All Europe articles – Page 45
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Metro Report InternationalAll civil works awarded for Grand Paris Express Line 15 South
FRANCE: Project promoter Société du Grand Paris announced on July 3 that it had awarded the final two civil works contracts for Line 15 South, the 33 km driverless metro line that will run from Pont-de-Sèvres to Noisy-Champs. Under a contract worth €513m, a joint venture led by Bouygues Travaux ...
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NewsSolaris to supply more electric buses to Warszawa
POLAND: Warszawa bus operator MZA has ordered 10 Urbino 12 electric buses from Solaris Bus & Coach, the supplier announced on July 3. The 12 m long buses powered by lithium ion batteries are expected to enter service from the start of 2018. MZA ordered 10 Urbino 12 electric ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless shuttles on test in La Défense
FRANCE: A six-month pilot of autonomous electric shuttles started in the La Défense district of Paris on July 3. Keolis is operating three shuttles supplied by Navya, which are running at an average speed of 7 km/h on a public street shared with pedestrians but no other vehicles. ...
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NewsElectric buses ordered for Malmö
SWEDEN: Bus operator Nobina has ordered 13 Volvo 7900 Electric buses, the manufacturer announced on June 28. Due to enter service on the 14·7 km Route 7 in Malmö from the end of 2018, the 12 m long buses will be powered by lithium ion batteries. These will be ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram-train pilot scheme infrastructure costs up 401%
UK: Significant cost increases and delays to the UK’s pilot tram-train project are detailed in a report published by the National Audit Office on July 4. NAO found that while the Department for Transport and Network Rail have established new technical standards and shared the lessons learned with other tram-train ...
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NewsHeathrow Airport 22 train/h service agreed
UK: Heathrow Airport Ltd, Transport for London and the Department for Transport have reached an agreement for Elizabeth Line services to run to Terminal 5, with the total number of rail services to the airport to increase from 18 to 22 trains/h in 2019. Planned rail services to Heathrow ...
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NewsTesting begins on Cross City line in Dublin
IRELAND: Test running on Dublin’s Luas Cross City line started on June 17. Two Alstom Citadis trams were involved in the initial weekend of gauge testing, travelling at up to 10 km/h. The 5·9 km extension of the Green Line runs from the existing northern terminus at St Stephen’s ...
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NewsLondon Overground night services to begin in December
UK: All-night services on part of the London Overground network will begin in December, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on July 3. Services on the East London Line between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction are to run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays, with all-night services ...
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NewsStadler-Solaris joint venture to supply updated Tramino trams to Braunschweig
GERMANY: Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH has ordered seven Tramino II trams from a joint venture of Stadler Pankow and Solaris. Deliveries are due to begin in 2019, with half of the €18·9m cost to be met through the Niedersachsen Land transport agency LNVG. The unidirectional Tramino Braunschweig II is an updated ...
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NewsT11 Express opens in Paris
FRANCE: The first section of the T11 Express tram-train route in Paris opened on June 30. Services on the 10⋅6 km line between Epinay-sur-Seine and Le Bourget serve seven stations. Services are operated with a fleet of 15 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains procured by national rail operator SNCF on ...
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NewsBremen orders Siemens Avenio trams
GERMANY: Bremer Straßenbahn signed a contract with Siemens on June 29 for the supply of 67 Avenio trams, with an option for up to 17 more. Deliveries are due to begin in early 2019. Designated GT8N-2, the Avenios are to replace Bremen’s GT8N trams. The four-section steel-bodied trams ...
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NewsSecond Bergen tram line approved
NORWAY: Bergen city council has approved plans for a second tram line. Construction of the 10·8 km route with nine stops is due to begin in 2018 and is expected to cost NKr6·2bn. Once complete in 2022, it would offer a 19 min end-to-end journey time. Starting at from ...
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NewsIstanbul metro Line M9 to receive EBRD loan
TURKEY: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has announced that it is providing a loan to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality towards the construction of metro Line M9. EBRD is providing an €88·3m loan, with a further €250m coming from the European Investment Bank. The total project cost is €338·3m. ...
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Metro Report InternationalPriority tram signals installed in Moscow
RUSSIA: The first set of traffic signals giving priority to trams has been installed in the east of Moscow at the junction of Shosse Entuziastov and the Third Ring Road. When a tram approaches the road junction, it is detected by sensors fitted on both sides of the Third ...
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NewsFori Imperiali tram route approved
ITALY: The Cultural Heritage Ministry’s body responsible for protecting the area around Roma’s Colosseum has approved the construction of a catenary-free tram line on Via dei Fori Imperiali. The long-planned link would connect the Farini terminus of routes 5 and 14 with the Piazza Venezia terminus of Route 8. ...
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NewsTallinn tram modernised
ESTONIA: The first of 14 trams to be refurbished under a €12m contract awarded last year has returned to Tallinn. Czech companies Ekova Electric and Cegelec are modernising two Tatra KT4 trams and 12 Tatra KT6T trams which were formed in 2001-07 by inserting a low-floor centre section into ...
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NewsFirst Class 345 EMU enters passenger service in London
UK: The first of 66 Class 345 electric multiple-units for London’s future Elizabeth Line entered passenger service on June 22. TfL Rail is initially operating one off-peak return trip per day between Liverpool Street and Shenfield using a Class 345. Transport for London expects a further 10 of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon transport strategy targets zero emissions by 2050
UK: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan published his first draft transport strategy on June 21. It is open for public consultation until October 2. Noting that the city’s population is set to expand from 8·7 million to 10·5 million over the next 25 years, the document sets a target ...
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NewsElectric buses enter service in Differdange
LUXEMBOURG: The first series-built fully electric buses in Differdange have entered service. Volvo has supplied four of its 7900 Electric buses to operator Sales-Lentz. These will be used on four routes of between 8 km and 9·5 km. Charging takes place every 25 min at the termini, with two ...
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Metro Report InternationalSix start-ups to work with Transport for London on open-data innovation
UK: Six start-ups have been chosen to work with Transport for London under the Nitrous innovation accelerator that aims to reduce congestion, encourage public transport use and promote walking and cycling. Nitrous has been developed by the Tech City Ventures network. It aims to help start-ups better support public-sector ...