Manchester and Birmingham: similar cities, different tram stories

Manchester and Birmingham are often compared for good reason. Both are large, post-industrial English cities with similar populations, similar economic challenges after the decline of manufacturing, and similar ambitions to reinvent themselves as modern regional capitals. Yet when it comes to urban transport, one difference stands out sharply: Manchester’s Metrolink is widely seen as a […]

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Porto Metro with Double-Length Trams: Quietly Doing the Heavy Lifting

Porto has many transport features that visitors notice immediately — the river, the bridges, the hills — but one of its most quietly impressive successes tends to go under-appreciated: the use of long, double-length trams on the Porto Metro network. These vehicles are not just a design flourish. They are a key reason why the […]

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