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Trams offer a vital solution to UK Decarbonisation Mar 2024Few people have more experience of tram-trains than new UK Tram Chairman Steve Edwards. He was Director General for South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), which was responsible for introducing (in 2018) Britain’s first tram-train between Sheffield Cathedral, Rotherham and Parkgate Shopping as part of Sheffield Supertram.UKTram
LR UK UKTram Strategy for Light Rail July 2022The benefits of light rail, however, are not limited to benefits felt by its users. There are wider societal benefits too. Indeed, it is these wider benefits that promoters of light rail systems are looking to realise when they bring forward their proposals.UKTram
UKTram News 18th mar 2022In this weeks light rail news – NET users told to ‘pay up duck’, recruitment drive launches in Edinburgh, zonal ticketing introduced in the West Midlands, six days of works on the Ashton line and half price entry with a lottery ticket to Seaton Tramway.UKTram
UKTram News 18th mar 2022In this weeks light rail news – NET users told to ‘pay up duck’, recruitment drive launches in Edinburgh, zonal ticketing introduced in the West Midlands, six days of works on the Ashton line and half price entry with a lottery ticket to Seaton Tramway.UKTram
UKTram News 4 Mar 22In Light Rail news this week – prestigious award for Edinburgh Trams, NET seeks customer feedback, pay-as-you-go travel on Metro, Seaton Tramway in the running for three awards and planning application lodged for Dudley Interchange. UKTram
UKTram News 4 Mar 22 View this email in your browser Light Rail News from UKTram Welcome to the latest update from UKTram, the voice of light rail UKTram Welcomes Further Funding to Safeguard Services UKTram has welcomed further funding for essential transport services as the country emerges from the pandemic. Tramways, metro systems and other similar transit systems are set to receive a share of a £150 million package of support for vital bus and light rail services announced by the government this week. UKTram has worked closely with ministers and officials at the Department for Transport throughout the health crisis and has already helped to secure more than £250 million for the sector from the UK and Scottish governments. Read the full story here Light Rail News Round-up All the latest news from across the UK light rail industry In Light Rail news this week – prestigious award for Edinburgh Trams, NET seeks customer feedback, pay-as-you-go travel on Metro, Seaton Tramway in the running for three awards and planning application lodged for Dudley Interchange. UKTram
UKTram Tool Kit Dec 21Better Value 'Tool Kit' Welcomed by Light Rail ExpertsUKTram
UKTram; Summit 2022Following the success of this year’s extended Light Rail Summit in Edinburgh, UKTram and the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board have announced plans for an even more ambitious event in 2022.UKTram
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What is Light Rail & Trams today?

For public transport to become a force in dealing with urban congestion, carbon reduction, improving air quality and to be an attractive alternative to the car, it must be built quickly and operate affordably.

Some benefits:

  • Light rail systems have proven track record
  • Growing the public transport market
  • Creating modal shift in some cases 32%
  • Supporting regeneration , renewal and inward regeneration
  • Assisting in the creation off a new urban framework
  • An extremely green mode of transport
  • Will drastically reduce the nations carbon footprint
  • Can be used to re-engineer city districts
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