Training academy to support tram network expansion
UK: West Midlands Metro has opened a training academy at its Wednesbury depot, as the tram operator plans to create more than 160 driving, maintenance, ticket inspection and support jobs as part of a £1∙3bn network expansion programme.
English light rail networks get final tranche of Covid-19 funding
UK: The government has announced £56m of funding to support the operation of Manchester Metrolink, Tyne & Wear Metro, Sheffield Supertram, Nottingham Express Transit, West Midlands Metro and Blackpool Tramway services from July 20 to April 2022.
Wi-fi used to estimate station usage
UK: Transport for London is using aggregated and depersonalised data from its wi-fi network to provide real-time information on how busy London Underground stations are at any particular time of the day.
Made-to-measure accommodation bogies for tram refurbishment
UK: West Midlands Metro commissioned depot equipment specialist Mechan to produce three bespoke accommodation bogies to enable its trams to be stored outdoors while their bogies are refurbished.
London Underground detrainment equipment contract awarded
UK: Siemens Mobility has selected Huntingdon-based composites specialist TRB Lightweight Structures to supply emergency evacuation equipment for the 94 Inspiro trainsets which it is to build to replace London Underground’s Piccadilly Line fleet from 2025.
Tyne & Wear Metro train interior design revealed
UK: The interiors of the new Tyne & Wear Metro fleet will provide an ‘open-plan and linear’ seating layout, with design changes made following feedback from passengers, staff and user groups.
Football stadium graphics installed at London Underground stations
UK: Transport for London’s commercial team worked with signage and large-format printing company Links Signs to install decorative graphics at five London Underground stations to mark the Euro 2020 football tournament.
London Underground mobile coverage concession awarded
Driverless train study required under latest Transport for London support deal
Transport for London funding package extended by 10 days
Tyne & Wear Metro double-tracking contract awarded
Battery tram delivered ahead of West Midlands Metro expansion
Trial running starts on London’s Elizabeth Line
Very Light Rail rapid charger installed at Dudley test track
Tram operator joins CIRAS health and safety reporting service
Manchester tram airflow helps to limit coronavirus risk, study finds
Study sets out the benefits brought by Manchester Metrolink
English urban rail services get financial support extension
DfT proposes extension of Transport for London support package
‘Bold, pioneering’ design concepts for Cambridgeshire metro unveiled