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Blackpool Trams win Most Improved System at Global Light Rail Awards
The Blackpool Tramway has won the award for the Most Improved System in 2020/21. The award, presented at the Honourable Artillery Company...
Oct 7, 20212 min read


The UK’s Most Reliable Railway Operation
The Stourbridge Shuttle remains the UK’s most reliable train operation, recording an average PPM rating of 99.84% so far this year. It’s...
Sep 3, 20212 min read


Lucchini Unipart Rail sign bogie overhaul contract with West Midlands Metro
Lucchini Unipart Rail (LUR) and Midland Metro Ltd (MML) are pleased to announce the signing of a 3-year collaborative contract with the...
Jul 26, 20211 min read


Launch of Academy and recruitment campaign reflect Metro jobs boost
West Midlands Metro is set to create more than 160 new jobs as it expands with new lines due to open or being constructed in Birmingham...
Jul 23, 20213 min read


Very Light Rail will be showcased at the Light Rail Conference
Pre Metro will be travelling up North to the Light Rail Conference on the 13th and 14th July. The operators of the Stourbridge Shuttle...
Jul 8, 20211 min read


Dudley residents weigh in on the proposed ‘Stourbridge Dasher’
The proposed ‘Stourbridge Dasher’ service has been backed by Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb, Dudley South MP Mike Wood and also received...
Jun 18, 20213 min read


NET memorabilia donated to tram museum
Future ‘antiques’ from across Nottingham’s tram network are being preserved for posterity. Following a refresh of signage that’s been in...
Jun 18, 20212 min read


Metro plans to keep customers moving during bridge demolition
West Midlands Metro is putting in place a number of measures to help keep its customers moving during the demolition of an old road...
May 27, 20212 min read


Early boost for Metro’s ‘official’ charity
West Midlands Metro has embraced a much-loved charity and voted for it to become the ‘official’ beneficiary of their team’s fundraising...
Apr 29, 20212 min read


LRT Monitor datasets updated by Mainspring Knowledge
The LRT Monitor series from Mainspring Knowledge has just received its latest updates – this time focusing on the UK and Scandinavia. The...
Apr 22, 20211 min read


Motorists encouraged to be ‘tram aware’ in new campaign
As traffic levels start to increase, motorists are being encouraged to be “tram aware” in a new campaign from Transport for Greater...
Apr 20, 20212 min read


Metrolink trams offer customers breath of fresh air in fight against COVID-19
An in-built ventilation system on Metrolink’s trams constantly circulates fresh air, helping to limit the risk of aerosol transmission of...
Apr 14, 20213 min read


Upgrading Pre Metro, Europe’s Shortest Branch Line
At just over ¾ of a mile long, the Stourbridge Branch Line is quite possibly the shortest in Europe. It’s home to the Stourbridge...
Apr 1, 20212 min read


Final refurbished tram re-joins the fleet
Nottingham’s tram network has celebrated the successful completion of a £3.5 million refurbishment programme that’s seen the...
Mar 24, 20211 min read


Construction work to get underway in Dudley for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension
The project to deliver the new Metro extension between Wednesbury and Brierley will intensify this spring when main construction works...
Feb 11, 20214 min read


Fly-through footage shows first glimpse of what Metro extension is set to look like
A computer-generated fly-through released today gives a glimpse into the future showing how the much-anticipated Wednesbury to Brierley...
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Metro makes change count this Christmas
Small change in passengers’ pockets could bring big changes to the lives of some of the region’s most vulnerable people thanks to a...
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Winter service at Seaton Tramway
This December trams will journey through the Axe Valley for this special winter service, running every 30 minutes between Seaton and...
Dec 7, 20203 min read


Network Rail launches Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub
The Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub has been launched by the project’s delivery partners (Network Rail, SYPTE, and Stagecoach Supertram). ...
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Tram passes boost for charity
Nottingham’s tram network has renewed a community partnership with a local charity that’s supporting the city’s homeless as the ongoing...
Nov 18, 20202 min read
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