Light rail news
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NewsDenver RTD launches Masabi Tap-n-Ride open payment systems
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has launched open payments across its entire rail and bus network using Masabi’s Justride platform.
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NewsToronto’s Finch West light rail launches with a soft opening
CANADA: Toronto’s light rail Line 6 Finch West opened on December 7, running east-west from Finch West to Humber College in the northern suburbs of the city with two underground and 16 surface stops.
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NewsSound Transit's 1 Line reaches Federal Way as major fleet procurement to launch next year
USA: The Federal Way Link light rail extension in the Seattle-Tacoma area opened on December 6, and Sound Transit expects a major fleet procurement to start early next year.
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NewsGöteborg tram modernised for another 15 years of service
SWEDEN: Göteborg transport operator Göteborgs Spårvägar has returned to service the first of 79 Type M31 trams dating from the 1980s after refurbishment work intended to offer a further 15 years of service life.
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NewsBozankaya delivers first tram to Napoli
ITALY: Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya has delivered the first of 20 five-section trams to Napoli operator ANM.
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NewsOffsite works accelerate Dublin tram bridge replacement
IRELAND: Midland Steel Group supplied and installed its FasterFix offsite rebar system to accelerate the replacement of the George’s Dock Bridge on Dublin’s Luas light rail network.
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NewsAarhus Letbane orders tram-trains with batteries for winter operation
DENMARK: Stadler Valencia is to supply the Aarhus Letbane with eight Citylink tram-trains designed for ‘challenging’ winter conditions, with traction batteries able to provide power for up to 10 km if the overhead wires are iced-over.
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Rail Business UKHeywood and Denton on the map as Manchester’s tram-train ambitions inch forward
UK: Transport for Greater Manchester is working with Stockport Council to develop a business case to bring trams from East Didsbury to Stockport.
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NewsTram tunnel firefighting robot unveiled
GERMANY: Austrian company Rosenbauer and Augsburg fire service have unveiled a prototype firefighting robot for use in the tram tunnel now being completed under the city’s main railway station.
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NewsDepot management system optimises Zürich tram movements
SWITZERLAND: Zürich transport operator VBZ is using the PEAK.DMS depot management system from Peak Mobility to manage schedules for around 260 trams at five depots.
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NewsAdapazarı tramway works to start this year
TURKEY: Works are scheduled to start by the end of the year on a 12 km tramway in Adapazarı, east of Istanbul.
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NewsBetter Breeze blows into Atlanta’s transport ticketing system ahead of World Cup
USA: Supplier INIT has begun work on Atlanta transport agency MARTA’s Better Breeze project to replace the existing Breeze fare collection system ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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NewsHitachi Rail awarded Alexandria tramway modernisation contract
EGYPT: Hitachi Rail has been awarded a contract to supply signalling, a control centre and communications systems as part of the programme to renew the tram network in Alexandria.
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NewsAugsburg orders tramway rail grinder
GERMANY: Augsburg public transport operator SWA has ordered a MPV VentuS-NV rail grinding and maintenance vehicle from Windhoff Bahn & Anlagentechnik for use on its tram network.
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NewsWashington DC Streetcar closure date confirmed
USA: Washington’s District Department of Transportation has confirmed the planned closure date for the DC Streetcar service.
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NewsKansas City Streetcar extension opens with a song and dance
USA: The Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension to the University of Missouri Kansas City has opened with celebrations including a song by local rap musician Kemet Coleman.
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NewsDublin tramway extension gets planning approval
IRELAND: National planning body An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted a Railway Order approving the Finglas extension of the Luas tram network in Dublin, which will now progress towards procurement and construction.
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NewsSalt Lake City doubles ‘built in Utah for Utah’ light rail vehicle order
USA: Utah Transit Authority has ordered a further 20 Stadler Citylink light rail vehicles for TRAX services around Salt Lake City, taking its total order to 40.
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NewsKøbenhavn tramway opens to make it faster and more comfortable to get around
DENMARK: Trams have returned to København after 53 years, with music, family entertainment and a day of free travel marking the opening of the first phase of the Hovedstadens Letbane line.
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NewsTram driver assistance system on test
BELGIUM: De Lijn has been testing a driver assistance system on Antwerpen tram Route 1.