Canada railway news – Page 11
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NewsKeltbray eyes Canada as UK electrification ‘looks less certain’
CANADA: Construction company Aecon and British engineering and construction firm Keltbray Group have signed a memorandum of understanding with a view to developing a joint venture to bid for rail electrification contracts in Canada. This is Keltbray’s first venture into the international market, having entered the UK electrification sector in ...
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Metro Report InternationalHamilton LRT request for proposals issued
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have issued a request for proposals to the three groups shortlisted for the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hamilton Light Rail Transit project. The Hamilton LRT project is to be undertaken using IO’s Alternative Financing & Procurement DBFOM model. The east–west ...
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Metro Report InternationalPreferred bidder selected to build Toronto’s Finch West light rail line
CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario announced on April 11 that they had selected Mosaic Transit Group as preferred bidder to build the Finch West light rail project in Toronto. The consortium comprises Aecon, ACS Infrastructure Canada and CRH Canada Group, each with ...
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Metro Report InternationalMontréal automated metro contracts signed
CANADA: CDPQ Infra signed the contracts for the Réseau Électrique Métropolitain automated metro project in Montréal on April 12, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the same day. The 67 km network is intended to link the south shore suburbs, the city centre, the airport, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue ...
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NewsAlstom opens Canadian light rail vehicle factory
CANADA: Alstom opened an assembly plant for light rail vehicles in Brampton, Ontario on April 10. The factory will be used to produce 61 light rail vehicles that Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx ordered in May 2017. The C$528m contract includes an option for ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Edmonton Valley Line LRV completed
CANADA: The first light rail vehicle for Edmonton’s Valley Line has been completed at Bombardier Transportation’s factory in Kingston. It is scheduled to arrive in Edmonton in mid-2018. Bombardier is supplying 26 LRVs for the first phase of the Valley Line project as part of the TransEd Partners consortium, ...
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem signs Vancouver driverless train contract
CANADA: Hyundai Rotem announced on February 26 that it had signed a 62·1bn won contract with Vancouver regional transport authority TransLink for the supply of 24 metro cars for the driverless Canada Line. Deliveries from Rotem’s Changwon plant in South Korea are due to take place in 2019-20. ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom and SNC-Lavalin to build Montréal’s automated metro
CANADA: CDPQ Infra announced the winning bidders for the construction and operation of the Réseau Électrique Métropolitain automated metro project in Montréal on February 8. Construction is due to start in April, with testing to start at the end of 2020 and passenger services on the first branch beginning ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdmonton Valley Line LRV mock-up presented
CANADA: A mock-up of a light rail vehicle for Edmonton’s Valley Line was presented to officials on February 2. Bombardier Transportation is supplying 26 LRVs for the first phase of the project as part of the TransEd Partners consortium, which has a PPP contract to design, build and finance ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto Subway Line 1 extends into York
CANADA: A northern extension of Toronto Subway Line 1 into York was inaugurated on December 17, with a day of free travel. The 8·6 km section from Sheppard West to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre via York University adds six stations and 14 min of journey time to Line 1. It ...
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Metro Report InternationalMontréal metro depot funding allocated
CANADA: The Government of Québec has announced that it will contribute C$330m towards the construction of a new depot on the Montréal metro network. Operator STM will provide the balance of the C$440m cost. The underground depot with space to stable 10 trainsets will be built the Côte-Vertu terminus ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdmonton to introduce contactless ticketing
CANADA: Vix Technology has been selected to supply integrated account-based contactless ticketing to three public transport agencies in the Edmonton region. The 15-year contract would see Vix implement and operate back-office equipment and validators that would be used for payment with contactless EMV cards as well as prepaid smart ...
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Metro Report InternationalFinch West funding announced
CANADA: The federal and Ontario governments announced funding for the Finch West light rail project in Toronto on June 23. Ontario is to provide C$1·2bn, with the federal government supplying up to C$333m. The 11 km light rail line along Finch Avenue would link from Finch West metro station ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins second Ottawa light rail vehicle order
CANADA: Ottawa light rail project developer Rideau Transit Group has awarded Alstom a €200m contract to supply 38 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for Stage 2 of the O-Train network. The consortium of SNC-Lavalin, ACS Infrastructure, EllisDon, Dragados Canada and Veolia Transportation Services is building the 12·5 km Confederation ...
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Metro Report InternationalFederal funding for REM agreed
CANADA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 15 that the federal government is to provide C$1·28bn towards the construction of the Réseau Électrique Métropolitain automated metro project in Montréal. All the funding for the project is now in place. Public pension and insurance investor Caisse de dépôt et ...
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NewsHudson Bay Railway services to Churchill suspended after washouts
CANADA: Hudson Bay Railway services between Amery, 47 km northeast of Gillam, and Churchill have been suspended indefinitely owing to ‘unprecedented and catastrophic’ flood damage and are not expected to resume before the winter season, parent company OmniTRAX announced on June 9. HBR has been unable to operate to Churchill ...
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Metro Report InternationalHurontario light rail shortlist announced
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have shortlisted three consortia for the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit project to the west of Toronto. Hitachi, Transdev, Keolis and RATP Dev are among the shortlisted bidders (below). A Request for ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetrolinx selects Alstom as alternative light rail vehicle supplier
CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx has awarded Alstom a firm order to supply 61 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for C$529m. The order announced on May 12 includes options for more vehicles. Alstom is to supply 17 vehicles for the Finch West LRT project, with ...
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Metro Report InternationalCourt backs Bombardier in Ontario LRV dispute
CANADA: Ontario provincial transport authority Metrolinx cannot immediately cancel a contract with Bombardier Transportation for the supply of 182 light rail vehicles without compensating the manufacturer, a court ruled on April 19.Metrolinx had launched legal proceedings against Bombardier over what it claimed were a series of delays to the production ...
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Metro Report InternationalGO Transit RER receives C$1·8bn in federal funding
CANADA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 31 that the federal government is to provide C$1·8bn towards the GO Transit Regional Express Rail project being developed in the Greater Golden Horseshoe centred on Toronto. The money is to come from the New Building Canada Fund, with the province ...