Restoring your railway with tram-trains?

The concept of Very Light Rail has been slow to mature, but a system being developed in Coventry is offering plenty of promise. PETER PLISNER reports

he British Transport Commission’s Modernisation of the Railway report was released on January 25, 1955, by its chairman, Sir Brian Robertson, and suggested a £1.24 billion spend on the railways to upd

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In light of the raft of recently cancellations by virtually all promoters, it begs the question, ‘how do we entice more people on charter trains?’ The obvious answer is a combination of price, destina

Coming soon to a railway near you… CHRIS HOWE selects his top 20 innovative products that will improve railway safety, accessibility and efficiency

As the costs associated with traditional light rail schemes continue to rise, there’s renewed interest in smaller, cheaper alternatives. The Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley was designed to help with research and development of such schemes.