Heywood and Denton on the map as Manchester’s tram-train ambitions inch forward
UK: Transport for Greater Manchester is working with Stockport Council to develop a business case to bring trams from East Didsbury to Stockport.
Docklands Light Railway extension funding arrangements still to be finalised
UK: Negotiations between the Greater London Authority, Transport for London and the government are to be held over the next three months to finalise the funding arrangements for the planned Thamesmead extension of the Docklands Light Railway.
New Docklands Light Railway trains temporarily withdrawn from service over braking issue
UK: The CAF automated light metro trainsets which recently entered service on the Docklands Light Railway have been temporarily withdrawn from traffic as a precautionary measure following what Transport for London described as ‘an issue with braking performance during wet weather on one train’.
Modelling seeks to optimise energy use on Manchester Metrolink’s Bury line
UK: Manchester light rail operator Keolis Amey Metrolink has worked with University of Birmingham spin-out EneRail to optimise energy consumption on the section of the network linking Manchester Victoria with Bury Interchange.
Docklands Light Railway’s first CAF trainset enters service
UK: The first of the 54 Class B23 trainsets which CAF is supplying for the Docklands Light Railway has entered passenger service on the automated light metro in east London.
South Yorkshire seeks the ‘best of the industry’ to inform Supertram fleet replacement
UK: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has launched an early market engagement exercise to inform its plans for the future procurement of 25 trams to replace the original Sheffield Supertram fleet.
London Trams to trial VibeSafe alert system
UK: London Trams is to trial technology which uses track vibrations to alert pedestrians when trams are approaching crossings.
Bee Network pipeline confirms Manchester’s tram-train and underground rail ambitions
Edinburgh council launches consultation on tramway expansion plans
TfGM seeks supplier feedback on light rail asset renewal plan
Transport for London taps into start-ups’ emerging technologies
Croydon tram bogie and brake overhaul contract awarded
‘Technically challenging’ London Underground signalling upgrade completed
Solar plant to power London Underground trains
RIDDOR access incorporated into light rail safety reporting system
London Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains delayed until 2026
Glasgow company to overhaul London Underground wagons
Rail industry responds to spending review
Government confirms more than £15bn of city region local transport funding
Tyne & Wear Metro extension study commissioned