New Elizabeth Line operator aims to offer ‘the best of Tokyo and London’
UK: Transport for London has selected the GTS Rail Operations Ltd joint venture of rail and bus operator Go-Ahead Group (65%), recently part-privatised operator Tokyo Metro (17·5%) and diverse Japanese business group Sumitomo Corp (17·5%) for the next concession to operate Elizabeth Line services.
Consultants to support West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme
UK: West Yorkshire Combined Authority has appointed a consortium of Jacobs and Mott MacDonald as its Design Development Partner for the next phase of the West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme, which includes two light rail lines integrated with cycling, walking and rail travel.
Solar farms could power London Underground trains
UK: Transport for London has called tenders for the development of purpose-built solar photovoltaic farms to generate zero-carbon electricity for the London Underground network.
Vibrations used to provide tramway safety alerts
UK: Testing on the Sheffield Supertram network has found that the VibeSafe portable track vibration detection system developed by Efficiency Ups Ltd could offer a reliable and cost-effective way of alerting pedestrians to approaching trams.
London Underground train production underway in Goole
Metro Report International visits the factory in Goole where Siemens Mobility is producing trains for London Underground’s Piccadidlly Line
London Underground Bakerloo Line Extension stations study commissioned
UK: Transport for London has appointed AECOM and WW+P Architects to undertake a feasibility study for the four stations on the proposed extension of London Underground’s Bakerloo Line southeast from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham.
‘Critical’ decision on London Underground's Bakerloo Line fleet is needed
UK: Officials across government departments recognise that Transport for London needs a long-term comprehensive funding agreement, but ‘the challenge is the duration and quantum involved’, London’s Transport Commissioner Andy Lord said at the opening of Siemens Mobility’s Goole factory on October 3.
KeolisAmey retains Docklands Light Railway operating contract
TfL appoints Elephant & Castle tunnelling contractor
Novel software to assess Transport for London clearances
Contactless payment expansion on hold following TfL cybersecurity incident
Four suppliers invited to bid to renew Croydon tram fleet
Transport for London says cybersecurity incident does not impact services
Positive response to Docklands Light Railway extension consultation
London Underground seeks new ways to mind the gap
Burnham bullish on Liverpool – Manchester fast line prospects
Rail and tram-train in Manchester’s Bee Network expansion plans
Tyne & Wear Metro SCADA contract awarded
Elizabeth Line tunnels get mobile coverage
Aluminium cladding saves leaking TfL building