All Europe articles – Page 48
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous tram stabling experiment completed
FRANCE: Paris transport authority RATP and tram supplier Alstom have completed an experiment with a tram which can stable itself in the depot autonomously. The tram uses lidar sensors to detect obstacles, and can react by reducing speed, increasing braking or applying emergency brakes. The tram is also capable ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram components 3D printed on demand
GERMANY: Siemens is using 3D printing to reduce its lead times for the supply of customised tram components from weeks to days while eliminating the cost of specialised tooling and the need to keep parts in stock. Siemens has seen an increase in demand for customised parts, but the ...
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NewsLeeds transport funding package confirmed
UK: A £173·5m four-year funding package for public transport improvements in Leeds was confirmed by Transport Minister Andrew Jones on April 21. In addition, FirstGroup has agreed in principle to commit £71m to providing 284 new low-emission buses by 2020. West Yorkshire Combined Authority is to use the funding to ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on second phase of Karlsruhe tram and road tunnel project
GERMANY: Jazz played on alpenhorns accompanied Baden-Württemberg Transport Minister Winfried Hermann and Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe Frank Mentrup as they attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the Kombilösung tram and road project on April 21. A road tunnel is being built beneath the east-west Kriegsstraße to ...
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NewsBergen airport tram extension opens
NORWAY: The extension of Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line from Birkelandsskiftet to Kokstadflaten and the airport at Flesland was officially opened with a ceremony on April 21. Passenger services started the following day. The opening of the latest section of the line completes the 7 km Lagunen – Flesland third ...
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NewsStadler selected to supply Szeged tram-trains
HUNGARY: National passenger operator MÁV-Start has selected Stadler Rail Valencia to supply eight electro-diesel tram-trains to operate on the planned route between Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely. The order announced on April 18 includes an option for four more vehicles. The project is being fully financed by the EU, with rolling ...
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Metro Report InternationalUsing mobile data to analyse transport flows
UK: A project to use mobile phone network data to analyse transport and traffic flows will be tested in a commercial environment as part of a government-sponsored competition. Innovate UK is to provide a grant to cover the proposed project cost of £1·2m. Citi Logik is working with Vodafone ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground data transmission contract awarded
UK: London Underground has awarded Finnish company EKE-Electronics a €20m contract to replace the data transmission system on the Central Line train fleet. Announcing the award on April 18, EKE-Electronics said that it had beaten three other shortlisted bidders. EKE-Electronics will supply train computers, unit computers, I/O modules and ...
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Metro Report InternationalSheffield tram-train infrastructure work progresses
UK: Work has started on the Tinsley Chord that will connect Sheffield Supertram with the main line network. The 400 m chord, which includes 160 m of new alignment, will enable tram-train services to run between Sheffield and Rotherham. The Tinsley Chord is located near Meadowhall, the terminus of ...
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NewsLviv fast tram route completed
UKRAINE: The second phase of the fast tram route in Lviv opened on April 15 to the Sykhiv district in the south of the city. The 1·5 km extension has four stops and runs south from Kinoteatr Dovzhenka to Vul Akademika Vernadskoho. Routes 2 and 8 serve the extension, ...
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NewsNew Moscow metro train enters passenger service
RUSSIA: The first Type 81-765 trainsets for the Moscow metro have entered revenue service on Line 7. Moscow Metro signed a contract with Metrowagonmash in December 2014 for the supply of 96 eight-car trainsets. A prototype was delivered to Vykhino depot in February, and six series-built sets are now ...
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Metro Report InternationalTunnelling begins on Northern Line extension in London
UK: Tunnelling has started on London Underground’s Northern Line extension. Tunnel boring machine Helen has started boring a 5·2 m diameter tunnel at a depth of 26 m, and sister machine Amy is due to start the other bore in about a month. The two TBMs supplied by NFM ...
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NewsLondon Underground trains to be modified to improve accessibility
UK: London Underground has appointed SNC-Lavalin’s Rail & Transit team to undertake design work for the modification of rolling stock to improve accessibility for persons with reduced mobility and visual impairments. The contracts cover the train fleets used on the Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines, a total of ...
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NewsKarşıyaka tram line opens in Izmir
TURKEY: Izmir mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu attended the inauguration of the Karşıyaka tram line on April 11. Travel on the line is free until June. The 8·8 km route with 14 stops runs along the northern coast of the Gulf of Izmir, linking Alaybey and Mavişehir stations on the city’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalMadrid refurbishes metro stations
SPAIN: The Madrid regional government has announced a €60∙6m programme to refurbish 23 stations on the city’s metro network by 2021. The stations located on eight different lines are used by a total of 280 million passengers a year. According to Cristina Cifuentes, President of the Madrid regional government, the ...
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NewsBilbao metro Line L3 opens
SPAIN: The third metro line in Bilbao opened on April 8. Line L3 links Kukullaga on the EuskoTren commuter network to Matiko. There are five intermediate stations on the 5·9 km route, including an interchange with lines L1 and L2 at Casco Viejo. The metre-gauge line is operated by ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on second S-Bahn tunnel in München
GERMANY: Work began on the second S-Bahn tunnel in München on April 5. Main excavations are due to begin next year. The 11 km route through the city centre includes a 7 km tunnel parallel to the existing east-west tunnel, between Laim in the west and Leuchtenbergring in the ...
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NewsTram-trains on test in Sheffield
UK: Non-passenger-carrying tests of the Class 399 tram-train vehicles have started on the Supertram network in Sheffield. Driver training is due to begin shortly, with passenger services on the existing tram network now expected to begin in mid-2017. Testing on the national rail network is currently expected to start next ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless shuttle on test in London
UK: Passenger-carrying trials of a driverless electric shuttle prototype began on April 5 on a 2 km route on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. The focus is not the technology, but on how it functions alongside people in a natural environment. The initial trial will explore passengers’ attitude towards ...
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NewsRhein-Ruhr-Express EMU car rolled out
GERMANY: Siemens unveiled the first Desiro HC car for the future Rhein-Ruhr-Express network at its Krefeld factory on March 31. ‘The RRX will lift regional transport in NRW to a higher level’, said NRW Transport Minister Michael Groschek on his visit to Krefeld, adding that ‘the new trains combine ...