All Light Rail articles – Page 51

  • The greater Nancy metropolitan council has selected Keolis as the winner of a contract to operate its Star urban transport network.
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    Keolis wins Nancy public transport operating contract

    2018-11-27T11:10:19Z

    FRANCE: The greater Nancy metropolitan council has selected Keolis as the winner of a contract to operate its Star urban transport network for six years from January 1 2019. Keolis said the contract covering bus, electric shuttle, transport on demand, transport for passengers with reduced mobility and park-and-ride facilities across ...

  • BVG has directly awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply a further 21 Flexity Berlin trams.
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    Berlin buys trams to support energy switch and population growth

    2018-11-27T11:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has directly awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply a further 21 Flexity Berlin trams. The new order has been placed as a follow-on to a 2006 framework agreement which covered the supply of up to 210 trams from the Flexity family customised to Berlin’s ...

  • A 4·3 km westward extension of Paris tram Line T3b from Porte de la Chapelle to Porte d’Asnières has opened.
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    Paris tram route T3b extended

    2018-11-27T09:26:25Z

    FRANCE: A 4·3 km westward extension of Paris tram Line T3b from Porte de la Chapelle to Porte d’Asnières opened on November 24. This adds 4·3 km and eight stops, taking Line T3b to 14·3 km. The extension is intended to serve urban development projects in northern and northwestern Paris, ...

  • The branch of the Strasbourg tram network which crosses the River Rhine from France to Kehl  in Germany was extended by 1·1 km on November 23 (Photo: Stadt Kehl).
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    Cross-border tram route extended

    2018-11-27T06:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The branch of the Strasbourg tram network which crosses the River Rhine from France to Kehl in Germany was extended by 1·1 km on November 23. The extension has two stops, at Hochschule/Läger and Rathaus. It is intended to improve access to the shopping area of Kehl and ...

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    Bombardier selected for Wiener Lokalbahnen LRV contract

    2018-11-23T14:45:04Z

    AUSTRIA: Wiener Lokalbahnen has selected Bombardier Transportation Austria as preferred bidder to supply up to 34 light rail vehicles, the operator announced on November 23. Bombardier’s bid in the tender called in February was judged as the best. The contract, due to be signed after the statutory 10-day standstill ...

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    Keolis to operate Tours public transport for seven more years

    2018-11-22T15:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Transport authority Tours Métropole Val de Loire renewed its contract with Keolis to operate and maintain the city’s Fil Bleu public transport network on November 19. The seven-year contract running from January 1 2019 is expected to generate revenue of €427m. Keolis intends to increase the number of ...

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    Metro Report International

    Mobile ITSO-compatible ticketing on test in Birmingham

    2018-11-21T10:55:32Z

    UK: Transport for West Midlands is trialling mobile ticketing using the UK’s ITSO interoperable specification on the West Midlands Metro tram network. The pilot project is funded by the Midlands Connect regional partnership as part of its smart ticketing programme. It is initially available for up to 500 users, ...

  • A consortium of Stadler and Solaris signed a contract earlier this year to supply up to 50 trams to Kraków.
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    Stadler becomes sole owner of Solaris Tram

    2018-11-20T14:51:31Z

    POLAND: Stadler has become the sole owner of Solaris Tram after buying 40% of the joint venture from CAF, the Swiss company announced on November 19. Solaris Tram came into being on April 1 2017 as a joint venture of Solaris Bus & Coach and Stadler. The following year ...

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    Metro Report International

    St Louis opens heritage-style tram line

    2018-11-20T14:30:00Z

    USA: The southeastern part of the Delmar Loop Trolley heritage-style tramway in St Louis was inaugurated on November 16. The opening was delayed by a day because of heavy snowfall. The 2 km route runs from Missouri History Museum/Forest Park to Delmar Loop, serving six stops. The western 1·5 ...

  • Uraltransmash is likely to supply its Type 71-412 tram.
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    Yekaterinburg selects tram supplier

    2018-11-20T09:40:17Z

    RUSSIA: Yekaterinburg municipality announced on November 16 that it had selected Fobos-TS as preferred bidder for a 77m rouble contract to supply four partly low-floor single-section trams. Fobos-TS acts as the trading company of Uraltransmash, and it is likely that the trams supplied will be UTM’s 36% low-floor Type ...

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    Metro Report International

    Systra awarded Québec City tramway contract

    2018-11-19T15:43:50Z

    CANADA: The City of Québec and transport authority RTC have awarded Systra Canada a seven-year C$12·5m contract to undertake engineering design for a proposed tram line. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada is to provide legal services under a separate five-year contract worth C$375 000. The 23 km route would ...

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    Metro Report International

    Minneapolis Southwest LRT civils contract awarded

    2018-11-16T12:30:00Z

    USA: The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council awarded the civil works contract for the Southwest LRT light rail line on November 15 to a joint venture of Lunda and C.S. McCrossan. Bids were invited last year, and the joint venture beat one other bidder with its offer of $799·5m. The ...

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    Metro Report International

    El Paso Streetcar inaugurated

    2018-11-12T10:19:49Z

    USA: The El Paso Streetcar opened to passengers on November 9 with a weekend of free travel. The 7·7 km route is arranged in a single-track figure of eight serving 27 stops. The Uptown Loop service runs around both loops in one direction, whereas the Downtown Loop service only ...

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    Brescia tram funding proposal presented

    2018-11-09T11:38:10Z

    ITALY: Transport authority Brescia Mobilità and state railway FS Group submitted a PPP project finance proposal to Brescia municipality for a two-line tram network on October 31. The total cost is estimated to be €400m, most of it from private sources. Brescia Municipality is expected to evaluate the proposal ...

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    Končar selected for Liepaja tram contract

    2018-11-07T16:14:30Z

    LATVIA: Liepaja tram operator Liepājas Tramvajs has selected Končar to supply six meter-gauge trams. Končar’s €8·8m bid was lower than that of Modertrans. Railvec UAB had also bid with an offer of trams made by Belkommunmash, but was disqualified. The contract is expected to be signed after a ...

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    Metro Report International

    Milwaukee welcomes The Hop

    2018-11-05T15:14:31Z

    USA: The first phase of The Hop tram network in Milwaukee was inaugurated on November 2. Travel on the 3·4 route-km route linking Burns Commons and Clybourne Street is free for a year as part of a sponsorship deal with Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Kiewit Infrastructure acted as ...

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    Metro Report International

    Bombardier tests Eglinton Crosstown LRV

    2018-11-05T14:05:54Z

    CANADA: Bombardier Transportation has presented the first Flexity light rail vehicle for the Eglinton Crosstown line in Toronto. Testing is taking place at Bombardier’s Kingston facility. Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx ordered 182 LRVs from Bombardier in 2010 for routes including Eglinton Crosstown. Metrolinx later ...

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    Metro Report International

    Gold Coast LRT Stage 3A funding pledged

    2018-11-05T10:18:22Z

    AUSTRALIA: The federal government has agreed to contribute A$112m towards the next phase of the Gold Coast light rail project in South East Queensland, Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure & Population Alan Tudge announced on November 5. Provisionally costed at A$670m, the 6·4 km Stage 3A extension from Broadbeach South ...

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    Metro Report International

    Lionet tram on test in Perm

    2018-11-05T09:46:22Z

    RUSSIA: A PK Transportnye Systemy Lionet tram has started a period of passenger-carrying tests on a part of Route 11 in Perm. The single-section Lionet was displayed at the InnoTrans 2018 trade fair in Berlin during September. The municipality plans to renew its fleet by 2023, and the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Graz selects ZF condition monitoring system

    2018-11-02T11:01:00Z

    AUSTRIA: Following a successful pilot project, municipal transport operator Graz Linien has decided to equip its tram network with track and wheel condition monitoring and digital fleet management technology from ZF. Sensors on the trams will provide early warning of potential track defects, while the ZF Smart Typeplate will enable ...