top of page
UKTram
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Light Rail news roundup 8th April 2022
Confirmation of a further £37 million in support for tram networks in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, the North East and the West...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Recruitment initiatives highlighted by light rail HR professionals
Light rail networks from across the UK have reported on the measures they’re taking to attract new staff as the country emerges from the...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Further funding boost for light rail systems
Confirmation of a further £37 million in support for tram networks in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, the North East and the West...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Light Rail news roundup 1st April 2022
In light rail news this week – Trams back running to St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, bodywork repairs required in the West Midlands,...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Weather challenges tackled by UKTram working group
The impact of adverse weather conditions on tram networks, and some effective measures to mitigate against them, have been put under the...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Group welcomes patronage research
An ambitious research project aimed at boosting light rail patronage following the coronavirus pandemic has won the backing of marketing...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Mar 25, 20223 min read
Light Rail news roundup 25th March 2022
In this weeks light rail news – A-Z of Consent message on NET Tram, services suspended again in the West Midlands, trams return to...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Venue for Summit announced
The impressive Deansgate headquarters of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has been named as the venue for an eagerly anticipated...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Mar 18, 20223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 18th March 2022
In this weeks light rail news – NET users told to ‘pay up duck’, recruitment drive launches in Edinburgh, zonal ticketing introduced in...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Mar 11, 20223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 11th March 2022
In light rail news this week – WM Metro name charity of the year, tram named after NET community hero, Edinburgh Trams link with electric...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Mar 4, 20223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 4th March 2022
In Light Rail news this week – prestigious award for Edinburgh Trams, NET seeks customer feedback, pay-as-you-go travel on Metro, Seaton...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Mar 3, 20221 min read
UKTram welcomes further funding to safeguard services
The organisation representing the UK’s light rail sector has welcomed further funding for essential transport services as the country...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 4th February 2022
In light rail news this week – York Place stop closes in Edinburgh, NET shuttle buses for big cup derby, free parking extended in Tyne &...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Feb 4, 20221 min read
Dialogue with the DfT highlighted during meeting
Senior figures from across the light rail sector have heard how UKTram is continuing to work closely with the Department for Transport on...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Feb 2, 20221 min read
Last chance to book for Excellence Day event
Time is running out to book a place on the first Mainspring LRT Excellence Day of 2022, which has been organised in partnership with...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Jan 28, 20224 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 28th January 2022
In light rail news this week – Metrolink park & ride site reopens with more spaces, late night safety scheme on NET, Shuttle operator...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Pre Metro proposals published
Pre Metro are still pursuing their ambitions to segregate the current dual-track heavy rail lines between Stourbridge and the Round Oak...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Jan 21, 20223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 21st January 2022
In this week’s light rail news – new fare zones for Metro, extra trams for 6 Nations Rugby in Edinburgh, later journeys to run on NET,...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Jan 21, 20223 min read
Landmark year ahead for light rail
With government funding for new and existing transport systems, and the publication of a bold strategy for the future of light rail in...
0 views0 comments
UKTram
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Light Rail News Roundup 14th January 2022
In light rail news this week – Metro services to extend to Library, Edinburgh driver is ‘tramtastic’, fare changes in Blackpool, works...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page