Tramways & Urban Transit January 2025

INSIDE THE JANUARY ISSUE

AMBITIONS FOR MUMBAI
Hans-Ulrich Riedel rounds up progress on Metro plans for India’s financial capital, which aim to provide the city with a wide-spanning network fit for purpose.

HEILBRONN: SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
Compact but vital, the Stadtbahn in this German town forms an integral part of the much wider Karlsruhe system. Andrew Thompson finds out more.

MERSEYRAIL: LED BY LIGHT RAIL
David Powell from Merseyrail talks about the lessons learned from his time in light rail that have been carried over to Merseyside’s heavy rail platform.

SINGAPORE: ON THE MOVE
Grand schemes to connect this southeast Asian city mean that eight in ten households should be in reach of a rail station by the 2030s: TAUT finds out how.

SYSTEMS FACTFILE: POZNAŃ
Neil Pulling visits Poland’s fifth-largest city, where the varied tram network forms the core part of the local public transport offering.

CLASSIC TRAMS: OSTRAVA
Mike Russell reports from this Czech industrial city, which celebrated a recent anniversary in grand style with a multimodal transport festival and parade.

HEADLINES

Budget boost for UK LRT schemes;
Stadler wins first Utah, US, contract.