Features Page - The International Light Rail Magazine

A Euro a day keeps the climate crisis at bay

by Editor | Sep 1, 2020

Wiener Linien’s Karin Schwarz describes how the Austrian capital is bouncing back after its pandemic lockdown.

VLR: Coventry’s vision for future mobility

by Editor | Aug 27, 2020

Nicola Small of Coventry City Council and Dr Nick Mallinson of WMG update TAUT on the latest progress with the UK city’s radical new lightweight urban rail concept.

Redefining the Nantes tramway

by Editor | Jun 17, 2020

Design agency RCP has worked on many urban transport projects in France, specialising in detailed examination of the passenger experience to deliver high-quality, attractive and sustainable solutions.

Jerusalem LRT: Meeting the COVID-19 challenge

by Editor | Jun 1, 2020

Reuven Levy of Connect Jerusalem details the potential plans for shutdown and recovery of the city’s successful LRT system.

Learning lessons for the future

by Editor | Jun 1, 2020

Alistair Gordon, CEO of public transport operator Keolis UK, explains why light rail can no longer be of lower strategic importance to our transportation networks.

Tramway crossings

by Editor | Apr 17, 2020

TAUT talks to industry experts to explore the key design considerations for one of the most important tramway interfaces.

Zaragoza: A test bench for the future

by Editor | Apr 17, 2020

Marcos Espanol of Tranvía Zaragoza explains the operations and maintenance regimes of the city’s unusual twin-depot layout.

Making tramway delivery quicker and more cost-efficient

by Editor | Apr 17, 2020

Colin Robey describes the current and future work of the UKTram Centre of Excellence – the ‘one-stop-shop’ for future tramway scheme promoters.

New tramways for 2020

by Editor | Feb 12, 2020

Michael Taplin looks at the prospects for new tramway openings this year, with new lines around the world due to open – and a few hanging over from 2019.