Tramways and Urban Transit November 2020

INSIDE THE NOVEMBER ISSUE:

COMMENT: CHILDREN IN TRANSIT
Paul Comfort on why capturing the imagination of future generations matters.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY METRO!
We conclude our special on the Tyne and Wear at 40 by looking at the arrival of the new fleet and network expansion.

NOFIT LINE : HAIFA – NAZARETH
Phil Hewitt describes how a new inter-urban LRT project in northern Israel is taking inspiration from Europe and the US.

A FUEL FOR THE FUTURE?
Beverley Nielsen showcases the work of UK companies developing a biomethane railcar.

SYSTEMS FACTFILE: MTR LIGHT RAIL
It was designed as a support system for newly urbanised areas; Neil Pulling explores how the MTR system that serves

CLASSIC TRAMS: THE TATRA T II
In the second of his three-part series, Mike Russell looks at how Tatra’s innovative cars came to Czechoslovakia and the USSR.

HEADLINES

UK and US networks warn of bleak future;
Alstom signs cut-price Bombardier deal;
Berlin timetables tram extensions;
Major new vehicle orders in Moskva, Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Phoenix;
București opens M5.

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