Tramways & Urban Transit – December 2022

INSIDE THE DECEMBER ISSUE:

GLOBAL LIGHT RAIL AWARDS 2022 In a special review of the industry’s ‘Oscars’, TAUT highlights the winning innovations and projects from around the world.

WROCŁAW’S TRAMWAY REVIVAL Andrew Thompson explores the planned expansion and new vehicle deliveries underway in Lower Silesia’s capital.

SYSTEMS FACTFILE: VALENCIENNES The light rail system helping to revitalise this former industrial French city builds upon strong roots, as Neil Pulling explains.

CLASSIC TRAMS: 125 YEARS OF BASEL Held with events to mark 175 years of Swiss railways, Mike Russell and Mike Ballinger report from the 125th anniversary celebrations of electric tramways in Basel.

HEADLINES

Cádiz tram-train finally opens to passengers;
Huangshi begins tramway commissioning phase;
Mauritius completes its first LRT line;
Stoke-on-Trent publishes VLR plans for consultation;
Kawasaki to supply another 640 New York Subway cars;
South Yorkshire Supertram operation to go ‘public’;
Russian tramway PPP upgrade concessions signed;
Germany to bring in new EUR49 ticket;
Schwerin launches tram parcel deliveries.