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Light rail news roundup 11th June 2021

Friday June 11, 2021

In this week’s light rail news – new book celebrates 40 years of Tyne & Wear Metro, services suspended in the West Midlands, images show progress on Edinburgh ‘Trams to Newhaven’ extension, Queens Award for Heaton Park Tramway and new website for the LRSSB.  An important online resource for the sector has been launched this week by […]

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Light rail news roundup 4th June 2021

Friday June 4, 2021

In light rail news this week – full timetable is restored in Edinburgh, track maintenance continues in Sheffield and on Luas, film celebrates art history on Tyne & Wear Metro, construction about to begin on Birmingham Eastside extension, Seaton planning for Polar Express and new driver inattention guidance issued by LRSSB.  With further lifting of […]

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Light rail news roundup 28th May 2021

Friday May 28, 2021

In this weeks light rail news – timetable changes in Blackpool for Talbot Square works, NET asks customers to ‘trust the tram’, driver recruitment campaign in Edinburgh, new Ops Director for Tyne & Wear and a new look Blackpool Heritage Tours is back on the tracks! Training for tram drivers is set for a major […]

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Metro plans to keep customers moving during bridge demolition

Thursday May 27, 2021

West Midlands Metro is putting in place a number of measures to help keep its customers moving during the demolition of an old road bridge in Bilston.

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National standards to be set for driver trainers

Training for tram drivers is set for a major boost with the launch of a new project by the organisation representing the UK light rail sector.

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Light rail news roundup 21st May 2021

Friday May 21, 2021

In light rail news this week – changes to Metro services while bridge is demolished, new ticket for day trippers launched in Edinburgh, bank holiday engineering works in Sheffield, new CCTV system for Tyne & Wear, first new tram arrives in the West Midlands and LRSSB publishes annual report. As the country sees the further […]

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Keep up to date with all the news from UKTram

Tuesday May 18, 2021

As the country sees the further easing of coronavirus restrictions, the latest issue of the UKTram newsletter includes all the latest on our response to the crisis – including details of how the organisation continues to work with government on continued support for the sector. Now available to view online and it also contains updates […]

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Light rail news roundup 14th May 2021

Friday May 14, 2021

In this week’s round up of Light Rail news – Metrolink Trams clock up more than one-hundred million km, homelessness charity thanks NET for free advertising, extra trams to run in Edinburgh, Blackpool and Sheffield as restrictions lift, first phase of depot demolition completed in Tyne & Wear and first new bridge installed on West […]

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Engineers remain on track despite Covid challenges

UKTram’s Light Rail Engineering Group continues go from strength-to-strength despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with the latest online meeting attracting a record number of professionals from across the sector.

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