Articles in the December 2013 issue of Metro Report International.
Comment
Lucky Montana of PRASA stresses the importance of South Africa's fleet renewal programme
News Review
Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news
Riyadh
A six-line driverless network takes shape in the Saudi capital
China
Metro and tram plans continue to multiply in cities across the land
Adelaide
Trams and suburban services targeted in transport plan
Interview: Maciej Lignowski
The President of SKM w Trójmiescie sets out upgrade priorities for the suburban line serving Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot
Mumbai
Metro Line 3 gains approval as Line 1 starts test running
Delhi
The ambitious Phase III will expand the network to double its current size
Harbin
Andrew Benton reports on the first metro line in a city with notoriously cold winters
Liverpool
A look back at improvements to the suburban network in Merseyrail’s first decade as operator
Singapore
Karol Zemek delves into the Land Transport Masterplan 2013
Spain
Dirk Budach assesses urban rail projects hit by the recent recession
Zaragoza
Dr Harry Hondius visits a new tram line on the Ebro and examines its catenary-free technology
San Francisco
The Caltrain commuter line is to be electrified and resignalled
Commuter trains
Murray Hughes reports on several large fleet refreshment programmes
Innovations
The latest products and services for the urban rail industry
Viewpoint
Jay Walder of MTR Corp offers his vision of how operators can take the ‘mass’ out of mass transport
