All Light Rail articles – Page 69

  • Croydon Tramlink.
    Metro Report International

    Tramlink automated tram speed monitoring systems sought

    2017-06-02T11:15:55Z

    UK: Transport for London has begun early market engagement for the potential retrofitting of automated vehicle speed monitoring and driver vigilance devices to the Tramlink light rail fleet. This follows a fatal accident on November 8 2016, when a tram travelling at approximately 70 km/h on a section of line ...

  • Hannover city transport operator Üstra is to purchase a further 46 Type TW3000 light rail vehicles.
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    Üstra increases TW3000 light rail vehicle order

    2017-06-02T09:28:07Z

    GERMANY: Hannover city transport operator Üstra has exercised an option for a further 46 Type TW3000 light rail vehicles which takes its total order to 146, Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric announced on June 1. Deliveries are scheduled for completion by the end of 2019. Consortium leader Kiepe Electric will ...

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    Metro Report International

    Civils contractor selected to build Avignon tram line

    2017-05-30T10:45:10Z

    FRANCE: Grand Avignon council and its project organisation Tecelys have selected the civil works contractor to build a tram line in the city. Led by NGE Group subsidiary TSO, the consortium includes Alstom, Guintoli, EHTP and Agilis. Civil works are scheduled to be complete in January 2019 and will ...

  • President Trump's budget proposals for the 2018 financial year include swingeing cuts to federal urban transport investment grants.
    Metro Report International

    APTA reiterates Trump budget cut concern

    2017-05-24T16:10:50Z

    USA: The American Public Transportation Association has reiterated its disappointment about the urban transport funding aspects of President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget.The Trump administration has reaffirmed its proposal to phase out the Capital Improvement Grants programme and eliminate the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants, despite Congress rejecting ...

  • Alstom is supplying 60 Citadis X05 trams to Sydney.
    Metro Report International

    First Citadis X05 tram rolled out

    2017-05-24T11:11:22Z

    AUSTRALIA: The first of 60 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is supplying to operate on the CBD & South East Light Rail line in Sydney has been rolled out, and is due to arrive in Sydney later this year. A consortium including Alstom signed a A$2·1bn PPP contract to ...

  • The KC Streetcar celebrated one year of operation in early May.
    Metro Report International

    Kansas City Streetcar looks south

    2017-05-24T10:13:09Z

    USA: The KC Streetcar Authority and Kansas City Area Transportation Authority have selected the KC Streetcar Southern Extension Technical Services consortium to study a southern extension of the city’s starter tram line. The consortium is led by HDR and includes Burns & McDonnell, HNTB, Trekk Design Group, Hg Consult, ...

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    Hong Kong MTR awards network-wide CCTV replacement contract

    2017-05-24T07:00:00Z

    CHINA: MTR Corp has awarded UniVision a HK$389·4m contract for the installation of a unified IP-based CCTV system on the metro and light rail networks in Hong Kong. UniVision will replace the analogue CCTV system currently in place at metro stations and the IP CCTV system operational at 22 ...

  • Work has started on a light rail line in Astana.
    Metro Report International

    Astana light rail construction begins

    2017-05-22T10:53:05Z

    KAZAKHSTAN: Construction has started on a light rail line in Astana with the installation of piles for the elevated section of the alignment. Of the 50 construction workers currently involved, 10 are local and 40 are from China. Project authority Astana LRT LLP signed a construction agreement in May ...

  • A prototype Moderus Gamma tram has entered passenger service in Poznań.
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    Moderus Gamma enters passenger service in Poznań

    2017-05-22T10:19:07Z

    POLAND: A prototype of Modertrans’ Moderus Gamma tram entered passenger service in Poznań on May 15. It is initially running on routes 12 and 16. Modertrans signed a contract earlier this year with its parent company, city transport operator MPK Poznań, to supply 30 unidirectional and 20 bidirectional trams. ...

  • Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail board has approved two orders for trams and light rail vehicles to support ridership growth and expansion of the network.
    Metro Report International

    Two orders to expand Valley Metro fleet

    2017-05-19T13:38:44Z

    USA: Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail board has approved two orders for trams and light rail vehicles to support ridership growth and expansion of the network. Brookville Equipment Corp is to receive a $33m contract to deliver six trams over three years for the 4·8 km Tempe Streetcar project. These ...

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    Modertrans sole bidder in Elbląg tram tender

    2017-05-19T09:29:54Z

    POLAND: Modertrans was the sole bidder in a tender for the supply of three trams to Elbląg. The bid opened on May 17 has a gross price of 7·1m złoty. The tender for single-section trams specifies a length of between 14 m and 15·5 m, with at least 30% ...

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    Metro Report International

    Samara starts work on World Cup tram line

    2017-05-17T06:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: Contractor VTS Metro has begun utility relocation and site clearance works for the construction of an extension of the Samara tram network. This would serve the stadium which is being built to host 2018 FIFA World Cup football matches. The 2·2 km double-track route will start at Ulitsa Tashkentskaya ...

  • The QLine tram route in Detroit opened on May 12.
    Metro Report International

    Motor City welcomes streetcars

    2017-05-12T14:56:38Z

    USA: The QLine tram route in Detroit opened to passengers on May 12, ahead of a weekend of celebrations and free travel. The 5·3 km route runs along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard with 12 stops. It has been developed by M-1 Rail, a non-profit ...

  • Alstom is to supply 61 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles to Metrolinx.
    Metro Report International

    Metrolinx selects Alstom as alternative light rail vehicle supplier

    2017-05-12T14:21:06Z

    CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx has awarded Alstom a firm order to supply 61 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for C$529m. The order announced on May 12 includes options for more vehicles. Alstom is to supply 17 vehicles for the Finch West LRT project, with ...

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    Metro Report International

    Siemens to supply more light rail vehicles to Seattle

    2017-05-11T15:08:20Z

    USA: Sound Transit has approved a contract for Siemens to supply a further 30 low-floor light rail vehicles. The $131m order forms an option on an order placed in September for 122 LRVs. The 30 LRVs are due to arrive no later than 18 months after completion of the ...

  • Tatra-Yug has unveiled its K1M6 tram.
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    Tatra-Yug presents new tram model

    2017-05-10T09:20:27Z

    UKRAINE: Tram manufacturer Tatra-Yug presented its latest model on May 5. The three-section K1M6 has a ‘refined, laconic look’, according to the company. Tatra-Yug says that 250 Ukrainian component suppliers were involved in production of the tram. It is equipped with a wheelchair space, air-conditioning wi-fi, a passenger information ...

  • The Akçaray tram project in Izmit is nearing completion.
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    Izmit tram line to open in June

    2017-05-05T13:40:21Z

    TURKEY: Revenue services on the Akçaray tram line in Izmit are due to begin next month following the completion of tracklaying on May 5. Test running began on March 23, and seven trams have so far been delivered. Durmazlar is supplying 12 Panorama trams from its factory in Bursa ...

  • The first CAF Urbos tram has entered revenue service in Saint-Etienne.
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    CAF tram enters revenue service in Saint-Etienne

    2017-05-04T10:17:12Z

    FRANCE: The first of 16 Urbos trams that CAF is supplying to Saint-Etienne entered revenue service on the city’s metre gauge network on May 3. CAF was selected for the €42m order in late 2014, and is assembling the five-section trams at its Bagnères-de-Bigorre plant in southern France. The ...

  • Light rail services in Aarhus are due to begin on September 23.
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    Aarhus light rail to open in September

    2017-05-03T08:20:10Z

    DENMARK: The first phase of the tram-train network being built in Aarhus is due to open on September 23, project promoter Aarhus Letbane announced on April 28. An initial service of three trams/h will run between Aarhus H and Universitetshospitalet. Originally planned to open in June, the first phase ...

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    Metro Report International

    Odense selects Stadler trams

    2017-05-02T11:24:31Z

    DENMARK: Odense Letbane has selected preferred bidders to supply the rolling stock and railway systems for the light rail line planned for the city. The contracts are expected to be signed in about a month’s time. Stadler Pankow has been selected to supply 16 Variobahn trams for DKr336m. This ...