Category Archives: UKTram

Industry leaders and supply partners who are members of the Railway Industry Association (RIA) Light Rail Member Interest Group recently got together in Birmingham where they discussed the growing opportunities within the UK’s evolving light rail landscape.

UKTram were amongst the organisations who attended the Mott MacDonald Urban Transit and Mobility Forum 2025 in Dublin during September. This event saw experts from Mott MacDonald’s offices in UK, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific come together to share insights … Continue reading →

UKTram have announced the strengthening of their relationship with the Permanent Way Institution (PWI), one of the rail industry’s most respected professional bodies with a new agreement. This will see UKTram formally joining PWI as a Corporate Member, reinforcing its … Continue reading →

UKTram have announced that they have renewed their partnership with Women in Transport for a third consecutive year. This reaffirms their commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion across the light rail sector.

A new report released by the Campaign for Better Transport has highlighted the essential role of rail and light rail in supporting cleaner, better-connected cities, The Making the Connection: Rail and the sustainable growth opportunity report uses two examples of … Continue reading →

The Owners and Authorities group at UKTram have met for the first time since the new leadership of Chair Chris Hopkinson and Vice-Chair Stuart Lowrie was announced earlier this year.

UKTram and Rail Forum, who recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their working relationship, have joined together to run a Focus on Light Rail industry event this November.

UKTram Managing Director, James Hammett, was proud to recently represent the light rail sector at the annual Office of Rail and Road (ORR) annual stakeholder event. “A Year in Rail and the Track Ahead” was held on 17th July 2025 … Continue reading →

Another step forward in the strengthening collaboration across the transport sector has recently been demonstrated following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between UKTram and Rail Forum. This was signed at the Rail Forum AGM where the shared goals … Continue reading →

UKTram have announced a new collaboration with Rail Intel which will allow systems to access and act upon real-time data. Rail Intel is a first of its kind global intelligence platform which allows data-driven decision making to be made by … Continue reading →

UKTram will be continuing their sponsorship of the Global Light Rail Awards in 2025, the only international awards dedicated exclusively to celebrating success across the light and urban rail sector. The 2025 ceremony will take place at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom … Continue reading →

Although not part of the UK, Dublin’s Luas tram system is a member of UKTram and they were recently the latest hosts for the Light Rail Operators Committee (LROC) for a meeting which was hosted by Transdev Ireland (operators of … Continue reading →

The annual Light Rail Summit returns to Birmingham on 25th September 2025, and this major event for sector leaders has now announced its agenda for a packed day of discussion knowledge-sharing and networking.

UKTram are currently recruiting for a part-time, fixed-term contract, Stakeholder and Innovation Manager to join their team. The role will lead UKTram’s stakeholder engagement strategy, promote collaboration across the light rail sector and embrace innovation to deliver real benefits to … Continue reading →

UKTram’s Lead Engineer, Phill Terry, was amongst 7.000 professionals from across the heavy and light rail industries who recently attended the Rail Live 2025 event at Long Marston. At the event he assessed what emerging developments could benefit the light … Continue reading →

Authorities Group, and this group has recently announced a new Chair and Vice Chair as it continues to drive forward key priorities and collaboration across the sector.