In this week’s light rail round-up: Blackpool announces key leadership appointment, Nottingham strengthens safety initiatives, DLR prepares for the future with new fleet testing and expansion plans, Supertram celebrates a milestone in youth safety education, investment in simulators in the West Midlands, fare updates from the Tyne & Wear Metro and fresh push for better reporting from the LRSSB.

This year’s Rail Live event at Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre brought together more than 7,000 professionals from across the transport sector. UKTram’s Lead Engineer, Phill Terry, was on hand to assess what emerging developments could benefit the light rail community.

In this week’s light rail round-up: Nottingham celebrates local changemakers with a newly named tram, Cardiff's £100m Crossrail scheme moves forward, Edinburgh Trams reminds cyclists how to stay safe this summer. Luas prepares for concert crowds in Phoenix Park, Metrolink shares hot weather travel tips and Nexus highlights youth safety work for Rail Safety Week. Plus, the LRSSB reflects on the success of its pedestrian safety campaign.

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.