Category Archives: UKTram

Tim Bilby, the former Managing Director of South Yorkshire Supertram, has joined the UKTram team as Stakeholder and Innovation Manager. This appointment will strengthen the organisations capacity to support innovation and engagement across the light rail sector.

UKTram plan to deliver even greater value for members in 2026 whilst supporting the continued growth, performance and impact of light rail across the UK and Ireland.

As is the norm at the end of the year we start to look back on our achievements over the past 12 months and UKTram are no different with their review of 2025 celebrating not only a brilliant year for … Continue reading →

Thursday 4th December 2025 saw the latest meeting of UKTram’s Light Rail Operators Committee (LROC) take place at Nottingham Express Transit’s depot at Wilkinson Street. This saw operators meet to discuss operational performance, shared challenges and best practice.

The Light Rail Engineering Group (LREG) at UKTram meet at the end of November in Manchester for two days of discussion about current engineering challenges, shared operational insights, and the examination of how emerging technologies can support long-term network resilience.

Focus on Light Rail – an event jointly organised by Rail Forum and UKTram – took place in early November 2025 with representatives from across the sector getting together to explore opportunities and challenges across the evolving public transport landscape.

Steve Duckering, UKTram’s Operations Manager, spent time at the 81st UITP Light Rail Committee Meeting in Toronto from 27th to 29th October 2025, and whilst there as well as representing the UK light rail sector also shared the UKTram vision … Continue reading →

The UKTram’s Light Rail Engineering Group (LREG) and Light Rail Operators Committee (LROC) both took the opportunity of attendance at September’s Light Rail Summit to have meetings in Birmingham to share updates and discuss sector-wide priorities.

Taking place in early November 2025, TransCityRail North saw transport professionals discuss integrated networks across the north of England. Included in this was the Leader’s Debate: The Future of Light Rail and Mass Transit in the North of England and … Continue reading →

One of a number of groups and committees which seek to bring systems from across the UK together to share best practice and allow improvements, the UKTram Owners and Authorities Group met in mid-October to outline their priorities for the … Continue reading →

The 2025 Urban Tram Forum (UTF) annual meeting took place in Amsterdam between 22nd and 24th October where members heard updates on current safety and operational topics from across the world.

Railways Division meeting in Newcastle between 6th and 8th October 2025, with insights from political and transport leaders across the world.

Dr Rob Carroll and Richard Briggs from Mott MacDonald have been awarded the Permanent Way Institution’s (PWI) President’s Award for their paper “What is Light Rail?”.

UKTram have reinforced their commitment to cross-sector learning and technical knowledge, with Phill Terry, UKTram Lead Engineering, attending two specialist events hosted by the Permanent Way Institution (PWI).

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 →