This year marked a new chapter for tram drivers around the globe with the launch of the first-ever World Tram Driver Championship. What began as a European competition has now expanded to include participants from cities across several continents, showing how the spirit of the event has grown beyond regional borders to embrace the global tram community.
The championship brings together tram drivers to demonstrate their precision, safety awareness, and smooth driving skills through a series of practical challenges. Beyond the competition itself, it offers a valuable opportunity for exchange – connecting colleagues from different networks and cultures who share a commitment to high-quality service and safe urban mobility.
Among the participants were 5 BOLTS members: Berlin BVG, Brussels STIB, Hong Kong MTR, Oslo Sporveien, and VLT Carioca (Rio de Janeiro), representing a wide range of systems, technologies, and operating environments. Their participation reflects a shared commitment to reliability and service quality in public transport.
Events like this underline the essential role of the people who operate our transport systems every day. They combine technical skill, local knowledge, and professionalism to make trams an efficient and passenger-friendly mode of city travel.
Congratulations to all those involved in this first world edition – and a special round of applause to Oslo, who proudly took third place in the competition!
More information here: https://www.tramwm.com/
