More than 120 industry professionals came together in Birmingham yesterday for the sold-out UKTram & LRSSB Light Rail Summit, an annual event packed with sector insights and forward-looking discussion. 

On Wednesday 10th September, UKTram visited the Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester for the Women in Transport Northwest hub 20th Anniversary celebrations. 

UKTram was among the organisations invited to Mott MacDonald’s Urban Transit & Mobility Forum 2025, which took place in Dublin at the Aloft on Thursday, 11th September. 

UKTram Lead Engineer, Phill Terry, represented the organisation at the Permanent Way Institution (PWI) and joined the online Technical Board meeting on 10 September 2025. This was following a technical visit to Cemex Rail Solutions and their sleeper manufacturing facility near Rochester.

UKTram is pleased to announce a new mutual membership agreement with the Permanent Way Institution (PWI), further strengthening collaboration between the UK’s light rail sector and one of the rail industry’s most respected professional bodies. 

The shortlist for the Global Light Rail Awards 2025 has been announced, recognising innovation, dedication and the many achievements driving the sector forward.

Few people can claim to have shaped the UK’s modern light rail sector quite like Colin Robey. Over an extraordinary 60-year career, his influence has stretched from major infrastructure projec Few people can claim to have shaped the UK’s modern light rail sector quite like Colin Robey. Over an extraordinary 60-year career, his influence has stretched from major infrastructure projects to shaping industry policy, mentoring future leaders and encouraging collaboratio

UKTram is proud to sponsor the Women in Transport North West Hub's 20th Anniversary Celebration, taking place on 10 September 2025, at the Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester.

Organised by UKTram in partnership with the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB), the annual Light Rail Summit is set to return on 25 September 2025 at IET Birmingham: Austin Court, bringing together sector leaders for a packed day of discussion, knowledge-sharing and networking.

This week’s light rail news includes enhanced tram services for Blackpool’s Airshow, all-night travel options for Oasis fans in Edinburgh, progress on Birmingham’s Eastside extension and ticketing upgrades from Nexus. Plus, TfGM's £1s..6bn procurement drive, Yorkshire Day celebrations with Supertram, feedback requested for DLR extension and Great North Run wristbands for passenger.

UKTram is proud to announce the renewal of its partnership with Women in Transport for a third consecutive year, reaffirming our shared commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion across the light rail sector.

The latest Owners and Authorities Group meeting took place on 15 July 2025 and marked the first session under the new leadership of Chair Chris Hopkinson and Vice-Chair Stuart Lowrie. 

This week’s news from the light rail sector includes a new long-term partnership for South Yorkshire Supertram, clean air gains from Greater Manchester’s Bee Network and a spotlight on Coventry’s VLR project. Plus, Luas staff safety messages, all-night trams in Edinburgh, major conference moments, new digital ticketing tech and heritage celebrations.

UKTram is proud to be working with the Rail Forum on the newly announced Focus on Light Rail event, as part of the closer working relationship established under the Memorandum of Understanding signed in May 2025.

UKTram was proud to represent the light rail sector at the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual stakeholder event, A Year in Rail and the Track Ahead, held on 17th July 2025 at The Memoir Club, London.

UKTram is proud to confirm its attendance, exhibition, and sponsorship of this year’s UK Light Rail Conference, taking place in Leeds on 22–23 July 2025 at the University of Leeds.

This week’s round-up includes service updates from Blackpool and the DLR, major track renewals in Manchester and campaigns from Nottingham Express Transit and Luas. Supertram gears up for Yorkshire Day celebrations, while West Midlands Metro unveils its latest art trail installation. Plus, new partnerships and sector collaboration take centre stage at UKTram.

UKTram is delighted to announce a new collaboration with Rail Intel, a first-of-its-kind global intelligence platform designed to transform the way the light rail and metro sectors access and act upon real-time data.

UKTram has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rail Forum, marking a significant step forward in strengthening collaboration across the wider transport sector.

This week’s round-up celebrates the return of Blackpool’s iconic heritage trams, the latest safety campaign rolled out across the Nottingham network and Liam Gallagher lending his voice to Manchester’s Bee Network for Oasis’ long-awaited comeback shows. New funding secures a future-proof signalling system for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Plus, family-friendly travel schemes, seasonal events and operator insight from Transdev Ireland all signal a strong summer for light rail.