Representatives from across the public transport sector gathered in Manchester on Friday 20th June for the Better Transport Week Conference 2025, part of the national campaign led by Campaign for Better Transport.

In this week’s light rail round-up – Metrolink prepares for Parklife with travel tips and extended services, Nottingham Express Transit issues an urgent warning over tram-surfing, Edinburgh Trams highlights a packed festival schedule, Sam Fender fans urged to plan ahead, Supertram unveils a new community mural and VolkerRail joins forces with TfGM to help restore Heaton Park Tramway.

UKTram member, the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO), recently hosted its first-ever Family Day, bringing together over 550 visitors from the local community, rail industry and beyond.

The Chancellor’s Spending Review, announced today, reaffirms the government’s commitment to improving local journeys and investing in modern, sustainable transport systems, including light rail.

Last week, UKTram Board members had the opportunity to visit Coventry’s Very Light Rail (VLR) demonstration site, to experience first-hand the progress being made on this innovative transport concept.

In this week’s news from the light rail sector – Chancellor’s record-breaking investment announced for networks nationwide, UKTram visits Coventry’s VLR demonstration line, LiveChat function to improve safety on Manchester’s Bee Network, and Edinburgh Trams reflects on 11 milestones for its 11th anniversary.

In a landmark move for the light rail sector, the Chancellor has announced the largest-ever investment in local transport across England’s city regions.

On Tuesday, 3rd June, at the London Transport Museum, UKTram joined colleagues from across the industry to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Women in Transport, a landmark event reflecting two decades of progress.

Senior light rail engineers and sector professionals came together last week for two half days of valuable discussion and knowledge-sharing at the latest UKTram Light Rail Engineering Group (LREG) meeting and Best Practice session.

UKTram is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Hopkinson, Head of Metro Operations at Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) as the new Chair of the Owners and Authorities Group.

West Midlands Metro is expanding its team with three exciting opportunities now available at its Wednesbury Depot, each playing a vital role in delivering safe, reliable and customer-focused tram services across the region.

Edinburgh Trams celebrates successful launch of 'ToTo', Nexus receives prestigious RoSPA Gold Award for safety, West Midlands Metro supports Birmingham Pride with discounted travel, New LRSSB guidance outlines safety verification processes and Snaefell seeks engineers with a love of heritage transport.