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„Light Rail Day” 22.-23. September 2025 in Malmö/Sweden

See the tramway in Lund - historic trams in Malmö - sign up today

Venue: Scandic St:Jörgen Hotel, Stora Nygatan 35, 211 37 Malmö

Monday, 22.9.2025

11:00             Doors open at St.Jörgen. Sandwiches for incoming delegates.
11:30             PG Andersson, Seniorconsult Trivector Traffic, Lund, Sweden
                     “The Lund Tramway – from Greenfield project until today”
12:00             Walk to the station. Travel to Lund. Each group is limited to 30 persons.
                      Gr. A Tourguide: PG Andersson: "History and design incl. EMC safety"
                      Gr. B Tourguide: Julia Bengtsson: "Design + Safety"
15:00             Groups are back from Lund – coffee break

15:15             PG Andersson, Seniorconsult Trivector Traffic, Lund, Sweden
                      “Malmö Tramway – a living history”

15.45             Historic Malmö buss shuttle to the historic tram ride, slotsparken
16:00             Ride with the museum tram in Malmö.
17:30             back from the historic tram ride. Closing down the program of the day. 

                      Mingeling Break

18:30             Networking Dinner (free seating), Doors open at the restaurant - 19:00 First Dish to be served

Tuesday, 23.9.2025

08:00 Registration starts, 8:20 Welcome,

Stephan Bösch, Mobility Strategist, Nobina Sweden
“When BRT as a tram alternative fails”

Even Roland Sollid, head of public affairs, Sporveien Trikken AS, Oslo
”Safer, smarter trams: The first steps toward autonomy”

Lea Harrison, Managing Director of ET - Edinburgh Trams, Scotland
George Lowder, Chair of LRSSB and former CEO of TfE and Director ET
"Edinburgh Trams - to Newhaven and beyond”

Thomas Potter, Engineer and Technical expert, Bergen, Norway
“Gråkallbanen in Trondheim/Norway - Planned modernization postponed”

Anthony Mopty, Architect and Director of New Lines, Luxtram
“City development by tram in Luxembourg”

Online presentation: Martin Häfliger, Engineer, RUBI Legal & Consulting, Zurich
Heinz Moser, Tram Rolling Stock Manager at BERNMOBIL, Switzerland
“Liviv/Ukraine gives low floor trams from Switzerland a second life”

Iryna Ivanyshyn, Deputy Director, LME “Lvivelecktrotrans”, Ukraine
“Tram donations from Switzerland and Germany to Ukraine in war times"

Kevin Canavan, Driver Integration Manager at Transport for Wales
“The Citylink Class 398 – a monumental undertaking”

16:30 latest end of the conference

"Light Rail Day" stands as the paramount gathering for tramway professionals across the Nordic nations.