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| Advocating better public transport since 1937 Incorporated 2004 | |||
| Publishers of the International Light Rail Magazine Tramways & Urban Transit |
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Light Rail Transit Association
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| Advocating better public transport since 1937 Incorporated 2004 | |||
| Publishers of the International Light Rail Magazine Tramways & Urban Transit |
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Feeling starved of up-to-date North American transit news?
Our Magazine - Tramways & Urban Transit - carries the breaking news stories each month in the most comprehensive and timely coverage now available. Now you can receive 12 monthly magazines, to December 2007. Use your Visa or Mastercard to book a subscription now - click here and follow links for Membership (RoW).
As with most new things despite all the testing problems can occur. If you have a problem using the shop pages please contact shopmaster@lrta.org so that it can be corrected.
The LRTA is pleased to announce that it is now possible for members to renew their LRTA membership and TR subscriptions for 2008 on-line. It is now also possible to renew TMS, TLRS, ERA, NVBS, BS and TAP membership/subscriptions. There is a £1 discount for on-line renewals made before the 1st January 2008.
Members wishing to renew by post or through our agents please note that the renewal form was on the back of the December magazine address slip. Please return the whole slip - do not cut any part off!! Overseas Agents details plus the TLRS/TMS Gift Aid form were on a separate insert.
If you have mislaid your form you can download a replacement here
To use the on-line renewal click here and follow the links to the 'Membership Renewals' page.
Student Membership at a reduced price is now available to anyone up to the age of 25 who is in full or part time education, or a work-related training scheme in the public transport industry including suppliers of goods and services.
This option is only available on-line. For details click here and follow the links to the 'New Membership / Student Membership' page or Membership renewals page as appropriate..
Site Notices
To alleviate overload problems with our server the LRTA site has now been split with some items being transferred to www.lrta.info. While this should appear seamless it is always possible that some links may be broken. Please advise the Webmaster if you come across any broken links or other problems.
The ICRA label has been updated for both sites and all pages on lrta.info have been actioned - but it will take some time to redo the pages on the main site. Click on the button below for more information about ICRA ratings and to see the LRTA rating.
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New on this site! - Tuesday 6 May 2008
Important Notice for Ian Allan subscribers: Now that the LRTA has taken over sole publication of 'Tramways and Urban Transit' you can continue receiving it by becoming members. You can Join on-line at
For start months up to December 2007 use:
New LRTA Membership 2007/8 (UK) for UK,
New LRTA Membership 2007/8 (EU) for Europe and
New LRTA Membership 2007/8 (RW) for the rest of the world.
For start months January 2008 onwards use:
New Personal LRTA Membership 2008/9 (UK) for UK,
New Personal LRTA Membership 2008/9 (EU) for Europe and
New Personal LRTA Membership 2008/9 (RW) for the rest of the world.
On these pages you can select the start month and to join until December 2008. If you wish to pay by cheque you can obtain the price from the above pages and the use the postal form and send to address on form. For US$ Checks please email membership@lrta,org to obtain current price,
The May issue of T&UT (No 845) and the Spring issue of Tramway Review (213) have been dispatched.
TR 213 May 2008 is the issue which would normally have been sent in March 2008.
Please note: In future T&UT will be published on the third Friday of each month.
If you have not yet renewed a copy of the renewal form can be downloaded below or you can renew on-line.
Note: The renewal form was on the back of the December magazine address slip. Please return the whole slip - do not cut any part off!! Overseas Agents details plus the TLRS/TMS Gift Aid form were on a separate yellow insert. If you have mislaid any of these documents you may download them here.
Renewal Form UK
Renewal Form Europe
Renewal Form Rest of World
O/S Agents
(In order to download the forms you will require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®. This software can be downloaded FREE by clicking this link.)
In cases of non-arrival please e-mail Membership Secretary at membership@lrta.org
or write to: LRTA, 38 Wolseley Road, SALE M33 7AU UK
The LRTA is a not-for-profit organisation based in the United Kingdom but with members throughout the world. It publishes a monthly magazine Tramways & Urban Transit which is sent free of charge to all its members.
The Association's magazine is widely regarded as the definitive light rail journal and is essential reading for all concerned with urban transport and planning as, in addition to its coverage of Tramways and Light Rail systems worldwide, it also covers all other major modes of urban transit.
For a taste of Tramways &Urban Transit and how to get it - click here
Membership of the LRTA (which includes Tramways &Urban Transit every month), costs just over 10p per day! (UK). Can you afford NOT to be a member? For full details of subscriptions and how to join click here.
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