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Light Rail 07 Conference & Exhibition – London 2 November 2007
More on http://www.landorconferences.co.uk/conference_files/co242.pdf
4th International Marketing Conference – Malaga 14-16 November 2007
More on http://www.uitp.com/events/2007/malaga/en/
School Choice or Sustainable Transport ? Birmingham 4 october 2007
More information on the website
EURFORUM final Conference, 19 november in Brussels
The European Research Forum for Urban Mobility EURFORUM set up under the leadership of UITP to define research priorities in the field of public transport will held a final conference to present the conclusions of the project. High level political speakers will attend. Attendence is free, registration is on a first come first serve basis.
5th international Rail Forum, 13-16 november in Valencia
More informations on the website
European Transport Conference, 17-19 october in Noordwijkerhout – The Netherlands
For more informations, please visit the website
EMTA General Meeting 4-5 october 2007
The meeting will take place in Stockholm.
Brussels public transport on the move
Following extended works since 2005 on the tram network which aimed at redesigning some routes, extending others and creating a new line 4 linking north to south and upgrading the rolling stock with the purchase of Flexity Outlook T300 (189 passengers capacity) and T4000 (258 passengers capacity), the disclosure on 4 June of the new
Tramway lines expand in Barcelona
The Trambaix line southwest of the conurbation expanded last April to reach Sant Feliu de Llobregat. The station allows interchange with local bus routes and a 65 slots park and ride facility. The expanded line now 15 km long serves 29 stops of which 3 are interchanges with underground metro and one with suburban trains.
The future of transport in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Transport Authorities GMPTA was given approval for launching a first consultation of stakeholders, on the proposal of a bid to UK Department for Transport for the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) scheme. It would be a £3bn package of transport funding and the introduction of a road congestion charging which would represent the biggest
































