All Light Rail articles – Page 69

  • Alstom is to supply another 28 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles to Ottawa.
    Metro Report International

    Alstom wins second Ottawa light rail vehicle order

    2017-06-23T15:07:56Z

    CANADA: Ottawa light rail project developer Rideau Transit Group has awarded Alstom a €200m contract to supply 38 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for Stage 2 of the O-Train network. The consortium of SNC-Lavalin, ACS Infrastructure, EllisDon, Dragados Canada and Veolia Transportation Services is building the 12·5 km Confederation ...

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    Metro Report International

    Priority tram signals installed in Moscow

    2017-06-23T14:53:57Z

    RUSSIA: The first set of traffic signals giving priority to trams has been installed in the east of Moscow at the junction of Shosse Entuziastov and the Third Ring Road. When a tram approaches the road junction, it is detected by sensors fitted on both sides of the Third ...

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    Fori Imperiali tram route approved

    2017-06-23T11:01:15Z

    ITALY: The Cultural Heritage Ministry’s body responsible for protecting the area around Roma’s Colosseum has approved the construction of a catenary-free tram line on Via dei Fori Imperiali. The long-planned link would connect the Farini terminus of routes 5 and 14 with the Piazza Venezia terminus of Route 8. ...

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    Tallinn tram modernised

    2017-06-23T10:27:45Z

    ESTONIA: The first of 14 trams to be refurbished under a €12m contract awarded last year has returned to Tallinn. Czech companies Ekova Electric and Cegelec are modernising two Tatra KT4 trams and 12 Tatra KT6T trams which were formed in 2001-07 by inserting a low-floor centre section into ...

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    Metro Report International

    London transport strategy targets zero emissions by 2050

    2017-06-21T15:30:26Z

    UK: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan published his first draft transport strategy on June 21. It is open for public consultation until October 2. Noting that the city’s population is set to expand from 8·7 million to 10·5 million over the next 25 years, the document sets a target ...

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    Izmit tramway opens

    2017-06-19T12:59:13Z

    TURKEY: Governor of Kocaeli province İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu inaugurated the Akçaray tram line in Izmit on June 17. The 7·4 km route with 11 stops links Sekapark in the west with Otogar in the east via the city’s railway station. The end-to-end journey time is 24 min. Gülermak acted ...

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    Kyiv orders more Elektron trams

    2017-06-14T08:00:00Z

    UKRAINE: Kyiv tram operator Kyivpastrans has announced that Elektrontrans has submitted the best offer to supply seven 100% low-floor trams to operate on the city’s 1 524 mm gauge network. The supplier’s offer of 301m hryvnia beat a higher bid from UKVZ. It will supply its T5B64 unidirectional five-section ...

  • Revenue service on the Zhuhai tramway started on June 6.
    Metro Report International

    Zhuhai tramway enters revenue service

    2017-06-13T08:28:55Z

    CHINA: Revenue service on the Zhuhai tramway began on June 6. The 8·9 km line with 14 stops runs from Haitan Park to Shangchong, where depot is located. Trial running had started in November 2014. Services are operated with 10 five-section 100% low-floor Sirio trams supplied under a 10-year ...

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    Helsinki Artic XL tram design unveiled

    2017-06-09T14:32:22Z

    FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL has unveiled the design of the Artic XL trams that would run on the future Raide-Jokeri orbital route between Helsinki and Espoo. Styling has been provided by Idis Design. The trams will have a blue and green livery to distinguish them from the green ...

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    Chizhik tram for St Petersburg nears completion

    2017-06-07T15:03:03Z

    RUSSIA: The first trams for the privately operated fast tram route being developed in St Petersburg are nearing completion at Stadler’s factory in Minsk. The first tram is due to begin dynamic testing on the Minsk network shortly. Future operator Transportnaya Koncessionnaya Kompanya has branded the tram Chizhik, the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Hurontario light rail shortlist announced

    2017-06-07T10:59:03Z

    CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have shortlisted three consortia for the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit project to the west of Toronto. Hitachi, Transdev, Keolis and RATP Dev are among the shortlisted bidders (below). A Request for ...

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    Metro Report International

    Los Angeles light rail vehicle overhaul contract

    2017-06-07T08:29:26Z

    USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Alstom a €130m contract to overhaul 52 Siemens P2000 light rail vehicles in use on the Blue, Green and Expo lines. The mid-life overhaul is expected to extend the LRVs’ service life by 15 years. It will see traction equipment, ...

  • Tunnel boring machine Angeli, supplied by Herrenknecht for the Regional Connector project, broke through to Grand Ave/Bunker Hills station on June 1.
    Metro Report International

    Los Angeles Metro budget approved

    2017-06-02T12:59:02Z

    Angeli, supplied by Herrenknecht for the Regional Connector project, broke through to Grand Ave/Bunker Hills station on June 1." src="https://d1x8q5iq3n6y12.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/dvv-library/web/import/pics/tn_us-la_regional_connector_tbm_breakthrough.jpg?w=660" />USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved its budget for fiscal year 2018, which runs from July 1 2017 to June 30 2018. The $6·1bn budget represents a ...

  • 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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    Metro Report International

    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 ...