SWEDEN: The city of Göteborg has ordered a further 25 AnsaldoBreda Sirio trams at a cost of €61m. Designated Type M32 by operator Göteborgs Spårvägar, they have been ordered under the terms of a 2001 contract for 40 trams which included options for up to 80 more vehicles.
The 29 m long and 2 650 mm wide unidrectional trams were styled by Pininfarina and have 83 seats and space for 96 standees. The latest batch will feature an updated version o f the vehicle control system.
SWEDEN: Alstom has been awarded a €100m order to supply 40 Flexity trams of a lengthened design to Göteborg. Funded by the Västra Götaland region, the order announced on February 9 has been and placed by regional transport authority Västtrafik using an option on a 2016 ...
USA: Los Angeles MTA is to seek new bids for the supply of 100 light rail vehicles, after rejecting the terms of AnsaldoBreda's offer to supply them at a cost of US$300m as an option on an existing order for 50 cars.AnsaldoBreda's proposal had been provisionally accepted by the Metro ...
SWEDEN: Västra Götaland county transport authority Västtrafik has selected the DSBFirst Väst joint venture of Danish state railway DSB (70%) and UK company FirstGroup (30%) to operate Göteborg commuter and regional rail services from December 2010. DSBFirst took over Øresund services between Denmark and Sweden in January, and the ...
