Australasia urban transport news – Page 6

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    First CBD & South East tram delivered to Sydney

    2017-08-01T14:10:16Z

    AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales took delivery of first of 60 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is supplying to operate on the CBD & South East Light Rail line in Sydney on August 1. The ALTRAC Light Rail consortium has a A$2·1bn PPP contract to build, operate and ...

  • A joint venture of Keolis and Downer EDI now operates bus and ferry services in Newcastle, New South Wales.
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    Keolis Downer takes over operation of Newcastle transport network

    2017-07-10T14:08:18Z

    AUSTRALIA: A joint venture of French public transport operator Keolis and infrastructure services company Downer EDI took over the operation of bus and ferry services in Newcastle, New South Wales, on July 1. According to Keolis, this is the ‘first multimodal transport system to be operated by a private operator ...

  • Alstom is supplying 60 Citadis X05 trams to Sydney.
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    First Citadis X05 tram rolled out

    2017-05-24T11:11:22Z

    AUSTRALIA: The first of 60 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is supplying to operate on the CBD & South East Light Rail line in Sydney has been rolled out, and is due to arrive in Sydney later this year. A consortium including Alstom signed a A$2·1bn PPP contract to ...

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    Parramatta light rail project scope revised

    2017-02-17T11:02:30Z

    AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and NSW Transport & Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance announced the preferred route for the revised Parramatta light rail project on February 17. The first phase is now expected to link Westmead with Carlingford via central Parramatta and Camellia, replacing the existing single-line ...

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    Keolis Downer to operate Newcastle light rail

    2016-12-14T10:30:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales announced on December 12 that it had selected the Keolis Downer joint venture of Keolis and Downer EDI to operate and maintain public transport in Newcastle for 10 years from July 2017 under a A$450m contract. Operating under the Newcastle Transport brand, the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Second Sydney metro line announced

    2016-11-14T08:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced on November 14 that it is planning to build a second metro line in the state capital. Sydney Metro West would connect central Sydney with Parramatta on a mostly underground alignment. The government notes that nearly half of Sydney’s population lives in ...

  • he New South Wales government has appointed Arup as its infrastructure technical adviser for the Parramatta Light Rail project.
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    Parramatta Light Rail infrastructure adviser appointed

    2016-10-18T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has appointed Arup as its infrastructure technical adviser for the Parramatta Light Rail project in western Sydney. Arup said it would provide support across all technical disciplines and urban design aspirations for the corridor. Intended to support a predicted westwards shift in Sydney’s centre ...