INDEX TO VOLUME 82: 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES AZERBAIJAN 2019 ISSUE DATES AND PAGES Stockholm Light Rail Day 2018 – Geoff Butler.... 10 Baku ...... 149, 486 Crossing boundaries in Alsace – Reg Harman .....12 January (973) 1 – 40 UK barriers to progress – Tim Kendell ...... 16 February (974) 41 – 80 BANGLADESH Nagasaki: Risen from ruin – Neil Pulling ...... 20 March (975) 81 – 120 Dhaka ...... 486 Revitalising Milwaukee – Vic Simons (m)...... 50 April (976) 121 – 160 Innovation in urban integration – Thomas Lorent ... 55 May (977) 161 – 200 Belarus UK -Train: Learning lessons – June (978) 201-240 Minsk ...... 190 Tim Kendell & Ian Ambrose ...... 61 July (979) 241-280 Industry ...... 110 New tramways for 2019 – Mike Taplin ...... 89 August (980) 281-320 El Paso’s streetcar – Vic Simons (m) ...... 96 September (981) 321 – 360 BELGIUM Tel Aviv’s LRT dream – Simon Johnston (m) ..... 100 October (982) 361 – 400 Antwerpen...... 29, 110, 190, 207, 350, 390, 430, 486 LRT rolling stock review 2019 – Michael Taplin ...131 November (983) 401 – 440 Brussels ...... 29, 44, 149, 190, 207, 247, 269, 310, A tramway for the Potteries? – Reg Harman (m) . 135 December (984) 441-496 ...... 350, 390, 430, 486 Stories of the Rising Stars – Lanna Blyth ...... 138 (m) – Includes map(s) or plan(s) Charleroi ...... 110, 430 OKC Streetcar: A new chapter in the Cinderella Gent ...... 190, 350, 390 story – Peter Ehrlich & Simon Johnston (m)...... 140 Hans-sur-Lesse ...... 190, 486 Florence T2: A modern masterpiece – Alessandro SYSTEMS FACTFILES Hasselt – Maastricht...... 365 Fantechi and Giovanni Mantovani (m) ...... 170 Gdańsk, Poland – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 23 Liège ...... 110, 149, 430 Stockholm: Past, present and future (Part 1) – Olomouc, Czech Republic – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 64 Oostende...... 70, 207, 486 Various...... 174 Innsbruck, Austria – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 104 Safety in Stuttgart – Reinhold Schröter...... 180 Elbląg, Poland – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 144 BOLIVIA Enhancing safety (the role of technology and Bordeaux, France – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 184 Cochabamba ...... 350, 430 human factors) – TAUT...... 210 Prague, Czech Republic – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 219 Sarajevo ...... 486 Stockholm: Past, predent and future (Part 2) London – Neil Pulling (m)...... 263 – Various (m)...... 214 Reims, France – Neil Pulling (m)...... 305 BRAZIL Artics roll in SchÖneiche – Tony Streeter...... 219 Augsburg, – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 345 Curitiba ...... 486 EU Light Rail 2019, Brussels – Geoff Butler...... 250 Tallinn, Estonia – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 385 Industry ...... 190 Preparing Canberra light rail (m) – Danhai Light Rail Transit, Taiwan Rio de Janeiro...... 9, 310, 327, 390, 444 Shany Shaked & Robert Wagner...... 252 – Neil Pulling (m) ...... 425 Salvador ...... 149, 269 Toulouse creates new connections (m) Munich, Germany – Neil Pulling (m)...... 480 Santos ...... 486 – Sandrine Vielhescaze & Yves Montaron...... 256 São Paulo ...... 310, 350, 390 Light rail energy performance and management NEWS – Len Vossman...... 258 ALGERIA BULGARIA Big ambitions in Atlanta – Vic Simons (m) ...... 290 Alger ...... 29 Sofia...... 29, 85, 190 Metrolink: Next stop... Trafford Park – Constantine ...... 247 Lanna Blyth (m) ...... 294 CAMEROON Renewals: The Melbourne Way – Yarra Trams ARGENTINA Douala ...... 125 Infrastructure Team ...... 297 Buenos Aires ...... 269, 350 Asset maintenance and renewal – TAUT...... 301 Mendoza ...... 269 CANADA UK Light Rail Conference 2019, Manchester: ‘Is this Calgary ...... 149, 350 our turning point?’ – Tony Streeter & Simon Johnston AUSTRALIA Gatineau ...... 310 ...... 330 Adelaide ...... 29, 286, 390 Industry ...... 390 Charlotte LRT expansion – Vic Simons ...... 337 Ballarat ...... 190 Mississauga (Hurontario LRT)...... 190, 447 Next-generation tramways: Nice (m) ...... 342 Bendigo ...... 364 Montréal ...... 29, 190, 287, 350 South Wales Metro: The transformation begins Brisbane ...... 230 Ontario...... 367 – Richard Briggs & Transport for Wales (m)...... 369 Broadbeach – Helensvale ...... 486 Ottawa...... 29, 149, 190, 207, 269, 310, 350, 364, 430 Tampere: Another reason to smile – Canberra ...... 166, 204, 310, 350, 447 Quebec City...... 29, 390, 408 Lanna Blyth (m) ...... 375 Industry ...... 350 Toronto...... 29, 70, 110, 149, 190, 206, 207, 269, Track insulation systems – Thomas Lorent ...... 379 Melbourne ...... 29, 149, 190, 207, 310, 326, 406, 486 ...... 310, 350, 390, 430, 486 Next generation tramways: Luxembourg (m).... 382 Newcastle ...... 125, 190 Vancouver ...... 70, 149, 190, 248, 390 Jokeri Light Rail – Lauri Kangas (m)...... 409 Parramatta ...... 45 Waterloo – Kitchener ...... 29, 190, 205, 248, 284 Algeria’s tramway revolution (Part 1) – TAUT. .. 415 Perth ...... 70, 430 Whitehorse ...... 269, 390 Ottawa welcomes the Confederation Line – Sydney ...... 70, 84, 190, 207, 246, 269, 310, Vic Simons (m)...... 450 ...... 390, 430, 486 CHILE Algeria’s tramway revolution (Part 2) – TAUT..... 455 Victor Harbor...... 70, 269, 310 Santiago...... 110, 190, 310, 486 Wollongong ...... 446 COMMENT CHINA Creating a new backbone for Stockholm – AUSTRIA Beijing ...... 48, 149 Hans Cruse, Spårvagnsståderna ...... 179 Bludenz – Schruns ...... 430 Changsha ...... 269 Light rail’s role in our changing towns Gmunden ...... 70, 390 Chengdu ...... 44, 48 and cities – Jesse Norman MP ...... 208 Graz ...... 190, 207, 390, 430, 486 Chongqing ...... 48, 110 Providing the evidence on the value of light rail – Innsbruck ...... 29, 84, 430, 486 Fuzhou ...... 207 Tim Kendell, LRTA ...... 274 Jenbach ...... 110, 149 Gaoming ...... 445 New tram networks must be integrated and Linz...... 327, 430 Guangzhou ...... 4, 48 affordable – Alistair Gordon, Keolis ...... 288 Salzburg ...... 190 Guiyang...... 29 Why the UK desperately needs a proper light rail Wien (Vienna) ... 29, 70, 190, 269, 310, 350, 390, 486 Harbin ...... 207 strategy – Colin S. Walton, Mainspring ...... 368 Wien-Baden ...... 29, 110 Hangzhou ...... 310 Hohhot ...... 110, 190 Nancy...... 29, 391 Schwerin...... 351 Hong Kong ...... 9, 45, 207, 327, 350, 486 Nantes...... 149, 167, 191, 431 Stuttgart ..... 30, 71, 112, 150, 191, 231, 248, 431, 487 Industry...... 29, 48, 207, 407 Nice ...... 45, 231, 285, 431, 487 ...... 45, 270 Jinan ...... 48, 207 Orléans ...... 30, 270 VDV tram-train alliance ...... 167 Lahore ...... 445 Paris ...... 5, 30, 70, 85, 111, 149, 206, 231, 310, Wiesbaden ...... 191 Lanzhou ...... 350 ...... 325, 391, 487 Woltersdorf ...... 112, 270, 431 Macau...... 407 Réunion...... 365 Wuppertal ...... 30, 71, 150, 270, 351 Nanchang ...... 350 Saint-Étienne...... 391 Würzburg...... 112, 150 Nanning ...... 310 Strasbourg...... 30, 70, 111, 310 Zwickau...... 112 Ningbo ...... 310, 350 Toulouse...... 70, 270, 391 Qingdao ...... 48 Tours...... 30, 191 GREECE Sanya ...... 125 Villefranche – Latour – De-Carol ...... 487 Athina (Athens) ...... 128, 191, 391 Shanghai ...... 44, 48, 365, 430 Industry ...... 7 Shenyang ...... 86, 269 GERMANY Shenzhen...... 430 Aachen ...... 87 GUATEMALA Tianjin ...... 149, 190 Augsburg...... 111, 191, 407 Guatemala City...... 326 Tianshui ...... 149, 190, 246 Bad Schandau...... 391 Ürümqi ...... 310 ...... 6, 30, 70, 111, 164, 191, 231, 270, HUNGARY Wuhan...... 48, 149 ...... 311, 350, 391, 431 Budapest ...... 30, 71, 112, 232, 270, 351 Wenzhou ...... 85, 190 Bochum-Gelsenkirchen...111, 231, 270, 311, 431, 487 Miskolc ...... 351, 431 Xiamen...... 350 Bonn ...... 30, 351, 487 Szeged ...... 391 Xinan...... 48, 207 ...... 191, 270 Zhengzhou...... 269 ...... 111, 311, 391, 431 INDIA ...... 231, 351 Ahmedabad ...... 112, 191 COLOMBIA Bremerhaven...... 446 Agra...... 191 Barranquilla ...... 4 Chemnitz ...... 70, 191, 270, 391, 431, 487 Bengaluru (Bangalore)...... 150, 191 Bogotá ...... 149, 390, 486 Cottbus...... 191, 231, 270, 351, 487 ...... 150, 404 Medellín ...... 70, 149 Darmstadt...... 30, 111, 149, 285, 311 Delhi ...... 30, 71, 191, 311, 351, 487 Dessau ...... 431 Hyderabad ...... 191 CZECH REPUBLIC Dresden...... 111, 351, 366 Industry...... 71, 246 Brno...... 110, 350, 430 Duisburg ...... 150, 311, 351 Kochi...... 311, 431 Liberec...... 29, 149, 190, 269, 430 Düsseldorf...... 30, 111, 191, 231, 248, 311, 351, 431 Kolkata ...... 30, 391 Olomouc ...... 110 Erdmannsdorf ...... 431 Lucknow...... 112, 191 Ostrava ...... 29, 486 Essen...... 391 ...... 31, 46, 191, 232, 432 Plzeň ...... 350, 430 Frankfurt-am-Main...... 111, 191, 270, 311, 351 Nagpur...... 31, 192 Praha ...... 70, 110, 149, 269, 310, 350, 430 Frankfurt-an-der-Oder...... 111 Navi Mumbai...... 191 Freiburg-im-Breisgau...... 111, 150, 167, 270 Noida...... 112 DENMARK Görlitz ...... 111, 270, 351 Pune ...... 391 Aarhus ...... 207 Gotha...... 30, 70, 111, 150, 231, 270, 391, 431 København (Copenhagen) ...... 149, 269, 405 Halberstadt ...... 231, 270 INDONESIA Odense ...... 6, 191, 430 Halle...... 150, 191, 270, 351 Industry...... 232 Hamburg...... 70, 111, 191, 311, 431 Jakarta ...... 192, 311, 446 ECUADOR Hannover ...... 30, 111, 270, 311, 351 Cuenca ...... 149, 165 Heidelberg ...... 30, 70, 111, 311, 351, 431 IRAN Heilbronn...... 311 Mashad...... 391 EGYPT Jena ...... 191, 431, 487 Tehran ...... 232 Al Qahira (Cairo) ...... 110, 244, 350, 390 Kassel...... 391, 431 Iskandariyah (Alexandria) ...... 29, 149, 191 Karlsruhe ...... 70, 111, 167, 191, 231, 270, 311, IRELAND ...... 351, 391, 487 Cork ...... 248 ESTONIA Kassel...... 270, 487 Dublin ...... 31, 71, 112, 150, 192, 232, 270, 311, Tallinn ...... 70 Kiel...... 9, 191 ...... 391, 432, 487 Köln .... 30, 70, 111, 191, 231, 270, 351, 391, 431, 487 Ethiopia Krefeld...... 311 ISLE OF MAN Addis Ababa ...... 230 Leipzig ...... 70, 111, 150, 191, 270, 351, 431 Douglas .... 31, 112, 150, 191, 232, 271, 312, 351, 487 Ludwigshafen ...... 431 General...... 71 FINLAND Magdeburg ...... 111, 351, 487 Manx Electric Railway ...... 31, 432, 487 Helsinki...... 110, 230 Mannheim ...... 191, 231, 270, 431 Snaefell Mountain Railway...... 71, 112, 192, 271 Tampere ...... 128 Mülheim (Ruhr) ...... 70, 231 München (Munich)... 30, 70, 150, 231, 270, 351, 431 ISRAEL FRANCE Műnster...... 111 Jerusalem ...... 205, 364 Annecy ...... 231 Naumburg...... 111, 270, 351, 431 Tel Aviv...... 71, 205 Angers ...... 191, 350 Necker – Alb...... 270 Annemasse ...... 391 Nürnberg ...... 30, 70, 111, 191, 270, 311, 431, 487 ITALY Avignon...... 70, 111, 231, 269, 350, 404 Nordhausen...... 311 Bologna ...... 164, 432 Biarritz ...... 486 Nordrhein – Westfalen ...... 431 Bolzano ...... 192 Bordeaux...... 70, 111, 149, 350, 391 Oberhausen...... 111 Brescia ...... 31 Brest...... 70, 269, 310, 486 Potsdam ...... 270, 446 Catania ...... 391 Caen ...... 29, 191, 231, 269, 310, 324 Rhein-Main (RMV)...... 30 Firenze...... 128 Grenoble ...... 430 Rhein-Ruhr...... 311, 431 Genova ...... 312 Lille ...... 70, 231 Rostock ...... 311 Messina ...... 31, 192, 232 Lyon ...... 231, 269, 350, 391, 430 Ruhrbahn...... 30, 70, 111, 351, 431 Milano ...... 112, 126, 351 Montpellier...... 270 Schöneiche...... 111, 231 Napoli...... 487 Palermo ...... 4 PARAGUAY SOUTH KOREA Roma ...... 112 AsunciÓn ...... 166 Busan...... 127 Soprabolzano...... 150 Incheon ...... 488 Torino...... 31, 432 PHILIPPINES Industry...... 285 Trieste...... 351 Manila ...... 31, 151, 192, 312 Seoul ...... 7, 312, 433 Ulsan ...... 366 JAPAN POLAND Hiroshima...... 271, 487 Elbląg...... 392 SPAIN Kagoshima...... 271 Gdańsk ...... 232, 271, 312, 392, 432 A Corunã ...... 392 Okayama ...... 432 GorzÓw ...... 192, 232 Alacant ...... 47, 352, 433 Okinawa ...... 432 GorzÓw Wielkopolski ...... 352, 432 Barcelona ...... 113, 151, 193, 233, 272, 327, 392 Sapporo ...... 487 Grudziądz ...... 151 Benidorm – Dénia...... 193 Tokyo...... 150, 192, 271, 312 Katowice...... 71, 232, 432 Bilbao ...... 433 Toyama...... 312 Kraków...... 8, 112, 271, 352, 392, 432, 488 Cádiz ...... 272 Yokohama ...... 271 Łódź...... 71, 86, 151, 192, 312, 352, 432, 488 Enllaç – Manacor...... 113 Mrozy ...... 112 Granada...... 113 KAZAKHSTAN Poznań ...... 32, 112, 271, 312, 352, 392, 432 Industry ...... 488 Almaty...... 9, 150 Świętochłowice...... 392 Jaén ...... 151 Astana ...... 192 Toruń...... 488 Madrid ...... 233, 312, 352, 447 Warszawa ...... 71, 128, 192, 232, 312, 432, 488 Palma de Mallorca ...... 151 KENYA Wrocław ...... 192, 312, 352, 488 Palma – Sóller ...... 392, 488 Nairobi ...... 192 Zabrze ...... 112 Ribes – Nuria...... 433 Zaragoza ...... 32, 445 LATVIA PORTUGAL Daugavpils ...... 31, 351, 392, 432 Lisboa ...... 46, 192, 271, 312, 352, 392, 488 SRI LANKA Liepāja ...... 31 Porto ...... 32, 232, 271 Colombo ...... 113, 193, 488 Rīga...... 71, 271 QATAR SWEDEN LUXEMBOURG Doha ...... 127, 244 Göteborg (Gothenburg)...... 433 Luxembourg ...... 5, 84 Lund ...... 392 ROMANIA Norrköping ...... 32 Arad ...... 488 Stockholm...... 151, 272, 392, 488 Bayan Lepas...... 326 Bucureşti ...... 151, 192, 271, 488 Johor Bahru ...... 271 Galaţi ...... 71 SWITZERLAND ...... 71, 352 Iaşi ...... 352 Aarau – Menziken/Schöftland (WSB) ...... 113, 193  Rail (Industry) ...... 271 Industry...... 151 Arth Goldau/Vitznau – Rigi...... 433 Reşiţa...... 192, 392 Basel ...... 193, 392 MAURITIUS Timişoara...... 271, 324 Bern ...... 365, 433, 488 Port Louis – Curepipe ...... 232, 352, 408 Bern – Worb (RBS)...... 113, 272 RUSSIA Biel – Ins (ASm)...... 489 MEXICO Chelyabinsk ...... 432 Chur – Disentis (RhB) ...... 488 Guadalajara ...... 31, 192 Industry...... 71, 312, 392, 432 Frauenfeld – Wil ...... 488 Mexico City ...... 392 Kaliningrad...... 352 Genève ...... 152, 352, 433 Monterrey...... 487 Kazan...... 193, 432 Landquart – Filisur/Davos (RhB) ...... 233 Kolomna ...... 488 Lausanne – Bercher (LEB)...... 312, 392, 433, 489 MOROCCO Konotop ...... 352 Liestal – Waldeburg...... 152 Casablanca...... 86 Krasnodar ...... 232, 271, 392 Locarno – Domodossola ...... 392 Kursk ...... 193 Meiringen – Innertkirchen...... 113, 433 NETHERLANDS Magnitogorsk ...... 271 Montbovon – Palézieux ...... 233 Amsterdam ...... 31, 47, 112, 150, 192, 232, 245, Moskva ...... 71, 112, 126, 232, 271, 352, 432, 488 Montreux –Zweisimmen ...... 272, 312 ...... 312, 392, 432, 487 Nizhny Novgorod ...... 271 Neuchâtel ...... 193, 233, 352, 489 Den Haag ...... 31, 112, 151, 192, 232, 271, 312, Novocherkassk ...... 432 Sierre – Crans-Montana ...... 392 ...... 352, 392 St Peterburg..... 71, 151, 233, 271, 312, 392, 432, 488 St Gallen...... 72, 233 Hoek van Holland ...... 406 Tver...... 151, 392 St Gallen – Appenzell ...... 272, 433 Rotterdam...... 31, 112, 151, 232, 326, 432 Ulan-Ude...... 312, 432 Vitznau – Rigi (RB) ...... 312 Utrecht ...... 192, 271, 352 Vladikavkaz ...... 352 Waldenburg – Liestal (BLT) ...... 233 Vladivostok ...... 392 Zürich...... 72, 193, 272, 313, 364 NEW ZEALAND Volgograd ...... 193 Zürich – Esslingen...... 72, 489 Auckland...... 86, 232, 352 Yekaterinburg ...... 32, 151, 488 Christchurch...... 392 Yenakievo...... 112 TAIWAN Wellington ...... 271 Yevpatoria ...... 488 Taichung...... 489 Taipei ...... 5, 72 NORTH KOREA SERBIA Pyongyang ...... 432 Beograd (Belgrade) ...... 352 THAILAND Bangkok ...... 46, 167, 233, 352, 392, 433, 489 NORWAY SINGAPORE Chiang Mai...... 352 Bergen ...... 151, 432, 488 Industry ...... 32 Khon Kaen ...... 204 Oslo ...... 112 , 192, 271, 325, 432 Rapid Transit ...... 112, 233, 352 Phuket ...... 313 Trondheim...... 271, 352 SLOVAKIA Tunisia PANAMA Bratislava...... 113, 271 Tunis ...... 393 Panama City ...... 232 Poprad Tatry...... 151 TURKEY Cleveland ...... 234 Mauritius LRT: Depot solutions for safe Antray ...... 365 Dallas...... 45, 234, 273, 313, 434 maintenance (Furrer+Frey)...... 422 Antalya ...... 152 Denver...... 153, 207, 273 Durmazlar (Industry) ...... 272 Durham...... 73 CLASSIC TRAMS El Paso...... 4, 73, 314 Manx Electric Railway: Past, present and future – Erzurum...... 313 El Reno ...... 314 Mike Russell ...... 36 Eskişehir...... 193 Fort Worth...... 114 Graz ’s 140 years celebrated – Mike Ballinger...... 76 Istanbul ...... 32, 113, 193, 233, 489 Houston ...... 153, 394 Praha’s double line heritage – Mike Russell ...... 116 İzmit ...... 152 Hudson – Bergen ...... 73 A snowy winter’s birthday in Łódź – Samsun...... 353 Industry...... 9, 73, 88 126, 245, 314, 447 Mike Russell ...... 156 Kansas City ...... 153, 434, 490 Lisbon’s Line 24: A classic revival – UKRAINE Los Angeles...... 73, 114, 205, 234, 394, 434 Mike Tedstone (m) ...... 196 Dnipro...... 393 Manitou ...... 114 Schönberger Strand: A dual gauge German rarity – Konotop ...... 433 Milwaukee ...... 73, 273 Mike Russell ...... 236 Kyiv...... 72, 233, 393 Minneapolis – St Paul ...... 33, 73, 434 A tale of two tramways: Bydgoszcz and Gdansk – Lviv ...... 313 Newark ...... 73 Mike Russell ...... 276 Odesa ...... 152, 433 New Orleans...... 194, 353, 490 Brussels 150: Celebrating in fine style – New York ...... 33, 153, 165, 234, 273, 353, 394, 405, Mike Russell...... 316 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ...... 434, 448 Brussels 150: Celebrating the Vicinal – Dubai...... 32, 193, 233 New York – New Jersey ...... 114 Mike Russell ...... 356 Oakland ...... 33 Belgium’s tram week – Mike Russell ...... 396 UNITED KINGDOM Oklahoma City...... 8, 44, 114 Timişoara’s milestone – Mike Russell...... 436 Bath...... 193 Phoenix ...... 33, 114, 234, 248, 353, 367 Brno’s grand cultural event – Mike Russell ...... 492 Birmingham ...... 365 Portland ...... 33, 73, 153, 194, 353, 394 Blackpool ...... 32, 72, 113, 152, 233, 313, 489 St Louis...... 5, 153, 194 MUSEUM news Bristol ...... 72 Salt Lake City...... 234 Aberdeen (UK)...... 114 Cairngorm funicular ...... 72, 152, 313, 393 San Bernardino ...... 194 Amsterdam (NL)...... 194, 273 Cambridge ...... 166 San Diego...... 33, 234, 314, 353 Ballarat (AU) ...... 434, 490 Coventry...... 165, 445 San Francisco...... 33, 73, 114, 153, 207, 314, Baltimore (US) ...... 194 Edinburgh...... 9, 32, 72, 113, 152, 164, 247, 313, ...... 353, 434, 490 Basel (CH) ...... 273 ...... 353, 393, 447 San Francisco – San José ...... 73 Beamish (UK)...... 114, 153, 194 Glasgow...... 113, 152, 207, 272 San José ...... 234, 314 Brighton (UK) ...... 234 Greater Manchester...... 32, 72, 85, 152, 193, 233, San Raphael – Larkspur...... 73 Bylands (AU)...... 194 ...... 353, 393, 433, 448 Santa Ana...... 6 Crich (UK) ...... 33, 73, 194, 273, 314, 394, 434 Hertfordshire ...... 272 Seattle ...... 73, 234, 353, 394, 434 Den Haag (NL) ...... 273 Industry...... 124, 168, 272, 273, 284, 313, 328, St Louis ...... 490 Dobeln (DE)...... 314 ...... 367, 393, 406, 489 Tacoma...... 73, 434 Düsseldorf (DE) ...... 314, 434 Isle of Wight ...... 408 Tempe...... 73, 434 Heaton Park (UK) ...... 114, 153, 394, 434, 490 Kent – Essex ...... 245 Tucson...... 273 Heritage Railway Association (UK) ...... 153 Leeds ...... 272 Washington, DC ...... 73, 194 Isle of Wight (UK) ...... 33 Liverpool ...... 313 Loftus (AU) ...... 490 London (Crossrail) ...... 47, 152, 193 UZBEKISTAN Malmköping (SE) ...... 153 London (Docklands)...... 7, 284, 489 Toshkent...... 434 Melbourne (AU) ...... 394 London (Trams)...... 32, 72, 152, 240, 393, Mooskamp (DE) ...... 114 ...... 433, 489 VIETNAM Noginsk (RU)...... 153 London Underground...... 32, 152, 193, 233, 272, Da Nang ...... 194 Perris (US) ...... 33 ...... 313, 326, 353, 393, 433, 489 Philadelphia (PA) ...... 490 Newton – Surrey – Guildford ...... 7 INDUSTRY Potsdam (DE) ...... 434 Nottingham ...... 32, 72, 152, 164, 193, 233, Stadler completes Polish takeover ...... 7 Rotterdam (NL) ...... 273 ...... 272, 313, 353, 393 Alstom suspends Translohr production ...... 8 Schepdaal (BE)...... 153 Preston ...... 32, 353 Veolia leaves sector ...... 85 Schönberger Strand (DE)...... 354 Southend...... 113 Siemens-Alstom merger ...... 87, 127 Seaton (UK)...... 114, 234, 434 South Yorkshire...... 32, 46, 72, 113, 193, 233, 273, Wabtec – GE merger ...... 126 Seville (ES) ...... 394 ...... 325, 353, 393, 433, 489 New Bombardier President ...... 128 Simpelveld (ZLSM) (NL) ...... 194 South Wales ...... 287, 313 DB sale of Arriva ...... 165 Skjoldenaesholm (DK)...... 153, 314, 354 Tyne & Wear...... 32, 72, 152, 193, 233, 273, Stadler owner to sell IPO stake ...... 166 St Kilda (AU)...... 153 ...... 313, 353, 393, 433, 444, 489 UITP Global Summit ...... 286 Tucson (US) ...... 394 West Midlands ...... 33, 72, 113, 124, 168, 193, French tramways deliver best value ...... 328 Verviers (BE)...... 114 ...... 234, 248, 313, 366, 393, 405, 433, 489 United Nations Sum4All initiative...... 444 Wehmingen (DE) ...... 33, 434 West Yorkshire ...... 366 Keolis CEO to lead SNCF...... 447 Wirral (UK)...... 354 Wirral ...... 8 Zürich (CH) ...... 273 ADVERTORIALS USA Solutions for rail noise mitigation – OBITUARIES Austin ...... 490 STRAIL ...... 54 Michael Corcoran...... 34 Baltimore ...... 394 Exploring ‘the art of public transport’ Allen Morrison ...... 155 Bethesda – New Carrollton ...... 234, 434 (UITP) – Mohamed Mezghani ...... 130 Boston ...... 73, 113, 152, 193, 273, 287, 353, A partner for the full LRT lifecycle: ...... 394, 434 ZF Services UK ...... 249 SUPPLEMENTS and Buffalo...... 33, 234 Rail re-profiling: Challenging the norm – special issues in 2019 Chapel Hill – Durham ...... 168 Derek Greer ...... 300 Global Light Rail Awards 2019 Charlotte ...... 113, 234, 273 Kummler+Matter: The OCL specialists – event review ...... TAUT 984 Chicago ...... 73, 193, 490 Markus Fuchs...... 421