TURKEY: Tracklaying on the southeastern extension of the Samsun tram line started on January 27. The 14 km section from Gar to Tekkeköy is due to open on October 10.
The extension will nearly double the current 15 km route between Üniversite and Gar. The fleet of 21 trams is to be enlarged with eight Durmazlar vehicles under a €12·3m contract placed last year.
TURKEY: Samsun Metropolitan Municipality announced on October 1 that it had awarded Durmazlar a €12·3m contract to supply eight trams. These are required to augment the current fleet of 21 for the opening of the 14 km extension of the route from Gar to Tekkeköy to the southeast of the ...
TURKEY: The first of five trams which Samsun Metropolitan Municipality ordered from CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicles has been delivered from China to Turkey onboard the world's largest heavy freight aircraft. The €7·5m contract signed on December 17 2012 required the first tram to be delivered by December this year, with ...
PORTUGAL: Metropolitano de Lisboa has awarded Stadler a €134m contract to supply 24 three-car metro trainsets, with an option for up to 12 more. The contract signed on October 30 is the second the operator has awarded to Stadler, after a 2021 order for 14 trainsets ...
