Traction in the United Kingdom 2024
Our January 2025 presentation will be by ERA’s longtime conventions and international trip chairman and past editor of Headlights, Jack May. Jack visited the United Kingdom this past July and will report on the latest transit developments on that side of the Atlantic. New extensions have been completed in Blackpool, Birmingham and Edinburgh, as well as Britain's first tram-train is now in operation in Sheffield. And new cars have finally been delivered to Newcastle. But the program will not only be confined to modern light rail systems. Jack will also take us to the historic sites of Beamish, Crich and Seaton, where heritage trams provide visitors with a taste of electric traction from the days when streetcars were kings of the road, prior to World War II. London will not be forgotten as Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink and especially the Underground, including the new Elizabeth line, will be covered. Jack also made brief appearances in Stourbridge and Manchester.
Please join us on Friday, January 17th for Jack’s exciting and diverse program!