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Venue for Summit announced
The impressive Deansgate headquarters of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has been named as the venue for an eagerly anticipated...
Mar 25, 20221 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...
Mar 18, 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...
Mar 11, 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...
Mar 4, 20223 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...
Mar 3, 20221 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 &...
Feb 4, 20223 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...
Feb 4, 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...
Feb 2, 20221 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...
Jan 28, 20224 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...
Jan 28, 20221 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,...
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...
Jan 21, 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...
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Meeting helps drive dialogue with the Department for Transport
Senior figures from across the light rail sector have been provided with direct access to a top civil servant from the Department for...
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Light Rail News Roundup 7th January 2022
In the first round up of news for 2022 – Winter timetable in Blackpool, season ticket price rise on NET, works affect services in...
Jan 7, 20223 min read


New Chair for Operations Group
A highly experienced light rail professional has been elected as the new chair of an influential sector working group. Steve Mabey, of...
Dec 22, 20212 min read


Sharing experience on infrastructure design, maintenance and renewals
Mainspring’s LRT Excellence Days – held in partnership with UKTram – are founded on the requirements of engineers, operators and...
Dec 20, 20211 min read


Light Rail News Roundup 17th December 2021
In light rail news this week – services resume on West Midlands Metro, memorial for NET tram stop cat, E-scooters banned on Tyne & Wear...
Dec 17, 20214 min read


Christmas Comes Early for Stourbridge Charity
The popular Side by Side Theatre Company has recently been surprised with sponsorship from the Stourbridge Shuttle operators, Pre Metro,...
Dec 16, 20212 min read


Better Value ‘tool kit’ welcomed by light rail experts
A joint initiative between the Department for Transport, the Office of Rail and Road, and Network Rail that could help drive innovative...
Dec 16, 20212 min read
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