All Light Rail articles – Page 59

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    Metro Report International

    Contactless payment to be rolled out to Sydney light rail

    2018-03-12T13:33:42Z

    AUSTRALIA: Cubic Transportation Systems is to expand its open payment trial in Sydney to include light rail and the entire ferry network, the company announced on March 12. Transport for New South Wales began a contactless ticketing trial on the Manly Ferry service in July 2017 using open payment ...

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    Metro Report International

    Italian transport funding approved

    2018-03-12T10:34:16Z

    ITALY: The Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport allocated €190·9m for urban rail projects in seven cities on March 7. €40m has been earmarked for the upgrade of the Milano – Limbiate interurban tram line. Milano Municipality is contributing a further €103m towards the modernisation of the route, which was ...

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    News

    Modertrans and Tramwaje Śląskie sign single-section tram contract

    2018-03-09T11:01:44Z

    POLAND: Tramwaje Śląskie has placed an order for 10 single-section trams from Modertrans. The contract signed on March 8 is worth 29m złoty excluding VAT, and is co-funded by the EU. Modertrans is to deliver the eight unidirectional and two bidirectional vehicles to operate on the network centred on ...

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    News

    Eskişehir ForCity tram delivered

    2018-03-08T15:08:14Z

    TURKEY: Škoda Transportation has delivered the first of 14 ForCity Classic trams that it is supplying to Eskişehir. The metre-gauge tram is to undergo 2 000 to 3 000 km of dynamic testing in Eskişehir, with some of the fleet also being tested on the Bratislava network. Škoda ...

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    News

    Private operator begins services on St Petersburg fast tram route

    2018-03-07T16:55:17Z

    RUSSIA: Passenger services on the initial phase of the fast tram route in St Petersburg began at 07.00 on March 7, making it the city’s first to be operated by a private operator. Travel is free until the end of the month. The 4·2 km section of the planned ...

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    News

    Bern tram project funding approved

    2018-03-06T15:03:49Z

    SWITZERLAND: Voters in Bern have approved the canton’s financial contribution towards the construction of a new tram line to Ostermundigen. The planned 4·2 km line with 12 stops would link Viktoriaplatz in the centre of Bern with Ostermundigen in the east. This would replace most of the existing bus ...

  • A circular tramway is under construction in Doha’s Msheireb Downtown area.
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    Doha Msheireb Downtown tramway to open this year

    2018-03-06T11:56:00Z

    QATAR: A 2 km circular tramway is under construction in Doha’s Msheireb Downtown area with opening planned for September. The tramway will serve a ‘smart city’ which is being developed at cost of US$5·5bn by the Qatar Foundation’s Msheireb Properties business with the aim of reviving Doha’s ...

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    Metro Report International

    Stadler to supply light rail vehicles to Cochabamba

    2018-03-02T16:27:47Z

    BOLIVIA: Stadler signed a contract on February 26 to supply 12 light rail vehicles to a light rail network being developed in Cochabamba. Deliveries are due to begin in August 2019 and Stadler is to provide three years of maintenance. Local media reports suggest that the Metelitsa model will ...

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    Metro Report International

    Testing begins on Sydney’s CBD & South East Light Rail

    2018-02-26T10:27:38Z

    AUSTRALIA: Testing has started on the CBD & South East Light Rail line in Sydney, Transport for New South Wales announced on February 25. Night-time testing of an Alstom Citadis X05 light rail vehicle is taking place on a section of the future network on Alison Road in Randwick. ...

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    News

    Modertrans delivers first updated Moderus Beta tram

    2018-02-22T11:12:28Z

    POLAND: MPK Wrocław has taken delivery of the first of 40 Moderus Beta trams of a new design at its Borek depot. This is the first new-look Moderus Beta tram that Poznań-based supplier Modertrans has produced. The 27% low-floor tram features redesigned front ends, LED lighting and AC traction ...

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    News

    Alstom ships first Lusail tram

    2018-02-21T14:05:00Z

    QATAR: Alstom has shipped the first tram for Lusail from its La Rochelle factory in France. It will travel by ship from the port of Barcelona in Spain to Doha, and is expected to arrive next month. In 2014 Qatar Rail awarded a contract to a consortium ...

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    News

    Metro do Porto pilots increased passenger capacity

    2018-02-19T10:31:58Z

    PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has started a three-month trial of a light rail vehicle with a remodelled interior designed to increase capacity. Growing ridership across the network, which surpassed 60 million passengers 2017, has led the operator to take steps to increase capacity. Metro do Porto says that the ...

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    Testing begins on second Izmir tram line

    2018-02-17T12:00:00Z

    TURKEY: Test running has started on the Konak tram line in Izmir. The 12·9 km route was due to open late last year, but has been delayed. Services will operate with a fleet of 21 five-section low-floor trams supplied by the Eurotem joint venture of Hyundai Rotem and Tüvasaş. ...

  • Pesa delivered the first Jazz Duo to Gdańsk in 2014 under a contract for five trams signed the previous year.
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    Pesa signs Gdańsk tram contract

    2018-02-16T14:33:04Z

    POLAND: The city of Gdańsk and tram operator GAiT signed a contract with sole bidder Pesa on February 15 for the supply of 15 bidirectional Jazz Duo trams, with options for 15 more. The 138·4m złoty contract includes maintenance and staff training, and is 85% co-financed by the EU. ...

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    Metro Report International

    Siemens to provide predictive maintenance for Atlanta Streetcar

    2018-02-14T14:07:43Z

    USA: Siemens has been selected as the long-term service provider for the Atlanta Streetcar. The partnership will see Siemens providing technical support and materials for all preventative and corrective maintenance of the four Avanto vehicles that it supplied for the route. Siemens will use its Railigent platform to analyse ...

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    Metro Report International

    First Oklahoma City streetcar arrives

    2018-02-14T13:52:45Z

    USA: The first of seven trams for Oklahoma City arrived on February 13 from Brookville Equipment Co’s factory in Pennsylvania. Haulage by road was provided by Silk Road Transport. Brookville is supplying seven low-floor trams for the project, with the remaining six to be delivered at a rate of ...

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    News

    Testing begins on Firenze tram line T3

    2018-02-13T14:08:00Z

    ITALY: Test running on tram route T3 in Firenze began on February 12 using a Sirio tram that Hitachi Rail Italy delivered to the city on February 9. Tests are underway on the Careggi – Piazza Dalmazia section at the northern end of the route. Due to ...

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    News

    Praha reintroduces 14T trams

    2018-02-13T12:00:52Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: The first series-modernised Škoda 14T tram is about to enter service in Praha, following the successful testing of a prototype. City transport operator DP Praha plans to have 14 more modernised trams in service by the end of the year, with all 57 to be modernised by 2020. ...

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    Roma tram extension receives funding

    2018-02-08T09:28:51Z

    ITALY: Roma Municipality has allocated €5m towards a tram extension. It will now ask the Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport for more funds towards the estimated €20m project cost. The 1·5 km extension of lines 5 and 14 from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele to Largo Corrado Ricci would run along ...

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    Bombardier selected to supply more trams to Brussels

    2018-02-06T14:15:54Z

    BELGIUM: Brussels city transport operator STIB has selected Bombardier for a framework contract to supply up to 175 trams, it announced on February 5. STIB expects to sign the contract after the 15-day standstill period. The base order for 60 vehicles is worth €169m excluding VAT, and includes spare ...