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    More Artic trams for Helsinki approved

    2016-12-14T09:30:00Z

    FINLAND: The board of Helsinki transport operator HKL approved the purchase of 20 more trams from Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech on December 8. Deliveries of the low-floor Artic trams are due to take place in 2018-19. The 27·4 m long trams from the €57·3m order would be identical to ...

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    Mainzelbahn opens

    2016-12-14T09:00:00Z

    GERMANY: A day of free travel across the tram network in Mainz marked the opening of the Mainzelbahn extension on December 11. The 9·2 km route links Mainz Hauptbahnhof West and Lerchenberg in the southwest of the city, via the University and Marienborn railway station. There are 16 stops. ...

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    Glasgow backs airport tram-train plan

    2016-12-14T07:00:00Z

    UK: The Glasgow City Region Cabinet agreed on December 13 to formally endorse plans for a tram-train link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre. The project is to be funded from the £1·1bn Glasgow City Region deal signed with the Scottish and UK governments in August 2014. The £144m ...

  • The Leipzig network operates a mixed fleet.
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    Solaris to supply more trams to Leipzig

    2016-12-09T14:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Leipzig transport authority LVB is to exercise a second option to its contract with Solaris, following the approval by the Land of Sachsen for a further €7·3m towards the purchase of rolling stock. The latest funding package would cover half the cost of a further nine trams. In ...

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    Sevilla tram extension progresses

    2016-12-09T11:30:00Z

    SPAIN: Sevilla municipality is moving ahead with a long-planned extension of the city’s tram line by calling tenders for the design work, worth €484 000. The 1·8 km extension would take the 1 435 mm gauge Metrocentro line east from its current terminus of San Bernardo, before ...

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    Metro Report International

    EU tram funding agreements signed

    2016-12-07T08:45:00Z

    POLAND: Implementing agency Centre for EU Transport Projects signed agreements with two tram operators on December 6 allocating EU funds, subject to approval by the European Commission. MPK Kraków is to receive 124·9m złoty to support its 314·4m złoty purchase of 35 low-floor trams. These would be 32 to ...

  • The first test tram ran along the second phase of Manchester’s Second City Crossing in the early hours of December 1.
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    MPact Thales to build Manchester Metrolink’s Trafford Centre extension

    2016-12-05T15:00:00Z

    UK: Transport for Greater Manchester confirmed on December 2 that MPact Thales and WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff will design and build the Trafford Centre extension of the Metrolink tram network. The MPact Thales consortium includes civils and track contractors VolkerRail and Laing O’Rourke, along with railway systems supplier Thales. WSP ...

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    Metro Report International

    Test running starts on Ottawa’s Confederation Line

    2016-12-05T14:15:00Z

    CANADA: Test running on the O-Train Confederation Line in Ottawa began on December 2, with a light rail vehicle operating between Blair and Cyrville at the eastern end of the route. The first phase of testing, due to last until the end of March, includes static testing at the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Katowice tram extension design preferred bidder

    2016-12-05T13:10:00Z

    POLAND: A consortium of Sweco Consulting Poznań and Sweco Belgium has been selected as preferred bidder to design a tram extension in Katowice, with a lowest bid of 1·8m złoty. The 5 km extension of the Tramwaje Śląskie network would run from the Brynów turning loop to ul Kostuchna ...

  • Tramwaje Śląskie has unveiled a modernised ex-Frankfurt tram (Photo: Tramwaje Śląskie).
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    Tramwaje Śląskie unveils modernised ex-Frankfurt tram

    2016-12-01T06:00:00Z

    POLAND: The first of 15 Type Pt trams which Tramwaje Śląskie acquired second-hand from Frankfurt-am-Main has been unveiled following an extensive modernisation. The tram has been fitted with new ends, along with a low-floor centre section built by Katowice company SAG to replace a high-floor module. The tram has been ...

  • Transtech is preferred bidder to supply the fleet of trams for Tampere.
    Metro Report International

    Tampere tramway construction contract signed

    2016-11-30T07:00:00Z

    FINLAND: An alliancing agreement for the construction of the Tampere tramway has been signed by the city council and a consortium of VR Track, Pöyry and YIT. Announcing the deal on November 29, the partners said the revised cost estimate for the implementation of the project was €238·8m. The national ...

  • Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co ordered for 30 Citadis trams from an Alstom joint venture.
    Metro Report International

    Citadis trams delivered to Shanghai

    2016-11-30T06:00:00Z

    CHINA: Test running on the first two lines of the tramway under construction in the Songjiang district of southwestern Shanghai is set to begin shortly, following the delivery of the first vehicles. In April 2015 Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co placed a €72m order for 30 Citadis trams ...

  • Siemens is to supply six S70 light rail vehicles for the Charlotte Area Transit System CityLYNX Gold Line.
    Metro Report International

    Charlotte selects Siemens battery trams

    2016-11-29T10:20:00Z

    USA: Charlotte City Council decided on November 28 to award Siemens a contract to supply six S70 light rail vehicles for the Charlotte Area Transit System. These will be equipped with batteries for catenary-free operation in the Uptown area. The LRVs are to be supplied from Siemens’ Sacramento plant and ...

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    Tenders called for Zagreb airport tram line

    2016-11-25T08:10:00Z

    CROATIA: The city of Zagreb called tenders on November 21 for contracts covering design work for the first phase of a planned tram line to Zagreb Airport. The first phase would link Kvaternik Square with Velika Kosnica to the southeast of Zagreb. Construction would start on a 2·4 km ...

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    Metro Report International

    C$2bn Vancouver transport investment approved

    2016-11-24T10:20:00Z

    CANADA: Vancouver regional transport authority TransLink approved the C$2bn Phase One of the 10-Year Vision for Metro Vancouver Transit & Transportation on November 23. Developed in 2014, this master plan envisages infrastructure and service improvements across the region’s various transport networks. Phase One covers the period to 2019. Funding ...

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    Pesa sole bidder in Bydgoszcz tram tender

    2016-11-23T11:20:00Z

    POLAND: Pesa is the sole bidder in a tender to supply 18 trams to Bydgoszcz, the city in which the manufacturer has its headquarters. The 141·1m złoty order would include 15 five-section trams specified as being at least 30 m long, and three three-section trams. Three of the vehicles ...

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    Tallinn tram modernisation contract

    2016-11-23T11:00:00Z

    ESTONIA: Ekova Electric has won a €12m contract to modernise 14 trams for city transport operator TLT Tallinn. Deliveries of the modernised trams are due to take place in 2017-18. The scope covers two Tatra KT4 trams and 12 Tatra KT6T trams which had been formed in 2001-07 by ...

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    Stadler Metelica trams selected for Ostrava

    2016-11-22T14:50:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: Ostrava Mayor Tomáš Macura announced on November 22 that Stadler had been selected to supply 40 trams to operator DP Ostrava. This would mark the first tram order from a foreign supplier in modern Czech history. Tenders were called on July 25, and Stadler reportedly beat one ...

  • Three Škoda 15T trams have been equipped with automatic speed control software (photo: Vladimir Waldin).
    Metro Report International

    Praha tests automatic tram speed control software

    2016-11-21T13:45:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: Three Škoda 15T trams equipped with automatic speed control entered service on the Praha network on November 21. Together with onboard track lubrication equipment, this aims to minimise wheel squeal, track wear and passenger comfort. The prototypes will be tested until next year, and if the trial proves ...

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    Modertrans unveils its first fully low-floor tram

    2016-11-21T09:30:00Z

    POLAND: Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram at its factory in Poznań on November 18. The official premiere of the Moderus Gamma was followed by a ceremonial test run. The five-section Gamma is 32 m long with capacity for 244 passengers. There are 66 seats including three tip-up ...