BELGIUM: Flemish transport operator De Lijn has placed a €32m order for an additional 13 HermeLijn low-floor light rail vehicles, Siemens Mobility announced on January 19.
The latest batch of metre-gauge cars will be delivered between October 2011 and April 2012, following from 112 cars of the type supplied between 1999 and 2007. They will be used to increase capacity in Antwerpen, and during the summer months will strengthen services on the coastal tram route.
INTERNATIONAL: Flemish tram and bus operator De Lijn and Metro de Madrid have been named as winners of this year’s UITP Marketing Awards, announced at the association’s fifth International Marketing Conference. Held in Lisbon on October 7-9, the event was hosted by local operators Carris and Metropolitano de Lisboa.Open to ...
INDUSTRY: After a complex realignment of electrical suppliers across Europe, Traktionssysteme Austria has emerged as an independent manufacturer dedicated to the development and supply of traction motors. Dr Harry Hondius reports from Wiener Neudorf.
Harry Hondius MSc reports on the official completion of railway works at Antwerpen Centraal
