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The latest news from the worldwide light rail and tram industry, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock, projects, technology and investment.

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PPP light rail route opens in St Petersburg

2026-01-23T08:00:00+00:00

RUSSIA: PPP concessionaire BaltNedvizhService has inaugurated the first phase of the Kupchino – Shushary – Slavyanka fast light rail route to the south of St Petersburg.

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Aarhus light rail operations to be taken in-house

2026-01-22T12:00:00+00:00

DENMARK: The Aarhus Letbane partnership of the city of Aarhus and Midtjylland region has decided to terminate the contract for Keolis to operate the 114 km light rail network, and is to bring operations in-house from December 20 2026.

30 Moderus Gamma LF06AC trams already in service in Lódz (image city of Lódz)

Modertrans to supply more trams to Łódź

2026-01-20T10:00:00+00:00

POLAND: Modertrans Poznań has signed a contract with MPK Łódź for the supply of 15 Moderus Gamma LF 11 AC trams.

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Indra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems

2026-01-16T13:47:00+00:00

UK: Transport for London has appointed Indra as the next strategic and technical partner for the operation of its fare collection system.

HeiterBlick factory in Leipzig

Team Poland acquires German tram manufacturer

2026-01-12T09:00:00+00:00

EUROPE: Pesa has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, as part of the Polish rolling stock manufacturer’s ambitions for growth backed by the national Team Poland strategy.

Susan Gray, CIRAS Stakeholder Manager (left) with LRSSB Chief Executive Carl Williams and Laura Reardon, Head of Safety Risk Management at the LRSSB, following one of the focus groups.

Safety bodies engage with tram workers to drive health and safety reporting

2026-01-12T04:00:00+00:00

UK: A project to address possible under-reporting of employee health and safety concerns and hazardous events is being undertaken by the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board and the confidential safety hotline CIRAS.

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