All Light Rail articles – Page 70

  • 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.
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    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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    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.
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    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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    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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    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 ...

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    Strasbourg trams cross the border

    2017-05-02T09:52:49Z

    FRANCE: April 29 marked the start of tram services from Strasbourg into Germany, following a ceremony the previous day with French and German officials. German Chancellery Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier called the start of services ‘an especially important, perhaps historic event’, and praised the co-operation between the two ...

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    Autonomous tram stabling experiment completed

    2017-04-27T09:08:12Z

    FRANCE: Paris transport authority RATP and tram supplier Alstom have completed an experiment with a tram which can stable itself in the depot autonomously. The tram uses lidar sensors to detect obstacles, and can react by reducing speed, increasing braking or applying emergency brakes. The tram is also capable ...

  • Siemens is using 3D printing to reduce its lead times for the supply of customised tram components.
    Metro Report International

    Tram components 3D printed on demand

    2017-04-27T06:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Siemens is using 3D printing to reduce its lead times for the supply of customised tram components from weeks to days while eliminating the cost of specialised tooling and the need to keep parts in stock. Siemens has seen an increase in demand for customised parts, but the ...

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    Work begins on second phase of Karlsruhe tram and road tunnel project

    2017-04-25T14:50:04Z

    GERMANY: Jazz played on alpenhorns accompanied Baden-Württemberg Transport Minister Winfried Hermann and Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe Frank Mentrup as they attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the Kombilösung tram and road project on April 21. A road tunnel is being built beneath the east-west Kriegsstraße to ...

  • The six Urbos trams which CAF is to supply for the light rail line in Newcastle will be equipped with onboard energy storage to permit catenary-free operation.
    Metro Report International

    Catenary-free operation for Newcastle light rail line

    2017-04-25T11:34:06Z

    AUSTRALIA: The six Urbos trams which CAF is to supply for the light rail line under development in Newcastle will be equipped with onboard energy storage to permit catenary-free operation, New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance has announced. ‘Removing the overhead wires will preserve the ...

  • The extension of Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line to the airport was officially opened with a ceremony on April 21.
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    Bergen airport tram extension opens

    2017-04-24T10:30:41Z

    NORWAY: The extension of Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line from Birkelandsskiftet to Kokstadflaten and the airport at Flesland was officially opened with a ceremony on April 21. Passenger services started the following day. The opening of the latest section of the line completes the 7 km Lagunen – Flesland third ...

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    Court backs Bombardier in Ontario LRV dispute

    2017-04-20T10:18:34Z

    CANADA: Ontario provincial transport authority Metrolinx cannot immediately cancel a contract with Bombardier Transportation for the supply of 182 light rail vehicles without compensating the manufacturer, a court ruled on April 19.Metrolinx had launched legal proceedings against Bombardier over what it claimed were a series of delays to the production ...