Tramways & Urban Transit – June 2023

INSIDE THE JUNE ISSUE:

TYNE AND WEAR
Stadler’s new metro fleet will enter service in Tyne and Wear next year; Howard Johnston heads to see what the excitement is about.

NOISE AND VIBRATION
The narrow streets and tight curves of the Czech city of Plzeň form the perfect arena for GHH-Bonatrans’ noise testing of different resilient wheelsets.

CZĘSTOCHOWA
Andrew Thompson visits the small Polish city where the end of Communist rule has meant that many long-held grand ambitions can now be realised.

TOWARDS A BETTER TRAMWAY
In the second part of his feature on how to make UK tramways more affordable, David Gibson considers electrification and hydrogen propulsion.

SYSTEMS FACTFILE: STUTTGART
Despite its strong automobile associations, this German city has an extensive rail network – Neil Pulling provides an update.

CLASSIC TRAMS: CALCUTTA
Kolkata strikes an early anniversary celebration amidst fears that the tramway might not survive. Mike Russell reports.

HEADLINES

Algeria transit boom thanks to gas and oil windfall;
Siemens builds new US factory;
First low-floor Škoda launches in Mannheim;
Duisburg trams see bug-free service at last;
Toulouse goes for bronze.