Tramways and Urban Transit October 2025

INSIDE THE OCTOBER ISSUE:

LINKING UP RUHRBAHN
Neil Pulling looks at the transport offerings that link the neighbouring German towns of Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr.

BRINGING BACK THE TRAM IN KIEL
Ramboll expands on Kiel, Germany’s plans to bring back the tramway – is their approach something we can learn from?

SIXTY YEARS ON THE RAILS
UKTram marks Colin Robey’s 60 years in the industry.

ŠKODA TAMPERE DEPOT
Richard Foster finds out what the future could hold for smart depots.

LUXEMBOURG
What will Luxembourg’s second-generation system need to take it into the next decade? Andrew Thompson finds out.

SYSTEMS FACTFILE: ANTWERP
Neil Pulling visits Antwerp in Belgium, where a long history of light rail will only be strengthened in coming years.

MAILBOX
Thoughts about Liège,
Washington and Florence’s LRT plans.

CLASSIC TRAMS: GOTHENBURG
Mike Russell visits one of Northern Europe’s most impressive tramways in Sweden’s second city.

HEADLINES

Fatal crash in Lisbon;
Manchester UK’s Bee network plans expansion;
Toronto goes ‘Canada first’ for new order.

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