{"id":62592,"date":"2026-04-14T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=62592"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:56:19","slug":"uktram-continue-sponsorship-of-global-light-rail-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=62592","title":{"rendered":"UKTram continue sponsorship of Global Light Rail Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UKTram have confirmed that they will once again sponsor the Global Light Rail Awards for 2026 as they continue their commitment to recognising excellence across the light rail sector.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 event is moving to a larger venue with it due to take place on 7<sup>th<\/sup> October at the Battersea Arts Centre. The awards bring together the global light rail community, providing a fantastic opportunity to reflect on progress and recognise the contribution light rail makes to the public transport sector.<\/p>\n<p>The awards attract entries from across the UK and internationally. They showcase delivery, collaboration and technical excellence across a wide range of categories.<\/p>\n<p>James Hammett, UKTram Managing Director, said: \u201cWe always look forward to the Global Light Rail Awards. It\u2019s a chance for the sector to come together and recognise the work being delivered across light rail, while also a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across the industry. We\u2019re pleased to continue our support as a sponsor for another year.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Details of the Awards and the categories open for nominations can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainspring.co.uk\/products\/events\/global-light-rail-awards-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.mainspring.co.uk\/products\/events\/global-light-rail-awards-2026\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UKTram have confirmed that they will once again sponsor the Global Light Rail Awards for 2026 as they continue their commitment to recognising excellence across the light rail sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[97],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62592"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62593,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62592\/revisions\/62593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}