It’s design could revise thinking for cities keen to adopt VLRs as a way of cutting emissions.
Read moreRevolutionary lightweight tram planned for Coventry
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PANTOGRAPH COLLAPSE
Metrolink services through Manchester city centre were disrupted around 11.00 on December 19 when the pantograph of tram No. 3010 was severely damaged as it arrived at the Shudehill stop, near Victoria station. An hour
Read moreTransport for London modifies Class 378s to cover ‘Goblin’ DMU shortfall
THERE is still no sign of any of the eight Class710 EMUs nearing service on the Gospel Oak to Barking line (‘Goblin’), leading Transport for London (TfL) to cover the shortfall of Class 172 DMU
Read moreNEW STREET CHANGES
A view of the West Midlands Metro stop at Grand Central (Birmingham New Street) on November 30, where there is currently only one platform in use while the line is being extended to Centenary Square.
Read more‘Highline’ for London?
After the success of New York’s ‘High Line’ project, which converted a disused railway in to a hugely popular pedestrian walkway, Keith Fender looks at plans to bring a similar project to London. NEW York
Read moreLast run for Parliamentary service
A DAILY parliamentary service from London Paddington to South Ruislip ceased operation on December 7,a casualty of developing parts of West London for the HS2 line. More than 190 people travelled on the last train
Read moreEnd of the line for Old Oak Common HST depot
REDUCTION of the use of HST trains by GWR and the need to redevelop parts of Old Oak Common has brought the curtain down on the west London depot’s long association with the InterCity 125.
Read moreVivarail 230s break cover for daytime tests!
UNIT testing/driver training of three Vivarail Class 230 DMU sets on the London Northwestern’s Marston Vale line has taken place under the cover of darkness – despite the planned introduction in December being deferred until
Read moreTube deal gives green light to Goole factory for Siemens
SIEMENS has been confirmed as the winning bidder for the £1.5billion contract to build a new fleet of Underground trains, which means the proposed factory in Goole can now go ahead. Siemens was awarded the
Read moreWorld’s ‘first autonomous’ tram carries passengers in Germany
SIEMENS and Potsdam transport operator Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP) have developed what they claim is the world’s first autonomous driverless tram. The tram carried its first passengers in a media demonstration run on September 18, timed
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