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Wednesday October 6, 2021
6:30 pm to 12:00 am

Global Light Rail Awards

The Global Light Rail Awards celebrates excellence and innovation within the global light and urban rail sectors – Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Wednesday October 20, 2021
6:00 pm to 1:00 am

Dinner at the Roundhouse

600 guests from across the rail industry celebrate an evening of innovation and growth. Over 150 rail industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers will be represented at the seventh Dinner at the Roundhouse

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Thursday November 19, 2020
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

LRT Excellence Days

Mainspring’s LRT Excellence Days enhance understanding and co-operation between the teams responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the light and urban rail systems, those with procurement responsibility and the supply chain.

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Tuesday July 13, 2021 to Wednesday July 14, 2021

UK Light Rail Conference

The 15th Annual UK Light Rail Conference and exhibition brings together over 250 decision-makers for two days of open debate covering all aspects of light rail operations and development.

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Wednesday September 15, 2021 to Thursday September 16, 2021

European Light Rail Congress

Forward-thinking 21st Century cities are enjoying a transport revolution. More and more are choosing fixed-infrastructure transport solutions to provide a backbone for growth, creating cleaner and less congested environments and increased accessibility to employment, housing and leisure activities for all.

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News
22 Dec

As a well-established mark of excellence, a Light Rail Award adds immediate cachet to your organisation
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22 Dec

New Edinburgh City Council Chief Executive Andrew Kerr has supported the idea of extending the city’s controversial tram project to Newhaven
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22 Dec

The UK's first tram-train arrives in Sheffield just weeks after the tram-train pilot was granted
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10 May

Ahead of his presentation at the 12th Annual UK Light Rail Conference, Dr Stuart Thomson considers the vital, and often overlooked role, of stakeholder engagement.
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Blog
22 Dec

Tram-Pro takes tram driver training simulation to the next level. Innovative and dynamic with state of the art graphics and powerful analysis tools it has transformed the way, and the time, that training is conducted resulting in a robust, cost effective outcome.
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10 May

Ahead of his presentation at the 12th Annual UK Light Rail Conference, Dr Stuart Thomson considers the vital, and often overlooked role, of stakeholder engagement.
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01 Mar

Throughout 2016, not a month went by without the announcement of a new driver-less automobile trial or a new record claim. The world seems to be embracing the technology to create autonomous vehicles, with all the big names you’d expect present and correct.The race is on!
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16 May

With potentially devastating disruption seen across both public and private networks in May, Kevin Bell from Bond Dickinson examines some of the threats to transport systems.
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Tramways and Urban Transit

INSIDE YOUR SEPTEMBER ISSUE:

Reframing the debate
This year’s UK Light Rail Conference was filled with debate around technology, future projects, and funding opportunities – TAUT rounds up some of the highlights.

Safety and risk management
David Walmsley reports on the findings of an international collaborative study on tramway safety.

LRT in western Canada
Vic Simons begins a two-part review of current projects and future plans for urban rail expansion in Canada, starting with Alberta and British Columbia.

Systems factfile: Woltersdorf and Schöneiche
Tony Streeter explores a pair of tramways on the edge of Berlin which are very different, yet linked by history and management.

Classic trams: Kraków’s N-Type
Mike Russell reports on the first major tram parade in Poland for over two years.

Tramways & Urban Transit is the world’s leading monthly publication dedicated entirely to the development and promotion of more efficient urban transport solutions.

Established over 80 years ago, the magazine is published on behalf of the Light Rail Transit Association and is circulated to the organisation’s global membership base and at news outlets around the world.

Read by senior transport professionals and campaigners alike, Tramways & Urban Transit is well-known and respected as a publication that not only reports the news, but also helps to shape the debate for improved public transport.

For a sample of our global coverage in 2019 click here