Always ahead of the game
Patrick Lamb, Managing Director of Severn Lamb, describes the process of creating bespoke vehicles for some of the more unusual light rail projects.
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Coming of the Tempe Streetcar
With an innovative new urban streetcar due to open on 20 May and expansion of its existing LRT system underway, Vic Simons revisits Arizona.
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A life without wires
Mott MacDonald’s Chris Tindall assesses the positives and negatives of a range of technologies promoted as an alternative to traditional LRT electrification.
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Tram-train learning
Simon Coulthard and Alex Dodds of Network Rail’s Light Rail Team describe the creation of the innovative online data resource which presents a ‘warts and all’ overview of the UK’s tram-train pilot.
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The Southampton Tram Project: Over 40 years in the making
Until 2020, this Southampton group was working largely away from public gaze, painstakingly restoring local trams with minimal funding and manpower. Martin Petch relates progress.
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Where the UK went wrong
Tony Young examines the many and complex reasons why the UK doesn’t have more second-generation tramways when so many were promised.
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Addressing the climate crisis
The issues surrounding sustainable transport infrastructure design have never been as important as cities face increasing instances of extreme weather events. TAUT looks at the some of the resilience measures being implemented for new light rail systems around the world.
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Forchbahn: Fit for the future
An ambitious programme to renovate the Swiss Forchbahn to increase capacity and make it fully-accessible will soon be underway. Andrew Thompson explores the plans in detail.
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Is ‘free’ transit really free?
Morgan Lyons explores the debates around fare-free travel as they grow in popularity – and urgency.
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Next-generation traction batteries
As urban rail systems increasingly move away from fixed electrification infrastructure, Saft’s Pierre Prenleloup discusses the latest developments in onboard traction battery technology.
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