All Light Rail articles – Page 55

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    Metro Report International

    Sydney light rail depot energised

    2018-07-31T08:54:23Z

    AUSTRALIA: Randwick Stabling Yard, the depot for Sydney’s CBD & South East Light Rail line, has been energised. Daytime testing of trams on the route is expected to begin in the coming months; night testing started in February. As well as facilities for light maintenance and tram washing, the ...

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    Next phase of Luxembourg tramway inaugurated

    2018-07-30T09:58:37Z

    LUXEMBOURG: The next phase of Luxembourg City’s tramway was inaugurated on July 27, becoming the first part of the route with no overhead wires. The western extension from Pafendall-Rout Bréck to Place de l’Etoile has intermediate stops at Theater and Faïencerie. To enable catenary-free operation, the trams are equipped ...

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    Lviv takes delivery of ex-Berlin trams

    2018-07-26T10:25:35Z

    UKRAINE: The first six of 30 ex-Berlin Tatra KT4D trams that Lviv is purchasing from BVG arrived in the city in late July. Deliveries are due to be completed in October. The total cost of the second-hand trams is €800 000, which is cheaper than one new Elektron tram. ...

  • Photos: Vladimir Waldin
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    PK TS presents Lionet tram

    2018-07-23T12:20:02Z

    RUSSIA: PK Transportnye Systemy presented its newest tram model at its St Petersburg factory on July 20. The single-section 100% low-floor Lionet left the workshop driven by a traction battery along a short section of catenary-free track. Designated 71-911M, the Lionet is a development of the City Star model. ...

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    Next phase of Firenze tram network inaugurated

    2018-07-16T15:01:00Z

    ITALY: A tram extension was inaugurated in Firenze on July 16, adding 4·1 km to the city’s sole light rail route. The extension links the former eastern terminus of T1 at Alamanni-Stazione with Careggi-Ospedale to the north. The extension was known during construction as route T3, and ...

  • Uraltransmash Holdings unveiled two prototype trams at the Innoprom-2018 industrial exhibition.
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    UTM unveils two prototype trams

    2018-07-13T09:01:00Z

    RUSSIA: Uraltransmash Holdings unveiled two prototype trams at the Innoprom-2018 industrial exhibition held in its home city of Yekaterinburg on July 9-12. The Type 71-415 is a fully-low floor vehicle designed in-house by UTM as the basis for a planned family of two, three and four-section vehicles. The single section ...

  • The first Alstom tram for Caen was unveiled on July 10 (Photo: Caen La Mer).
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    First Caen tram unveiled

    2018-07-11T06:00:00Z

    FRANCE: The first Alstom tram for Caen was unveiled on July 10. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in October with entry into service scheduled for September next year. In November 2016 the city awarded Alstom a €52m contract to supply 23 Citadis X05 trams for the 16·8 km three-line network ...

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    Metro Report International

    Angers tram contracts awarded

    2018-07-10T07:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Colas has won two contracts for the construction of the second tram line in Angers. The 10·1 km route would run from Belle-Beille in the west to Monplaisir in the northeast, crossing the Maine River on a new bridge. Colas Rail has a €42m contract to build ...

  • Oradea tram (Photo: Smiley.toerist/CC BY-SA 4.0).
    Metro Report International

    Oradea tramway extension contract awarded

    2018-07-09T13:25:14Z

    ROMANIA: SC Mari-Vila has been awarded a 47·9m lei contract to build a 3·8 km extension of the Oradea tram network. The project includes the construction of a double-track link from Calea Aradului to Strada Dimitrie Cantemir in the south of the city, with eight stops serving retail areas and ...

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    Bergen tram operations contract renewed

    2018-07-05T07:00:00Z

    NORWAY: Bergen transport authority Bybanen selected Keolis Norge to continue operating the city’s trams on June 29. Keolis expects to sign the contract after a 10-day standstill period. The contract would run for eight years from July 2019, and includes an optional two-year extension. Keolis will also manage the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Boston Green Line extension breaks ground

    2018-07-04T13:22:57Z

    USA: A groundbreaking for Boston’s Green Line light rail extension took place on June 25 at the future site of Union Square station in Somerville. The GLX Constructors joint venture led by Fluor and including Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Herzog Contracting Group and The Middlesex Corp is undertaking the work ...

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    Metro Report International

    CRRC rolls out Delingha tram

    2018-07-04T07:00:00Z

    CHINA: CRRC’s Qingdao factory has rolled out the first tram for Delingha, which is expected to enter service by the end of the year in the city in Qinghai province. The two-section low-floor tram is equipped with onboard energy storage that consists of a supercapacitor and lithium-titanate battery, which ...

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    Manchester tram contract signed

    2018-07-02T12:49:20Z

    UK: Transport for Greater Manchester has signed a £72m contract with Bombardier Transportation UK and Kiepe Electric for the supply of 27 trams, the authority announced on July 2. The first tram is expected to arrive in February 2020, with deliveries to be completed in June 2021. The high-floor ...

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    Metro Report International

    Nice opens second tram line

    2018-07-02T09:28:11Z

    FRANCE: The initial section of the second tram line in Nice was inaugurated on June 30, with a ceremony at the Cadam administrative centre attended by the city’s Mayor Christian Estrosi, as Président of the local Métropole, and the Préfet of Alpes-Maritimes Georges-François Leclerc. Line T2 will eventually run ...

  • USA: Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail board has appointed Jacobs Engineering to design Phase II of the Northwest Phase II light rail extension.
    Metro Report International

    Valley Metro extension design contract approved

    2018-06-28T14:00:00Z

    USA: Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail board has appointed Jacobs Engineering to design Phase II of the Northwest Phase II light rail extension. This will extend the light rail line west from 19th Avenue on Dunlap Avenue, then run north on 25th Avenue and across I-17 on Mountain View Road to ...

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    Franconian interurban tram contract awarded

    2018-06-27T10:18:33Z

    GERMANY: Project promoter Zweckverband Stadt-Umland-Bahn signed the engineering design contract for the Nürnberg Stadt-Umland-Bahn project on June 21. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Gauff Rail Engineering, Rambøll and Obermeyer. The 25 km tram route linking Nürnberg with the neighbouring towns of Erlangen and Herzogenaurach is estimated ...

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    Metro Report International

    Italian state railway launches multimodal app

    2018-06-26T13:42:18Z

    ITALY: State railway FS Italiane launched a nationwide multimodal transport planning app on June 22. Nugo is available for Apple and Android devices. It enables users to plan a door-to-door journey throughout the country and buy one ticket to cover all the required modes. Initially 50 transport companies are ...

  • Tatra-Yug has rolled out the first of 15 trams which it is to supply to Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority.
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    Alexandria tram rolled out

    2018-06-26T06:00:00Z

    EGYPT: Tatra-Yug has rolled out the first of 15 trams which it is to supply to Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority. The air-conditioned two-section high-floor tram is 22 m long. Deliveries from Tatra Yug’s factory in Dnipro are scheduled for completion in 2019. The Ukrainian manufacturer beat Stadler ...

  • Photo: Emil Isayev
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    Pragoimex signs Samarkand tram agreement

    2018-06-21T13:56:47Z

    UZBEKISTAN: Czech tram builder Pragoimex and the Samarkand tram operator signed a co-operation agreement on June 18 that includes the purchase of 42 trams. Pragoimex is to supply VarioLF single-section vehicles at a cost of around US$42m. These would be used on to two routes that the city is ...

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    Škoda to supply up to 114 trams to Rhein-Neckar

    2018-06-20T15:02:00Z

    GERMANY: Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV has selected Škoda Transportation to supply up to 114 trams, the manufacturer announced on June 20. The €250m base order covers 80 trams of three lengths, and there are options for 34 additional vehicles. The first tram is due to enter service ...