 20201 min read
Edinburgh Trams and IHF to launch FOCUS+ Pilot
The name FOCUS+ has been selected for the solution developed as part of the Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) project. This new...
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UKTram
Feb 7, 20202 min read
Embedded rail project set to reduce costs and disruption
Engineers from across the light rail sector are joining forces on a project with the potential to save tramway owners and operators...
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UKTram
Jun 13, 20192 min read
Innovation drives light rail viability
Revolutionary track technology looks set to make light rail an even more attractive option for cities looking to provide clean, reliable...
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UKTram
Jun 12, 20171 min read
Combined Authority committed to feasibility studies
The new Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, James Palmer, has announced in his 100-day plan he is committed...
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UKTram
Jun 8, 20171 min read
World’s first train running on virtual tracks released
The world’s first train running on ‘virtual tracks’ has been released in Zhuzhou, China, developed by CRRC Zhuzhou Insti. The train...
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UKTram
May 31, 20171 min read
Rail Live 2017
Based in the UK and set against the background of a live rail environment, Rail Live attracts companies from across the entire rail...
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