Light Rail

A major contract for the refurbishment of traction power systems on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been won by Sella Controls utilising Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems hardware.  The contract for the refurbishment of 47 substations on the Metro is...

Campaign for Better Transport is urging the Government to prioritise trams and light rail in its Integrated Transport Strategy, due today (28 November), and to do more to help speed up the introduction of new tram networks to British...

Steve McBride has joined the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) as business development director. He has held senior positions in the rail industry across the train manufacturing, rolling stock maintenance, and leasing sectors for more than 30 years, including...

A major project to replace a key track junction in the Metro tunnels below the centre of Newcastle has won a prestigious rail industry award. The complex £3.4m renewal of Metro’s Prudhoe Street intersection has scooped Project of the Year...

Dave Andrews, chair of the Bristol and Bath Trams Association has been elected as chair of the Light Rail Transit Association's Campaign Group together with James Willis as his Vice Chair. The appointment follows the decision of Jim Harkins to...

Alstom, together with its partners, has welcomed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Gareth Bayley OBE, to witness the construction of the new Cairo Monorail system. As part of the visit, he was able to enjoy a...

Further essential work to improve city centre tram journeys will get under way at Piccadilly Gardens next week.  The track replacement work is scheduled to be carried out for 21 days between Tuesday 27 August and Tuesday 17 September. It is...

 No trams will run between Piccadilly and Piccadilly Gardens between 22 June and 9 July due to essential track replacement work taking place. London Road will also be closed southbound between Store Street and Fairfield Street.  The works are part...

Metro customers are getting their first chance to see the new trains out on the system as daytime testing gets underway – marking a new major milestone for the £362m programme. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, said this...

Siemens Mobility in a joint consortium with Bilfinger UK has been awarded an eleven-year contract extension for the maintenance of Edinburgh Trams infrastructure to 2035. This includes the continuous maintenance of the overhead contact line system, the track, SCADA...