All Light Rail articles – Page 68

  • Pesa is to supply a further 40 Fokstrot trams to Kyiv.
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    Kyiv orders more Pesa Fokstrot trams

    2017-07-18T09:22:28Z

    UKRAINE: Kyiv tram operator Kyivpastrans announced on July 17 that it had selected Pesa to supply 40 low-floor trams for 1·8bn hryvnia. The previous tender was cancelled, as there was only one bidder. The second tender attracted bids from Pesa and Elektrontrans. Pesa will supply its 26 m ...

  • Uraltransmash will deliver its 71-407 trams to Kazan.
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    Kazan orders seven Uraltransmash trams

    2017-07-17T09:59:30Z

    RUSSIA: Trading company Fobos-TS signed a 111·3m rouble contract on July 7 to supply seven Uraltransmash 71-407 trams to Kazan transport agency Metroelektrotrans. The price includes worth 8m roubles per tram from the government’s programme of federal funding aimed at encouraging tram purchases. The first two trams are ...

  • The trams are likely to be Uraltransmash’s 71-407 (photo: Vladimir Waldin)
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    Novocherkassk orders five trams

    2017-07-17T09:45:00Z

    RUSSIA: Sole bidder Elektrotransport has been selected to supply five trams to Novocherkassk. The model has not yet been announced, but the tender specifications suggest Uraltransmash’s 71-407, despite the trading company having previously worked with UKVZ. The tender specifies 16 m long trams with at least 39% low-floor and ...

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    Minneapolis calls Southwest LRT bids

    2017-07-17T08:06:14Z

    USA: The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council has invited bids for the first of three construction contracts to build the 23·3 km Southwest LRT light rail line between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie. Tenders for the main civil works contract are due to be opened on August 15, with the contract expected ...

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    NJ Transit adopts budget after ‘laser-like look’ at business

    2017-07-14T11:28:55Z

    USA: ‘NJ Transit is moving forward with a balanced budget that reflects a laser-like look at individual business lines in order to maximise efficiencies and maintain a safe transportation system’, said Executive Director Steven H Santoro when the board adopted the $2·22bn operating budget and a $1·37bn capital programme for ...

  • Test running will initially take place on the Kirchberg section of the Luxtram route. (Photo: M Goergen)
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    Luxtram starts test running

    2017-07-13T10:32:00Z

    LUXEMBOURG: Test running on the first section of the capital’s light rail line was officially launched on July 12, with a ceremony at the new Tramsschapp depot attended by Minister of Infrastructure & Sustainable Development François Bausch, the Mayor of Luxembourg Lydie Polfer and leader of the city council Sam ...

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    Metrolink Trafford Park extension construction contract signed

    2017-07-11T14:43:59Z

    UK: Transport for Greater Manchester confirmed on July 11 that it had signed the £200m contract for its delivery partner WSP and the MPact Thales consortium of Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales to design and build the Trafford Park extension of the Metrolink light rail network. Trafford Park is the ...

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    Kolomna orders 22 trams

    2017-07-11T06:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: Kolomna tramway operator Mosoblelektrotrans has announced that a 341m offer from Elektrotransport was the best bid for a contract to supply 22 single-section four-axle low-floor cars. The 1 524 mm gauge 600 V DC trams are scheduled to be delivered to the operator between September and December this year. ...

  • A joint venture of Keolis and Downer EDI now operates bus and ferry services in Newcastle, New South Wales.
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    Keolis Downer takes over operation of Newcastle transport network

    2017-07-10T14:08:18Z

    AUSTRALIA: A joint venture of French public transport operator Keolis and infrastructure services company Downer EDI took over the operation of bus and ferry services in Newcastle, New South Wales, on July 1. According to Keolis, this is the ‘first multimodal transport system to be operated by a private operator ...

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    Edmonton to introduce contactless ticketing

    2017-07-06T15:41:40Z

    CANADA: Vix Technology has been selected to supply integrated account-based contactless ticketing to three public transport agencies in the Edmonton region. The 15-year contract would see Vix implement and operate back-office equipment and validators that would be used for payment with contactless EMV cards as well as prepaid smart ...

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    Den Haag introduces tram and bus mobile ticketing

    2017-07-06T13:04:56Z

    NETHERLANDS: Den Haag transport operator HTM has rolled out mobile ticketing on its bus and tram routes. Masabi has supplied its JustRide smartphone app and cloud-based back office. The app has Dutch, German and English interfaces, and links to HTM’s journey planning app. Transactions are processed using the iDEAL ...

  • Significant cost increases and delays to the UK’s pilot tram-train project are detailed in a report published by the National Audit Office.
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    Tram-train pilot scheme infrastructure costs up 401%

    2017-07-05T08:28:41Z

    UK: Significant cost increases and delays to the UK’s pilot tram-train project are detailed in a report published by the National Audit Office on July 4. NAO found that while the Department for Transport and Network Rail have established new technical standards and shared the lessons learned with other tram-train ...

  • Testing has started on the Cross City line in Dublin.
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    Testing begins on Cross City line in Dublin

    2017-07-03T13:40:14Z

    IRELAND: Test running on Dublin’s Luas Cross City line started on June 17. Two Alstom Citadis trams were involved in the initial weekend of gauge testing, travelling at up to 10 km/h. The 5·9 km extension of the Green Line runs from the existing northern terminus at St Stephen’s ...

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    First tram route opens in Shenzhen

    2017-07-03T09:43:32Z

    CHINA: A tram network in the Longhua district of Shenzhen opened for revenue service on June 29. The route runs from the northern terminus of metro Line 4 at Qing Hu to Guanlan, which is on the metro line’s northern extension to Niuhu, due to open in 2020. The ...

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    Stadler-Solaris joint venture to supply updated Tramino trams to Braunschweig

    2017-06-30T15:15:07Z

    GERMANY: Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH has ordered seven Tramino II trams from a joint venture of Stadler Pankow and Solaris. Deliveries are due to begin in 2019, with half of the €18·9m cost to be met through the Niedersachsen Land transport agency LNVG. The unidirectional Tramino Braunschweig II is an updated ...

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    T11 Express opens in Paris

    2017-06-30T14:32:48Z

    FRANCE: The first section of the T11 Express tram-train route in Paris opened on June 30. Services on the 10⋅6 km line between Epinay-sur-Seine and Le Bourget serve seven stations. Services are operated with a fleet of 15 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains procured by national rail operator SNCF on ...

  • KC Streetcar Authority is to purchase two additional CAF Urbos vehicles.
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    Kansas City Streetcar fleet to increase by 50%

    2017-06-30T11:03:52Z

    USA: Kansas City council approved the purchase of two additional CAF Urbos trams on June 29 to meet increasing demand on the KC Streetcar. Deliveries are due in 24 months. The vehicles will cost $11·9m, which includes including $2·1m for spare parts and inspection support. The purchase will be ...

  • Siemens is to supply up to 84 Avenio trams to Bremen.
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    Bremen orders Siemens Avenio trams

    2017-06-29T14:02:36Z

    GERMANY: Bremer Straßenbahn signed a contract with Siemens on June 29 for the supply of 67 Avenio trams, with an option for up to 17 more. Deliveries are due to begin in early 2019. Designated GT8N-2, the Avenios are to replace Bremen’s GT8N trams. The four-section steel-bodied trams ...

  • A second tram line in Bergen has been approved.
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    Second Bergen tram line approved

    2017-06-29T10:33:42Z

    NORWAY: Bergen city council has approved plans for a second tram line. Construction of the 10·8 km route with nine stops is due to begin in 2018 and is expected to cost NKr6·2bn. Once complete in 2022, it would offer a 19 min end-to-end journey time. Starting at from ...

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    Finch West funding announced

    2017-06-26T14:46:45Z

    CANADA: The federal and Ontario governments announced funding for the Finch West light rail project in Toronto on June 23. Ontario is to provide C$1·2bn, with the federal government supplying up to C$333m. The 11 km light rail line along Finch Avenue would link from Finch West metro station ...