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Public transport data as a key element of environmentally sensitive mobility management von Dr. rer. nat. Christine Langhanns

Data from public transport systems are a crucial component of environmentally sensitive mobility management. Timetable and real-time…


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Report: Global Metro Vehicle Market Trends 2026–2030 von Editorial | UTM

Executive summary

According to SCI Verkehr’s study Metro Vehicles – Global Market Trends 2026, the global metro vehicle market…


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Delivering successful light rail projects: Three factors for resilient mobility, acceptance and implementation certainty von Nils Jänig

Light rail systems are gaining importance in many European cities. They are far more than a high-capacity mode of transport, because…


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Germany’s tram, light rail and metro rolling stock market: orders, options and tenders in 2026 von Rolf Hafke & Axel Reuther

The current overview as of 15 April 2026

As usual, the two authors present this compilation in the first half of the year. It dates back…


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Alexandria: System transition of the Ramleh Tram – between modernisation and the loss of urban identity von Michael Levy

With the closure of the long-established Ramleh tramway, Alexandria is currently undergoing one of the most radical system transformations…


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How a well-connected transport system can make travel safer and more sustainable across Europe von Jack McGovan

In 2021, while the Covid pandemic raged on, a cargo ship ran aground and took the entire world by storm. The Ever Given had blocked the …


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After only 10 years of service: Closure of Washington DC Streetcar von Jens Bernhardt

Over the past 20–25 years, many countries around the world have introduced modern low-floor tram systems as a contemporary form of …


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Public transport as economic driver in the Greater Munich area von Editorial | UTM

A recent study commissioned by the Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (Munich Transport and Tariff Association – MVV) highlights…


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Solingen: The Battery Trolleybus BOB as the backbone of electric urban transport von trolleymotion

In Solingen, the debate about the long-term future of battery trolleybus operations has once again resurfaced. A study focusing solely…


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Blow for hydrogen mobility: Arthur Bus files for insolvency for Polish production division von Michael Levy

Founded in 2021, hydrogen bus start-up Arthur Bus faces an uncertain future. As announced at the end of January 2026, the company has…


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