Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Neither a bus nor a light rail, trackless trams are a mix of both, and they can bring myriad benefits to public transport systems in Australia’s cities and suburbs, writes WA Scientist of the Year Peter Newman AO.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Martin achieved an ambition to visit and ride Edinburgh trams on Sunday 17th March and start the saga with a look at the Airport terminus.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Martin achieved an ambition to visit and ride Edinburgh trams on Sunday 17th March and start the saga with a look at the Airport terminus.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Canada’s Alberta province capital city Edmonton has secured more than C$2bn ($1.5bn) in government funding to build two light-rail transit (LRT) extensions.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Passengers will have more options to quickly top up their myki and check their balance with 40 more Quick Top Up and Enquiry Machines (QTEMs) to be installed across the train and tram network this month.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Go-ahead given to tram scheme extension
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Edinburgh approves £207m extension to tram line
Posted one week ago by bevans
ON the one-month anniversary of Newcastle light rail commencing passenger services, the NSW government has announced more than 100,000 trips have been taken on the line.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
NEWCASTLE light rail has proven more than just a hit on its opening day with an average of 4259 trips taken on each day of operation in February, according to Transport for NSW data.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has made another key pitch to win over voters in south-east Queensland, with Labor committing to invest $112 million to help deliver the third stage of the Gold Coast light rail project.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Transport for NSW has confirmed that it is likely that the CBD and South East light rail project will be opened in stages. This is because some parts of the line are at significantly different stages of construction.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Traffic has worsened significantly through Surfers Paradise and in parts of Southport since the light rail opened, despite the line running directly through the two suburbs.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Frank Bagshaw was in Rotherham yesterday and finding there was a 40 delay until the next Tram Train back to Sheffield, he took the next Northern Rail service to Sheffield then caught a tram to cathedral and arrived 10 minutes before the delayed TT was due to leave Rotherham.
Posted 4 weeks ago by railblogger
Trams will soon get new powers that have long eluded motorists – the ability to sail through traffic lights when running late.
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
Just four days after launching light rail services, Newcastle Transport has been dealt a cruel couple of blows with two trams forced off the line because of technical issues.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
I had a trip to Birmingham today anticipating more progress with the modest extension to Victoria Square but it does seem to be a long job!
Posted last month by Railpage System User
The Newcastle light-rail service in the Australian state of New South Wales has started commercial operations.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Call for louder tram horns after pedestrian's death in Edinburgh.
Posted last month by bevans
A LIGHT rail line which connects Tweed Heads to Coolangatta Airport and eventually the Gold Coast G-Link is being planned by the NSW Government.
Posted last month by bevans
Light rail should be considered for the growing West Dapto area, according to NSW Greens’ Cate Faehrmann.
Posted last month by bevans
BOARDING Newcastle’s new light rail system, Pia Clarke “felt like I was in Europe”.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
When last we saw the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s half-embraced, half-developed plan for a waterfront streetcar, the project seemed to be inching toward a quiet demise.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
After the Flexity; along came a couple of Balloons on driver training.
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Newcastle Light Rail will officially open on Monday February 18, 2019 after a free community day on Sunday February 17.
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