Tram-train news – Page 4
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NewsSNCF orders prototype EMU and tram-train traction transformers
FRANCE: National railway SNCF has awarded Mitsubishi Electric Corp a contract to supply prototype traction transformers for Z2N double-deck electric multiple-units used on Paris commuter services and Siemens Avanto tram-trains operating on route T4. The order follows on from Mitsubishi Electric becoming the first Japanese company to be certified by ...
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NewsBody formed for joint procurement of tram-trains
EUROPE: Seven transport operators and the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) announced on November 8 that they had formed a group to place joint orders for tram-train vehicles. VDV TramTrain includes Karlsruhe transport operators VBK and AVG, Saarbahn Netz, Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft, Erms-Neckar-Bahn, Regionaltangente West from Germany, as ...
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NewsSheffield tram-train enters service
UK: The first of seven Class 399 Citylink vehicles being supplied for the Sheffield – Rotherham tram train project was launched into passenger service with a special run between Nunnery depot and Meadowhall on September 14. Invited guests included Transport Minister Paul Maynard and the CEO of Stadler Rail Valencia ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram-train pilot scheme infrastructure costs up 401%
UK: Significant cost increases and delays to the UK’s pilot tram-train project are detailed in a report published by the National Audit Office on July 4. NAO found that while the Department for Transport and Network Rail have established new technical standards and shared the lessons learned with other tram-train ...
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Metro Report InternationalSheffield tram-train infrastructure work progresses
UK: Work has started on the Tinsley Chord that will connect Sheffield Supertram with the main line network. The 400 m chord, which includes 160 m of new alignment, will enable tram-train services to run between Sheffield and Rotherham. The Tinsley Chord is located near Meadowhall, the terminus of ...
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NewsTram-trains on test in Sheffield
UK: Non-passenger-carrying tests of the Class 399 tram-train vehicles have started on the Supertram network in Sheffield. Driver training is due to begin shortly, with passenger services on the existing tram network now expected to begin in mid-2017. Testing on the national rail network is currently expected to start next ...
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NewsLugano tram-train project receives regional funding
SWITZERLAND: The Grand Council of Ticino has approved SFr1·5m towards the first phase of a tram-train project serving Lugano. This follows the approval of SFr300m by the Federal Council in November. The first phase, planned to open in 2020, would build around 4 km of new double-track alignment to ...
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Metro Report InternationalPuebla tram-train inaugurated
MEXICO: Ceremonies were held on January 23 to launch a tram-train service in the city of Puebla, approximately 100 km southeast of Mexico City. The inauguration celebrations were attended by President Enrique Peña Nieto, Puebla state Governor Rafael Moreno Valle and Secretary of Communications & Transportation Gerardo Ruiz Esparza. Apart ...
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NewsTenders called for first tram-train project in Hungary
HUNGARY: Tenders have been called for a tram-train route to be developed between Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely in the south of the country. The cost of infrastructure is estimated at HF13·25bn and rolling stock at HF10bn, and the project will be fully financed by the EU. The route will incorporate ...
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NewsGlasgow backs airport tram-train plan
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 ...
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NewsChemnitzer Modell inaugurated
GERMANY: Stage 1 of the Chemnitzer Modell was inaugurated on October 10 when tram-train services began running between Chemnitz and the regional centres of Burgstädt, Mittweida and Hainichen to the northeast. A connection between the tram and rail networks at Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof was completed in mid-2014, enabling the through ...
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NewsKyiv tram-train study to start soon
UKRAINE: A feasibility study for tram-train routes serving Kyiv is to be undertaken following an agreement with urban transport planners from Germany which was finalised during InnoTrans 2016. According to city council Deputy Head Ilya Sahaydak, services could start in three to four years, and would run at up ...
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NewsFirst T11 Express tram-trains arrive for testing
FRANCE: The arrival of the first Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-train cars at the Noisy-le-Sec maintenance depot on July 12 marked the start of commissioning of the T11 Express tram-train line in the northern suburbs of Paris.T11 Express is being delivered in two phases and involves the adaptation of part of ...
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NewsFirst Cádiz tram-train arrives
SPAIN: The Andalucía regional government announced on July 7 that the first of seven vehicles being supplied by CAF for the Cádiz tram-train project had arrived at the new rolling stock maintenance facility in Chiclana de la Frontera. Following delivery by road from the CAF Santana plant in Linares, the ...
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NewsMore Bombardier LRVs ordered for Karlsruhe
GERMANY: Karlsruhe tram-train operator AVG signed a €59·5m contract with Bombardier Transportation on May 18 for the supply of a further 12 Flexity Swift ET 2010 light rail vehicles. Deliveries are due to take place between September 2017 and March 2018. Equipped to run on both the 750 V ...
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NewsMore tram-trains ordered for Karlsruhe
GERMANY: Karlsruhe tram-train operator AVG announced it had awarded a consortium of Stadler Rail Valencia and electrical equipment supplier Vossloh Kiepe a firm order for a further 25 Citylink NET 2012 low-floor vehicles on March 24. This is the second option on a contract signed in October 2011. The 25 ...
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NewsMore tram-trains ordered for Paris
FRANCE: On behalf of Paris regional transport authority STIF, SNCF has ordered a further 15 Citadis Dualis tram-train vehicles from Alstom. The order announced on January 5 is worth €75m and forms the second option on a framework contract signed in 2007. The vehicles are to be delivered from ...
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Metro Report InternationalDiesel tram-trains for Puebla
MEXICO: Vossloh Rail Vehicles has delivered what it says are the first tram-trains in the Americas, two diesel vehicles ordered last year by the government of the state of Puebla. The new vehicles have been acquired as part of an 800m pesos project to introduce a tourist service over the ...
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NewsDiesel tram-trains for Puebla
MEXICO: Vossloh Rail Vehicles has delivered what it says are the first tram-trains in the Americas, two diesel vehicles ordered last year by the government of the state of Puebla. The new vehicles have been acquired as part of an 800m pesos project to introduce a tourist service over the ...
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NewsFirst tram-train heads for Sheffield
UK: The first of seven Citylink vehicles for the Sheffield – Rotherham tram-train pilot project left Vossloh España’s factory near Valencia on November 18. Expected to leave the port of Santander on November 23, it is due to arrive in Southampton on November 28 before making the final leg of ...