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The West Midlands Metro – Part 2: The current route from Birmingham to Wolverhampton von David Cole

In an exclusive three-part series, we summarize the history, the rolling stock and the expansion of the so-called West Midlands Metro.…


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VDV starts Germany-wide campaign for public transport von Christian Marquordt

Corona and public transport: During the lockdown – and for one or the other passenger probably because of a certain worry about…


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More energy efficiency and climate comfort in (electric) bus transport von Advertorial

Due to the megatrends of sustainability and reduction of CO2 emissions, municipalities and cities are increasing the use of buses …


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Uncertain future: The horse-drawn railway of Spiekeroog von Dirk Budach

Tamme and Eddie – that are the names of the two powerful horses of the Tinker breed “working” for the small horse tramway on the island …


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Innovative very light trains and trams to come from the United Kingdom? von Reinhard Christeller

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More than in other countries, the United Kingdom is requesting a high degree of competitiveness in terms of investment and…


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The West Midlands Metro – Part 1: Construction and future extensions von David Cole

Now titled West Midlands Metro, the third new generation light rail system in the UK to feature street running opened to fare paying …


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Ceské Budjovice: Electric midibuses charging under catenary von Martin Harák

Various charging concepts for electric buses are currently in use around the world. However, although certain standardizations …


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New Tram-trains: six operators start joint vehicle tender von Editorial | UTM

German and Austrian tram train operators have defined the tram train of the future together with the Association of German Transport…


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Urban cableways can make sense von Reinhard Christeller

In a recently published status report, the Association of German Engineers (VDI) provides an overview of the areas of application,…


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Slovenian state railway is modernizing itself with IVU.rail, a new Stadler fleet and new infrastructure von Redaktion | UTM

The Slovenian State Railways SŽ currently operates a standard-gauge route network of 1,209 km in length. About half of it (610 km) is…


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