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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


Light Rail News Roundup 10th December 2021
In this week’s light rail news – reindeer named trams in Edinburgh, bargain return ticket in Blackpool, first bodyshell unveiled for Tyne...
Dec 10, 20213 min read


Light Rail News Roundup 3rd December 2021
In light rail news this week – NET tram wrapped for carbon neutral campaign, pop star tells stories on Metrolink, bumper Edinburgh Trams...
Dec 3, 20214 min read


On Track Newsletter Packed with UKTram and LRSSB Updates
There’s plenty of news from UKTram and the LRSSB in the second issue of our OnTrack newsletter, which is now available to download....
Dec 3, 20211 min read


New look tram unveiled as a ‘green symbol’ of Nottingham’s climate ambitions
NET and Nottingham City Council have unveiled a striking new look for one of Nottingham’s trams to help create a ‘green symbol’ of the...
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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