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The trams that made Melbourne: Celebrating 140 years since the city’s first cable tram

Bardy Bigglesworth
November 12, 2025
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Melbourne once had the largest cable tram network in the world — now it has the largest modern tram network.

Man dies after fall from tram in West Melbourne

Bardy Bigglesworth
October 24, 2025
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He was taken to hospital where he later died.

Yarra Tram works in Victoria Street, North Melbourne (Latest Photos)

Bardy Bigglesworth
October 21, 2025
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These works would not have come cheap, were they really necessary?

Burleigh Heads the ‘end of the line’ as Gold Coast light rail’s final stage canned

gobstopper
October 7, 2025
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A long time ago, Sydney virtually stopped building public transport infrastructure.

More buses without dedicated lanes likely after Gold Coast light rail plan scrapped

gobstopper
October 7, 2025
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With a rapidly growing population and regular congestion, he said a more intensive solution was needed.

Ukrainian Refugee Stabbed to Death in Charlotte Train Horror

Helen Carrie
September 8, 2025
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The incident has fueled national outrage over failures in the justice system.

Plans progress for expansion of Greater Manchester’s tram and train network

Guest authors
August 26, 2025
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Transport leaders have confirmed a pipeline of ‘rapid transit’ schemes for the future, with funding signed off by the Bee Network Committee earlier this week and the plans discussed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on Friday 22 August. Launched as part of the Greater Manchester Strategy in July, the Mayor and local council leaders […]

Work gets underway on Mayor’s Metro ticket gate investment

Guest authors
August 5, 2025
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A new £2.1m project to install the first new automatic ticket gates on the Tyne and Wear Metro in more than ten years is now underway, following investment by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness to make the network safer. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, is carrying out the first phase of the project […]

Partnership to deliver transport expertise gets underway

Guest authors
July 25, 2025
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Transport experts from universities in Huddersfield and Leeds have joined forces to drive forward West Yorkshire’s £2.5bn Mass Transit scheme. Currently Europe’s largest metropolitan area without a large-scale urban transit system, plans recently given the green light by government could see trams run between Bradford and Leeds by the mid-2030s. A new initiative, called the […]

Yellow Rail awarded Major contract with London Trams for SVT bogie and brake overall

Guest authors
July 23, 2025
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Yellow Rail, a leading provider of specialist rail engineering services and part of the Buckland Rail group, has announced the award of a significant contract with London Trams to deliver a full turnkey solution for the overhaul of SVT bogies and brake systems across its fleet. Yellow Rail said the project further strengthened its position […]