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14/05/2025
Tramways and Urban Transit June 2025
INSIDE THE JUNE ISSUE: CONNECTING CHINA It is a fast developing country with ambitious plans to treble its rail...
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14/05/2025
Tramway Review June 2025
INSIDE THE JUNE 2025 EDITION: The Kennington overturn 1933 The late Colin Withey investigates an accident and the subsequent...
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03/05/2025
David Russell
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of LRTA Vice President David Russell. The...
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10/04/2025
Dan Tomlinson MP Supports West Yorkshire Mass Transit
Dan Tomlinson MP for Chipping Barnet asks the Chancellor Rachel Reeves about Government support for Trams in Leeds. Mel...
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11/12/2024
Next Steps for Heritage Tram Operations and Preservation Outlined
After the recent Statement released by Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, Jane Cole, Managing Director of Blackpool Transport has issued...
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27/11/2024
Dijon Trams Cut the Mustard with Louise Haigh
On the 28th November England’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will unveil her transport strategy for a national integrated transport...
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11/10/2024
LRTA Member and Tram Profesional Tony Young wins Judges Special Award at Global Light Rail Awards
Tony Young received the Judges Special Award at the Global Light Rail Awards held in the Bloomsbury Ballroom in...
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11/10/2024
Cardiff shows the way for Bristol transport
Close to 150 people turned out in Bristol on a a wet Tuesday 8th October to hear Professor Mark...
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09/10/2024
Delay to Lower Thames Crossing an opportunity?
TramForward is not normally impressed by government indecision but the Department for Transport’s postponing of a decision on the...
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18/09/2024
All change in LRTA Campaigns Group
Dave Andrews, Chair of the Bristol and Bath Trams Association has been elected as Chair of the Light Rail...
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16/09/2024
New city tram could span across Wales’ capital
Plans for a new tram that could eventually stretch across Cardiff have been revealed. It is hoped that the...
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02/09/2024
Professor Mark Barry to address tram meeting in Bristol
Professor Mark Barry, the mastermind behind Cardiff’s transition from car-based commuting, to trams and light rail, is to deliver...
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