All Light Rail articles – Page 63

  • Siemens is supplying 219 light rail vehicles to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
    Metro Report International

    First Siemens LRV in service in San Francisco

    2017-11-27T16:21:44Z

    USA: The first of 219 Siemens S200 light rail vehicles for San Francisco’s Muni network has entered revenue service, the manufacturer announced on November 20. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency signed a $648m contract in September 2014 covering a firm order for 175 LRVs with options for up to ...

  • Photos: Benjámin Zelki
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    More trams and trolleybuses ordered for Budapest

    2017-11-23T12:23:00Z

    HUNGARY: Budapest Municipality announced on November 20 that it was exercising options to purchase a further 26 CAF trams and 60 Solaris-Škoda trolleybuses. CAF is to supply a further 21 five-section and five nine-section trams for HF17·6bn. The order has been placed under framework contract signed in March 2014 with ...

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    Parramatta light rail shortlists announced

    2017-11-23T10:45:33Z

    AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced shortlisted bidders to build and operate Stage 1 of the Parramatta light rail project on November 22. Two bidders have been shortlisted for the civil works contract: John Holland, and a joint venture of CPB Contractors and ...

  • The award of a design and build contract for Boston’s Green Line light rail extension was approved by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on November 20.
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    Boston Green Line light rail extension contract awarded

    2017-11-22T07:00:00Z

    USA: The award of a design and build contract for Boston’s Green Line light rail extension was approved by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on November 20. The winning bidder was the GLX Constructors joint venture led by Flour and including Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Herzog Contracting Group and The Middlesex Corp. ...

  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems and John Laing as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to design, supply and operate a multimodal fare payment system.
    Metro Report International

    MBTA’s CharlieCard to be replaced under PPP contract

    2017-11-21T15:33:04Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems and John Laing as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to design, supply and operate a multimodal fare payment system. This will include account-based ticketing with mobile and contactless bank card options, as well as dedicated fare media for those ...

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    Italian urban rail agreement signed

    2017-11-17T15:35:32Z

    ITALY: National railway FS Group signed a co-operation agreement with investment bank CDP on November 15 to develop urban rail networks in the country. The two parties will co-operate in identifying and promoting construction of new lines as well as extensions to existing networks, and will also look at ...

  • Route 1 currently has 12 nine-section CAF Urbos trams in operation. The 55·9 m long vehicles are the longest trams in the world. (Photo: Benjámin Zelki)
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    Work begins on Budapest tram extension

    2017-11-14T11:17:05Z

    HUNGARY: Work has started on a 1·7 km extension of Budapest tram Route 1. The western extension from Etele út/Fehérvári út to Kelenföld railway station will include two intermediate stations. Interchange with metro line M4 will be provided at Bikás Park and Kelenföld. The HF8·6bn project is 98·5% financed ...

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    Turkish rolling stock local content requirement published

    2017-11-13T15:24:18Z

    TURKEY: Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım published a notice on November 7 stipulating that all urban rail vehicles for Turkey must have at least 51% local content. This requirement covers metro trains, trams, light rail vehicles, funiculars and monorails, as well as cable cars. Last year the Ministry of Transport, ...

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    Novocherkassk presents UTM trams

    2017-11-13T11:14:11Z

    RUSSIA: The city of Novocherkassk has officially unveiled the first two of five trams that Uraltransmash is supplying under a contract signed earlier this year. Sole bidder Elektrotransport won the 81·5m rouble contract and selected UTM to supply its Type 71-407. The 16 m long single-section trams will augment ...

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    Helsinki orbital light rail contractor chosen

    2017-11-10T14:31:35Z

    FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL and the City of Espoo have selected a consortium of YIT and VR Track as construction contractor for the Raide-Jokeri orbital light rail line. The contract is expected to be signed by the end of November. The project costs and timescale will be finalised ...

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    Russia One tram abandoned

    2017-11-10T12:11:10Z

    RUSSIA: The Russia One tram will not go into series production, Rostec’s Director for Special Commissions Vasily Brovko said on November 8. The Russia One or R1 design was developed by the Uraltransmash tram manufacturing subsidiary of defence and rolling stock supplier Uralvagonzavod, in partnership with design agency OKB ...

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    Body formed for joint procurement of tram-trains

    2017-11-09T11:48:31Z

    EUROPE: Seven transport operators and the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) announced on November 8 that they had formed a group to place joint orders for tram-train vehicles. VDV TramTrain includes Karlsruhe transport operators VBK and AVG, Saarbahn Netz, Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft, Erms-Neckar-Bahn, Regionaltangente West from Germany, as ...

  • Uraltransmash is likely to supply its 71-407 model.
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    Uraltransmash sole bidder in revised Kolomna tram tender

    2017-11-06T14:25:52Z

    RUSSIA: Uraltransmash has emerged as the sole bidder for a contract to supply 21 trams to Kolomna. The manufacturer is likely to supply its single-section partly low-floor Type 71-407. Six trams are due to be delivered by December 29, with the remaining 15 by the end of February. The ...

  • Bogestra previous supplied one NF6D tram to Łódź for testing.
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    Łódź to buy more second-hand trams from Bochum

    2017-11-06T12:42:20Z

    POLAND: Bochum-Gelsenkirchen tram operator Bogestra submitted the only bid in a tender to supply trams to MPK Łódź. Bogestra is to supply 32 NF6D partly low-floor trams for €3·2m. Deliveries are due by 2020, and there are options for two more trams. MPK previously purchased one NF6D tram ...

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    Metro Report International

    Nanjing’s Qilin Line opens to passengers

    2017-11-01T08:00:00Z

    CHINA: The Qilin Line tram route in Nanjing began trial passenger operation on October 31. Test running started last year on the 9 km route, which links Maqun station on metro Line 2 with Wang Wu Zhuang. There are 13 stops, including one elevated. Services are operated using ...

  • Modertrans has supplied Moderus Beta trams to cities including Wrocław.
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    Tramwaje Szczecińskie orders Modertrans tram kits

    2017-10-31T15:30:00Z

    POLAND: Tramwaje Szczecińskie has selected sole bidder Modertrans to supply two Moderus Beta trams kits for assembly by TS at its workshops. The first kit is to be delivered within 90 days, with the second to come by the end of September 2018. The assembled vehicles have will have ...

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    Fuel cell tram enters service in Tangshan

    2017-10-28T06:00:00Z

    CHINA: A hydrogen fuel tram entered commercial service in Tangshan on October 26. Built by CRRC Tangshan, the low-floor tram runs along an 13·8 km route that includes part of the Tang Xu railway. The tram can run up to 40 km between refuelling, which takes 15 min. ...

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    CAF to supply more trams to Stockholm

    2017-10-27T13:47:10Z

    SWEDEN: CAF has won a further tram order from Stockholm transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, the company announced on October 25. The €37m contract for 12 trams includes 10 three-section trams for the Tvärbana line, which is due to be extended in 2021, and two four-section trams for the Lidingöbanan ...

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    Alstom to supply more trams to Rabat

    2017-10-27T11:12:19Z

    MOROCCO: Société des Transports de Rabat-Salé has signed a €45m contract with Alstom for the supply of 22 Citadis trams, the manufacturer announced on October 26. The 32 m long low-floor vehicles will run in coupled pairs and will augment the fleet of 44 Citadis trams that Alstom supplied ...

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    Metro do Porto operating concession awarded

    2017-10-26T13:52:29Z

    PORTUGAL: Barraqueiro SGPS has been selected for a contract to operate and maintain the Metro do Porto light rail network in 2018-25. The contract was awarded on the basis of the lowest bid following an international tender, with Barraqueiro’s offer of €204m coming in below the reference value of ...