All articles by Metro Report International – Page 187
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Metro Report InternationalSamara starts work on World Cup tram line
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 ...
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Metro Report InternationalManagua bus rapid transit loan signed
NICARAGUA: A US$136m loan agreement to finance the construction of a 9·6 km bus rapid transit route on one of the busiest transport corridors in Managua was signed by Minister of Finance Iván Acosta Montalván and the European Investment Bank on May 15. Avenida Juan Pablo II is to be ...
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Metro Report InternationalMotor City welcomes streetcars
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 ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetrolinx selects Alstom as alternative light rail vehicle supplier
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 InternationalSiemens to supply more light rail vehicles to Seattle
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 ...
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Metro Report InternationalWien to test driverless shuttle
AUSTRIA: The Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology is funding a research project that will bring driverless electric shuttle to the Seestadt district of Wien. The ‘auto.Bus Seestadt’ project aims to test a driverless shuttle under realistic conditions, stopping according to a timetable and carrying passengers. The vehicle would ...
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Metro Report InternationalATO goes live on Paris RER Line A
FRANCE: The first trainset fitted with automatic train operation equipment started running on part of Paris RER Line A on April 27. The MI09 electric multiple-unit has been running under automatic operation between Nanterre-Préfecture, Val-de-Fontenay and Fontenay-sous-Bois. In January 2015 RATP, STIF and the Ile-de-France region selected Alstom to ...
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai metro overhaul contracts awarded
CHINA: Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co has awarded two contracts for the overhaul of the train fleets operating on lines 7 and 9 of the Shanghai metro. Both contracts went to Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co, its 50:50 joint venture with Bombardier Transportation. The 10-year contracts ...
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Metro Report InternationalMobile ticketing technology framework published
TICKETING: Embedded applications industry association GlobalPlatform has published a technical framework designed in collaboration with the Smart Ticketing Alliance and mobile operators' organisation GSMA which aims to ensure that interoperable mobile ticketing is brought to market efficiently and securely. GlobalPlatform Systems End-to-End Simplified Service Management Framework Transport v1.0.0 specifies the ...
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Metro Report InternationalSBS Transit and ST Kinetics sign MoU
SINGAPORE: ST Kinetics has entered the rail sector with the signing of a memorandum of understanding on April 26 with SBS Transit, which operates two metro lines and two light metro lines in Singapore. The two parties have entered a strategic partnership to collaborate on rail maintenance and engineering, ...
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Metro Report InternationalLima metro capacity expansion supervisor chosen
PERU: A consortium of Barcelona metro operator TMB and consultancy Ayesa is to supervise the upgrade of Lima metro Line 1, under a US$6·8m three-year contract awarded by government body Ositran. TMB and Ayesa are to audit the investment plan that includes additional rolling stock, power supply and signalling ...
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Metro Report InternationalOdense selects Stadler trams
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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Metro Report InternationalThales acquires Guavus
ANALYTICS: Thales announced on April 28 that it had signed an agreement to acquire big data analytics company Guavus. The acquisition is worth up to US$215m and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2017. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Guavus also has offices in Montréal ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon to install 300 rapid charging points for electric taxis
UK: Transport for London has selected five suppliers to fund, maintain, operate and install a network of rapid charging points for electric taxis: The Centrica Consortium of Centrica, Evolt and ChargePoint ServicesBluepointLondonChargemasterElectricity Supply BoardFastned Five suppliers have been selected so that a competitive market is created, with the aim ...
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Metro Report InternationalFTA announces low-emission bus funding
USA: The Federal Transit Administration announced on April 27 that it is to provide up to $55m per year in grants through its Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus programme. The deadline for applications is June 26, and winners are to be announced by September 30. The programme is to ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom and Airbus to co-operate on cybersecurity
CYBERSECURITY: Alstom and Airbus have signed a strategic co-operation agreement in cybersecurity that aims to develop a risk management model adapted to the evolution of the transport industry. Alstom notes that the expansion of the internet of things and big data, coupled with the increase in cyberattacks, requires new ...
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Metro Report InternationalPanamá City takes delivery of more Metropolis metro cars
PANAMA: The first three metro cars to augment the Panamá City metro Line 1 fleet arrived in the city on April 26 from Alstom’s Santa Perpetua plant in Spain. Alstom is supplying 70 Metropolis cars under a contract awarded in 2015. Five six-car trainsets will augment the current fleet, ...
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Metro Report InternationalABB to supply electric bus ‘opportunity charging’ stations to Harrogate
UK: ABB has won a contract to supply electric bus charging infrastructure for a fleet of electric buses that will operate in Harrogate from 2018, the company announced on April 24. Transdev Blazefield subsidiary Harrogate Bus Co ordered eight Volvo 7900 Electric buses in February. Each 12 m long ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous tram stabling experiment completed
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 ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram components 3D printed on demand
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 ...