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Brno’s extension complete after three years
After three years’ of construction, the network in the Czech Republic’s second largest city has been expanded and now spans 72 km in length.
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Luxemburg approves tramway expansion
Luxemburg approves the funding and construction of two extensions to the existing tram networks which sees up to 90 000 passengers a day.
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Edinburgh trams start Leith Walk testing
Leith Walk testing has begun in Edinburgh and passenger service is expected to begin in late June 2023. The long awaited project has come in under budget and is expected to drastically improve city transit.
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First Fukuramu low-floor LRV enters service on Fukui Railway
Fukui Railway to take delivery of three F2000 low-floor trams from Alna Sharyo. With a top speed of 70km/h, the new 1067mm gauge vehicles will service its 21.5km Fukubu line.
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All-Russian low-floor tram unveiled
Uraltransmach has re-designed their current low-floor trams to use solely Russian components. The prototype 71-415M has now entered trial service in Yekaterinburg.
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Kharkiv tramway returns to service
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has re-opened its tramways after its depot was damaged by shelling last year.
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Chinese partners unveil hybrid high-floor LRV
New 30m two-car LRV is powered by hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries and promises a range of 100km.
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Grand ambitions in Szczecin
A comprehensive and historic tramway network which is seeing significant reconstruction as it moves to low-floor operation; Andrew Thompson reports from north-western Poland.
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Coventry VLR: Roll on 2024
Monday 4 April was momentous for the Very Light Rail team at Coventry City Council. This was the day that the West Midlands’ ‘ask’ of GBP1.05bn (EUR1.25bn) for a package of rail, tram, bus and active travel improvements for the coming five years received formal approval under the UK Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).
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SmartWindows into the future
Passengers in Karlsruhe can now access timetabling and disruption information… through their window. The team behind the SmartMMI project explains how it works.
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Empowering operations teams with real-time information
The team from Transit9 explores the importance of user-friendliness when implementing new technology and processes.
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A vision of the urban tram’s future
Imagine a modular autonomous tram which carried passengers during the day and freight in the evening. Such a vision was recently confirmed as the winner of the prestigious DESING+ competition organised by the University of West Bohemia…
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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.
read moreCOVID forces InnoTrans cancellation
The 2020 running of the world’s largest rail exhibition – held in Berlin biennially since 1996 – has been cancelled.
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Rail Live!
Rail Live! is now firmly positioned as one of the world’s most exciting rail events. This event brings top tier leaders of the rail industry together to discuss topics critical to future developments in the premium conference, alongside an action-packed exhibition which attracts the full rail supply chain.
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European Light Rail Congress 2021 – Zaragoza
The European Light Rail Congress brings together leading opinion-formers and decision-makers from across Europe for two days of debate around the role of technology in the development of sustainable urban travel.
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Your night to shine?
The Global Light Rail Awards is tomorrow (2 October) – will this be your night to shine? Join the industry in celebrating light rail excellence and innovation over the past 12 months.
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AssessTech to speak at this year’s EU Light Rail
AssessTech are speaking at this year’s EU Light Rail on the importance of competence management for safety within light rail.
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UITP Global Public Transport Summit
After almost 130 years, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit is the world’s biggest event dedicated to sustainable mobility.
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Rail Live 2019
RAILLIVE!
5-7 March 2019
Bilbao Exhibition Center, Bilbao, Spain.