LRT’s role in the Welsh rail revolution
KeolisAmey has unveiled bold plans for the Wales and Borders rail network and the development of the South Wales Metro, working in partnership with Transport for Wales.
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First UK tram-train reaches Parkgate
The final route testing phase for the UK’s tram-train pilot began on 5 June, with the first Stagecoach Supertram Citylink tram-train running to Rotherham Parkgate.
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Berlin tramway expansion proposals unveiled
Suggestions for German capital fuel debate on tram versus U-Bahn.
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Eversholt joins the Revolution VLR team
British rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail announced on 11 May that it has joined the consortium developing the Revolution Very Light Rail (VLR) vehicle.
read moreNew York’s radical subway upgrade masterplan
New NYCT President hopes to compress 40 years of work into ten years.
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Tramway operation resumes in Öskemen
The Kazakh city of Öskemen (Russian: Ust-Kamenogorsk) took over the legal entity of its tramway on 17 May.
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Tramlink begins search for automatic braking system
New overspeed controls to be brought in by 2019 in response to RAIB report
read moreMetrolink considers zone-based ticketing
A new four-zone ticketing system for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network is under consideration, Transport for Greater Manchester announced on 21 May.
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Auckland transport plan includes light rail
New Zealand’s largest city to use LRT to double public transport usage.
read moreThree become one for German metre-gauge order
On 25 April Cottbus City Council (Germany) approved the joint procurement of 20 trams in co-ordination with the transport undertakings in Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt/Oder.
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