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Welcome to Tramways Urban Transit

Tramways & Urban Transit is a worldwide publication for the light rail and tramway industries.

Now in its 70th year, it is unique as a magazine. Founded on the needs of transport operators, planners, manufacturers and campaigners for better public transport in and around our congested towns and cities.

Feature Story

Letter from Westminster - Special

As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group (APPLRG) I recently organised a meeting with Department  for Transport officials on the Tram-Train Trial on the Penistone Line in Yorkshire. Britain's Transport Minister, Paul Clark, agreed to the meeting at a lunch I hosted in Westminster earlier in the year where he was the guest speaker.

As a Light Rail Group we believe tram-trains offer the flexibility to develop truly integrated transport systems. That is now accepted throughout much of Europe - as we saw last year when the APPLRG visited Kassel - so why is it taking so long to be…

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News

1.7.2009

Bombardier announces world's biggest LRV order

Light rail manufacturer Bombardier announced the an order of 204 streetcars to the Toronto Transit Commission… read more

1.7.2009

Tram-train plan for Hampshire

Transport chiefs in Hampshire have backed a multi-million pound scheme to introduce a tram-train service between… read more

1.7.2009

Phoenix extension delayed until 2014

Economic conditions have delayed the first phase of the extension of the Valley Metro system in Phoenix,… read more