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The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
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Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany

2 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

A new contract from the western German city of Mainz to supply up to 30 trams (the base contract for 22 + 8 optional) has confirmed Škoda’s strong and growing presence in one of Europe’s […]

Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
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Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Plans by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority have secured a major funding boost from the government as Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the allocation of £2.1 billion of local transport funding to West Yorkshire. This […]

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Škoda’s ‘World’s longest tram’ ready for delivery

19 March 2025 Rail Insider 0

Škoda Group of Pilsen, Czech Republic, has completed production of the first of 12 trams for the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area of Germany. The trams, designated the Škoda ForCity Smart 38T, are 58.69 metres long and […]

Wales' first tram trains are now at their new depot at Taff's Well
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First Tram Trains for South Wales Metro unveiled

31 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The first of a fleet of electric tram trains that are destined to revolutionise transport across the South Wales valleys have been unveiled at their new £100 million depot at Taff’s Well.  The light rail […]

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£14 million in fines for 2016 fatal Croydon tram accident

27 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Transport for London (TfL) has been fined £10 million and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) £4 million after pleading guilty at London’s Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) in London to offences under the Health and […]

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Škoda Group to supply traction motors for Australia’s new Alstom trams

18 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Alstom’s new tram fleet for Melbourne, Australia, will be powered by traction motors supplied by Škoda Group in a deal worth up to €13 million to the Czech manufacturer. The first tranche of 400 motors […]

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Italy: Begamo orders 10 new trams from Škoda

12 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Italian city of Bergamo has placed an order with Škoda Group for 10 bidirectional trams. The contract include three years of full maintenance. The trams will operate the new T2 line from the city […]

Business

Bombardier to maintain light rail in Toronto, Canada.

23 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Mosaic Transit Partners Maintenance GP (MTM) to provide 30 years of maintenance services for the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Toronto, Canada. Under the agreement, […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

More government support for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams

23 December 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government is to provide a further £8 million of emergency funding for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams. This will bring the government’s emergency support up to £21 […]

Business

Keolis JV to operate trams in Jiaxing, China

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new tram network in Jiaxing, China, under construction and due to open on 1 July 2021, will be operated by a Keolis joint venture . Jiaxing is one of the most densely populated cities […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
    Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
    12 August 2025 0
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • Northern celebrates its gardens, allotments and a nursery
    16 August 2020 0
  • LNER to run East Coast trains for at least three more years
    26 June 2020 0
  • Near miss with track workers at Sundon, Bedfordshire
    14 May 2019 0
  • Marsh Barton station opened to passengers on 4 July 2023.
    First services call at new Marsh Barton station
    9 July 2023 0
  • Knorr-Bremse chief executive steps down
    12 August 2020 0
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