Light Rail

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration today announced that work can begin on the Atlanta Streetcar project, which was awarded $47.6 million from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II Program in October 2010. "This streetcar project...

The order to equip 240 cars for Metro Line 1 in Kunming, the capital of the Chinese province of Yunnan, means that Knorr-Bremse will soon be supplying the braking system for its 10,000th metro car in China. “Today, everyday life...

Further work to clean up a disused railway line that has become prone to anti-social behaviour is being considered by Centro, the region’s transport authority. More than £150,000 has already been spent on repairs and maintenance to three bridges along...

A new colour has been added to Metrolink’s service map following the launch of the new South Manchester Line. The map shows the different services that operate on Metrolink’s tram network, rather than just where the lines are and which...

Rochdale’s new Metrolink line will have a stop at Kingsway Business Park, under a package of new measures agreed by transport leaders today. Members of Transport for Greater Manchester’s Capital Projects and Policy sub-committee today agreed: A funding package with Rochdale...

The latest extension to Dublin's tramway system, LUAS, opened on 2 July 2011. Light rail campaign TramForward has welcomed this extension to one of the most successful modern tramways. Luas Citywest is the new 4.2km extension of the Luas Red Line from...

Passengers are now able to travel on Metrolink’s new Chorlton line, Transport for Greater Manchester has announced. Following the successful completion of comprehensive testing and commissioning work, the new line came into operation from the start of service at 6am...

TramForward, the campaigning arm of the Light Rail Transit Association welcomed the forward looking decision of Edinburgh Council on the 30th June 2011 to continue with the construction of the 13.5km light rail line from the Airport to St...

On 30 June, Councillors voted in favour of continuing with Edinburgh's Tram project, rejecting calls for a referendum on its future. The decision to build the line as far as St Andrew Square will be confirmed at the next meeting...

On 4 July, Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laid the first foundation stone of the capital’s future tram network at Nazarbaev University. The public operator, 'Astana LRT', announced that it had awarded the contract to the consortium...