Digital twin supports development of low-code tram washer
SWITZERLAND: BHB Waschanlagen Vertriebs has supplied a tram washing system to Zürich developed using both a digital twin process and simplified low-code programming.
Customised tram for Bergamo Line T2 unveiled
ITALY: The first of 10 customised trams for the future Line T2 in Bergamo has been rolled out at Škoda Group’s Plzeň plant in the Czech Republic.
Antalya LRT Phase 4 construction to begin
TURKEY: Construction of the fourth phase of the Antalya light rail network between the Konyaaltı and Varsak was approved in mid-January, with work scheduled to begin this year for completion by the end of 2028.
Line 5 Eglinton light rail route opens in Toronto
CANADA: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton light rail route has opened with a day of free travel but without public ceremony.
Virtual reality deployed to tackle tram staff assaults
UK: The Light Rail Safety & Standards Board and Greater Manchester light rail operator KeolisAmey Metrolink are funding a programme which takes virtual reality technology into schools to show the impact of verbal and physical assaults on victims and bystanders.
Milano single-track interurban light rail restoration underway
ITALY: Reconstruction works have started on the 1 445 mm gauge Milano – Limbiate interurban light rail line.
Warszawa tram depot goes digital
Baku plans five-line tram network
UKTram confirms board appointments
Software error double-counts Swiss light rail passengers
Brno operator orders trams for assembly in-house
Baghdad battery-powered retro-tram completed
Edmonton selects Hyundai Rotem to supply high-floor LRVs
West Midlands Metro expansion contracts awarded
USA: Committed voters and sound planning keep Seattle’s light rail growing
PPP light rail route opens in St Petersburg
Aarhus light rail operations to be taken in-house
Modertrans to supply more trams to Łódź
Indra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems
Team Poland acquires German tram manufacturer
Safety bodies engage with tram workers to drive health and safety reporting
Cypriot railway ambitions revived
Kraków takes up option to order longer trams
Montpellier tram Route 5 links people and nature