''Metro Report International'' is a business journal for urban transport professionals which covers the metro, light rail,

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

and

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Downtown, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter r ...

industries worldwide. It includes news and articles looking at urban transport around the world, with maps and project data. Coverage of the

rolling stock The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can ...

market includes detailed listings of metro car and

low-floor tram A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stairsteps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspac ...

orders. News is published online, with the printed magazine issued twice per year.

History

''Metro Report International'' began as ''Developing Metros'', which was launched in 1985 as an annual supplement to '' Railway Gazette International''. ''Developing Metros'' was renamed ''Metro Report'' in 1998, and to ''Metro Report International'' in 2008. ''Metro Report International'' is part of the

Railway Gazette Group The Railway Gazette Group is a family of print and online business publications for the world rail transport industry. Based in Sutton, London, it is part of DVV Media Group, and forms part of the Hamburg-based Deutsche Verkehrs Verlag internationa ...

within

DVV Media Group DVV Media Group is a global publishing company which publishes books and magazines about transport and logistic topics. In 2013, Rheinische Post Mediengruppe became the sole shareholder of DVV. In 2005, Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt joined the DVV Gro ...

, which is part of the

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-based Deutsche Verkehrs Verlag group.

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* {{Official website, http://www.metro-report.com Rail transport magazines published in the United Kingdom Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1985 Business magazines published in the United Kingdom Annual magazines published in the United Kingdom 1985 establishments in England

History

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