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Index to Volume 82: 2019 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 Tram-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 Trams – Neil Pulling (m) ....................... 263 – Various (m) ...........................................................214 Reims, France – Neil Pulling (m) ........................ 305 BRAZIL Artics roll in SchÖneiche – Tony Streeter ............219 Augsburg, Germany – 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
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