All Europe articles – Page 46
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NewsIzmit tramway opens
TURKEY: Governor of Kocaeli province İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu inaugurated the Akçaray tram line in Izmit on June 17. The 7·4 km route with 11 stops links Sekapark in the west with Otogar in the east via the city’s railway station. The end-to-end journey time is 24 min. Gülermak acted ...
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NewsManchester to trial cycle hire
UK: A six-month cycle-hire pilot in central Manchester and Salford will start on June 29. Mobike, which currently runs cycle-hire programmes in China and Singapore, is supplying 1 000 bikes. These will be equipped with smart locks that will allow them to be picked up and dropped off at ...
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NewsBYD ADL to supply more short electric buses to London
UK: RATP Dev London has selected a joint venture of Shenzhen-based BYD and Alexander Dennis as preferred bidder to supply 36 electric buses. The operator signed a memorandum of understanding with BYD on June 14 at the Guangdong Economic & Trade Co-operation Conference in London, and contract signature is due ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrapeze to open public transport research lab
SWITZERLAND: Trapeze has established a subsidiary called AMoTech, which is to open a centre of competence for research into autonomous mobility. The Public Transport Lab in Neuhausen would be used to conduct tests of autonomous vehicles, including a self-driving shuttle supplied by Navya. The aim of these tests would ...
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NewsKyiv orders more Elektron trams
UKRAINE: Kyiv tram operator Kyivpastrans has announced that Elektrontrans has submitted the best offer to supply seven 100% low-floor trams to operate on the city’s 1 524 mm gauge network. The supplier’s offer of 301m hryvnia beat a higher bid from UKVZ. It will supply its T5B64 unidirectional five-section ...
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NewsSTIF to drop RER branding
FRANCE: From July 1 Ile-de-France transport authority STIF plans to cease using the term ‘RER’, which was originally an abbreviation for Réseau Express Régional. According to the staff publication La Lettre du Cheminot, STIF’s decision follows studies suggesting that the distinctions between the various brands used for public transport in ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London launches Facebook Messenger chatbot
UK: Transport for London has launched an artificial intelligence driven Facebook Messenger chatbot. TfL said it deals with a huge number of queries every day through its Facebook pages, and it hopes that the TfL TravelBot will make it easier for users to get information in a ...
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NewsHelsinki Artic XL tram design unveiled
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL has unveiled the design of the Artic XL trams that would run on the future Raide-Jokeri orbital route between Helsinki and Espoo. Styling has been provided by Idis Design. The trams will have a blue and green livery to distinguish them from the green ...
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NewsNew metro line in Izmir approved
TURKEY: The Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Communications has approved a new metro line in Izmir following the completion of an environmental impact assessment. The 4·5 km route would run east from Halkapınar metro and Izban suburban railway station, which would also be the terminus of the future ...
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Metro Report InternationalVariable headways based on real-time passenger numbers to be tested
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ansaldo STS to develop a proof-of-concept dynamic headway technology for the city’s metro. Sensors at stations would detect passenger numbers and use this to adjust the frequency of trains in real-time. Ansaldo STS sees this as particularly ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutomated mobility-on-demand to be trialled in France
FRANCE: Transdev and Delphi Automotive announced on June 7 that they are to test an automated mobility-on-demand service at two sites in France. One pilot will take place on a fixed route between the Saclay campus in southwest Paris and an RER station. The other would serve Rouen. ...
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Metro Report InternationalPorsche to buy PTV Group
GERMANY: PTV Planung Transport Verkehr announced on June 7 that it is being acquired by Porsche Automobil Holding for €300m, subject to regulatory approval. Karlsruhe-based PTV Group supplies software for transport planning, management and logistics. It employs more than 700 people across 20 offices. ‘PTV Group operates at ...
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NewsChizhik tram for St Petersburg nears completion
RUSSIA: The first trams for the privately operated fast tram route being developed in St Petersburg are nearing completion at Stadler’s factory in Minsk. The first tram is due to begin dynamic testing on the Minsk network shortly. Future operator Transportnaya Koncessionnaya Kompanya has branded the tram Chizhik, the ...
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Metro Report InternationalTramlink automated tram speed monitoring systems sought
UK: Transport for London has begun early market engagement for the potential retrofitting of automated vehicle speed monitoring and driver vigilance devices to the Tramlink light rail fleet. This follows a fatal accident on November 8 2016, when a tram travelling at approximately 70 km/h on a section of line ...
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NewsÜstra increases TW3000 light rail vehicle order
GERMANY: Hannover city transport operator Üstra has exercised an option for a further 46 Type TW3000 light rail vehicles which takes its total order to 146, Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric announced on June 1. Deliveries are scheduled for completion by the end of 2019. Consortium leader Kiepe Electric will ...
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NewsEurotem ships Istanbul Line M2 trainset
TURKEY: The Eurotem joint venture of Hyundai Rotem and Tüvasaş shipped the first train for Istanbul metro Line M2 from its Adana factory on May 31. In December 2014 Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality signed a €77·5m contract for 17 four-car trainsets. Deliveries are due to be completed by the end ...
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NewsWork restarts on Napoli metro expansion
ITALY: Work on the extension of Napoli metro Line 1 restarted on May 30 with a ceremony attended by Minister for Territorial Cohesion & the South Claudio De Vincenti and Campania Governor Vincenzo De Luca. Work was suspended in 2011 on the route between Garibaldi and Piscinola via the ...
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Metro Report InternationalLiquid nitrogen bus engine tested
UK: Testing of a prototype liquid nitrogen hybrid bus engine has been completed at Horiba Mira’s facility in Nuneaton. The CE Power bus is being developed under a project supported by government R&D agency Innovate UK. Led by Dearman, which is supplying the engine, the consortium also includes Air ...
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Metro Report InternationalAmsterdam electric bus charging contract awarded
NETHERLANDS: Transdev subsidiary Connexxion has awarded Heliox a contract to supply electric bus charging infrastructure for a fleet of 100 electric buses that are to be put in service in Amsterdam by 2018. Last month VDL announced that it is to supply 100 Citeas SLFA Electric 18 m long ...
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Metro Report InternationalCivils contractor selected to build Avignon tram line
FRANCE: Grand Avignon council and its project organisation Tecelys have selected the civil works contractor to build a tram line in the city. Led by NGE Group subsidiary TSO, the consortium includes Alstom, Guintoli, EHTP and Agilis. Civil works are scheduled to be complete in January 2019 and will ...