Tram Forum Autumn 2025

In autumn 2026, Tram Forum was held in Uppsala’s City Council chamber, bringing together participants to discuss the role of light rail in resilient cities.

Day 1 began with opening remarks from Erik Pelling, Mayor of Uppsala, then a look at Uppsala’s tramway project with Karin Svingby (Region Uppsala). We explored collaboration in delivery with Roger Gustafsson (Uppsala Municipality) and Victor Tanndal (Nyab/Azvi), heard Annarella Löfblad (Swedish Public Transport Association) on public transport in times of crisis, and discussed resilience with Jenny Lundström (Region Uppsala), Alexander Ståhle (Spacescape) and Lauri Räty (Turku Tramway Ltd). Alexander Ståhle returned with Future Smart Transit Streets, followed by Lars Strömgren, Vice Mayor for Transport in Stockholm, and Jan Gutovský (Škoda) on modernising Göteborg’s M31 trams.

Day 2 brought Nordic perspectives and hands-on examples: Magnus Kusoffsky (Ramboll) on connecting the tramway city with single-track Lidingöbanan, Lauri Räty on planning Turku’s tramway, and a study visit along Uppsala’s future route led by Mario Rivera.

The afternoon turned to systems and innovation with Michael Rüffer (Stadler Signalling) on intelligent solutions for future light rail, followed by Aaron Swaffer (Pantograf) on thoughtful TOD through authentic architecture, and finally Piotr Wronski (MEDCOM) addressing SiC-enabled energy efficiency.

Grateful to the City of Uppsala for hosting us in such an inspiring setting, and to every speaker and participant who made the programme inspiring.