Very Light Rail rapid charger installed at Dudley test track
UK: Furrer+Frey GB has installed an ‘ultra-rapid’ battery charge station at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley, where the prototype vehicle for the planned Coventry VLR line is to be tested.
Tram operator joins CIRAS health and safety reporting service
UK: Manchester tram operator KeolisAmey Metrolink has joined the CIRAS independent and not-for-profit confidential health and safety reporting service for the transport sector.
Manchester tram airflow helps to limit coronavirus risk, study finds
UK: The constant circulation of air by the ventilation system on Greater Manchester’s light rail vehicles helps to limit the risk of aerosol transmission of viruses, an independent study has found.
Study sets out the benefits brought by Manchester Metrolink
UK: The £1·5bn Metrolink expansion programme which tripled the size of Greater Manchester’s light rail network has had a major impact on the region, according to research undertaken by Transport for Greater Manchester.
English urban rail services get financial support extension
UK: Further government funding has been agreed to ensure the continued operation of English urban rail services while ridership is severely reduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
DfT proposes extension of Transport for London support package
UK: The Department for Transport has proposed a short-term extension of Transport for London’s coronavirus pandemic emergency funding and financing support agreement, known as the H2 Funding Package, through to May 18.
‘Bold, pioneering’ design concepts for Cambridgeshire metro unveiled
UK: ‘Thought-provoking’ design concepts have been published to show the ‘radical, innovative thinking’ behind Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s ambitious Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro proposal for a network of automated services connecting housing and employment across the region.
5G tram to help visually-impaired passengers travel independently
Air-conditioned Piccadilly Line train designs presented
ITSO on Mobile goes multi-modal
App to keep passengers up to date with Tyne & Wear Metro depot works
Supertram training programme developed as Semcon targets the rail market
Black Country very light rail innovation centre under development
Financing package enables Bombardier’s Derby plant to go ahead with Egyptian monorail production
Consortia to develop 'bold, innovative conceptual' Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro designs
Tram-train project knowledge shared through learning hub
Additional support for Edinburgh Trams and Glasgow Subway
Tyne & Wear Metro opens temporary depot
Test running begins on London’s Northern Line Extension
Tyne & Wear Metro introduces smartphone ticketing