James Harkins, Managing Director, Light Rail (UK)
The term “Light Rail” with its associations with high unaffordable costs and disruption needs to be replaced by the term... continue

Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Trams are quiet, environmentally friendly, and efficient. Unfortunately, they are all too scarce. While there are towns of 50,000 people with tram... continue

Neil Renilson, Former Chief Executive of Transport Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s presently under construction 11-mile tram line is currently projected to cost £562m (£545m build cost, plus £17m... continue

Scott Mcintosh, Technical Director, Light Rail and Trams, Mott MacDonald
Simple answer - ‘Money’. With money Liverpool could recommence, Manchester do the Big Bang and Nottingham build two new lines. The long... continue

Geoff Lusher, Chairman, Light Rail Transit Association
Central government must set out a clear policy framework encouraging low carbon public transport schemes. A review of local government structures is... continue

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The contract to operate the Tyne & Wear Metro under a new operating concession is down to two bidders after PTE Nexus rejected a bid by... continue

Scotland's transport minister, Stewart Stevenson, has stressed that he wants to see the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow served by public... continue

The first new Docklands Light Railway carriage part-funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority has been delivered to Stratford station. The ODA and... continue

Passenger numbers on the Tyne & Wear Metro could rise by 400,000 following the decision to increase the number of trains on the Sunderland... continue

Andrew Garnett
Nexus, the Tyne & Wear PTE which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne & Wear Metro system, today announced the names of the final two... continue

Transport bosses will mark the end of an era this weekend, as the heavy rail line through Oldham closes for conversion to Metrolink. The new... continue

Manchester light rail operator Metrolink this week opened a new park and ride scheme in Sale in co-operation with car park operator Q-Park. The... continue

if cvc capital Partners succeeds in its bid for National Express Group, Stagecoach’s “agreement of principles” with CVC puts the... continue

Not everyone shares SFA’s love of trams. A video posted on YouTube entitled ‘Edinburgh trams fiasco’ has been doing the rounds in... continue

Tram enthusiasts Last month ‘End of the Line’ revealed how musicians Sir Paul McCartney and Gary Numan have joined the pro-public... continue

The Department for Transport has announced that it is to replace previously announced plans for a tram-train trial on the Penistone line in South... continue

Tyne &?Wear PTE Nexus has unveiled final designs for the transformation of Sunderland’s railway station as work on the project enters its... continue

PTEG and the All-Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group announced a select committee-style inquiry into the prospects for modern trams in the UK and... continue

The Passenger Transport Executive Group and the All-Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group have announced a select committee style inquiry into the... continue