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Wednesday September 30, 2020
The complexities of calculating the likely costs of new light rail systems has been put in the spotlight by Matthew Taylor of the UKTram Centre of Excellence in the latest edition of a leading sector publication. In a feature article for the Tramways and Urban Transit, he says that easily available sources of information on […]
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Wednesday September 23, 2020
KeolisAmey Docklands has won a prestigious award after another year of record-breaking performance. The system was presented with the blue riband trophy for Passenger Operator of the Year at the National Rail Awards while Manchester Metrolink were highly commended in the Infrastructure Achievement category for the extension to Trafford Park. For the full story on […]
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Wednesday September 16, 2020
A new newsletter has been launched by UKTram to help keep members up to date on the organisation’s work across a wide range of projects and initiatives. In his introduction to the newsletter, Managing Director James Hammett thanks members for their contributions over the last 12 month and in helping UKTram deliver a sector-wide response […]
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Tuesday September 15, 2020
A new newsletter has been launched by UKTram to help keep members up to date on the organisation’s work across a wide range of projects and initiatives. In his introduction to the newsletter, Managing Director James Hammett thanks members for their contributions over the last 12 month and in helping UKTram deliver a sector-wide response […]
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Thursday September 10, 2020
The successful completion of a pioneering project looks set to help overcome some of the barriers to the further expansion of light rail in the UK. As part of the £3 million Low Impact Light Rail (LILR) Competition led by UKTram, innovations that could speed up and reduce the cost of network construction, or lower […]
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Wednesday September 9, 2020
The successful completion of a pioneering project looks set to help overcome some of the barriers to the further expansion of light rail in the UK.
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Friday August 28, 2020
The name FOCUS+ has been selected for the solution developed as part of the Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) project. This new name reflects the aim of DISC to deliver a secure and performant wearable technology solution able to improve the safety of drivers and mobile workers by monitoring their fatigue and wellbeing levels. DISC […]
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Thursday August 27, 2020
Organisations operating in the light rail sector are being invited to take part in a pilot scheme aimed at testing the latest wearable technology that’s being developed to improve tram safety. A partnership of public and private sector organisations, led by Edinburgh Trams with the support of UKTram and Transport for Edinburgh, the Driver Innovation […]
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Tuesday August 25, 2020
UKTram is continuing to drive professional standards across the light rail sector with the launch of a new initiative aimed at traction and rolling stock technicians.
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