All Europe articles – Page 18
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NewsSecond tram line opens in Ulm
GERMANY: The second tram line in Ulm was officially inaugurated on December 8 with a day of free travel. Line 2 links Science City in the northwest to Kuhberg in the southwest via a section that is shared with Line 1 between Theater and Ehinger Tor. A total of ...
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Metro Report InternationalTunnelling poised to start on Paris RER Line E extension
FRANCE: Construction of the main tunnel of the RER Line E extension between Courbevoie and Haussmann-Saint Lazare to the west of Paris will commence during the first quarter of 2019. This follows a traditional ceremony held at Courbevoie on November 28 to name the tunnel boring machine Virginie. Present at ...
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NewsŠkoda presents Chemnitz tram
GERMANY: Škoda Transportation has officially presented the first of 14 trams that it is supplying to Chemnitz transport operator CVAG. CVAG and Škoda signed a €35m contract in 2016 for the supply of the bidirectional ForCity Classic trams. The first is expected to enter passenger service early next year, ...
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NewsKeolis to operate Odense tram line
DENMARK: Odense Letbane has selected Keolis as preferred bidder to operate and maintain the light rail line due to open in the city in 2020. The 15-year contract to be signed by the Keolis Odense Letbane subsidiary is expected to generate cumulative revenue of €230m. The 14·5 km ...
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NewsDaugavpils tram contract signed
LATVIA: Public transport operator Daugavpils Satiksme and UAB Railvec signed a contract on November 26 for the supply of eight single-section trams. UAB Railvec was selected as preferred bidder in March. The Lithuanian company is partnering with PK Transportnye Systemy, which is likely to supply its Lionet tram. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalPalermo approves four tram projects
ITALY: Palermo city council has approved changes to its public works plan to include the construction of four tramway extensions. A: an extension of the existing Line 1 from the Palermo Centrale station to the stadium; B: an extension from the Notarbartolo terminus of lines 2, 3 and 4 to ...
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NewsElectric buses head to the Baltic seaside
LATVIA: The seaside resort of Jūrmala has ordered two Solaris Urbino 8.9 LE electric buses which are expected to enter service in the third quarter of 2019. Announcing the order on November 27, the manufacturer said they would be the first battery buses it has supplied to the Baltic States. ...
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NewsAmsterdam metro train contract signed
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam city transport operator GVB formally signed a contract for preferred bidder CAF to supply 30 three-car metro trainsets on November 28. Entry into service is planned from mid-2021, with the new trainsets replacing the S2 and S3/M4 fleets from 2024 and 2027 respectively. Branded Inneo by the ...
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Metro Report InternationalDarmstadt tram extension funding
GERMANY: The Land of Hessen has agreed to provide Darmstadt transport operator HEAG Mobilo with €12·3m towards the €19·6m cost of extending the tramway to Technischen Universität Darmstadt's Lichtwiese campus, Economics, Energy & Transport Minister Tarek Al-Wazir confirmed on November 28 The 1·1 km double track extension would run from ...
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NewsSalzburg expands trolleybus fleet
AUSTRIA: The city of Salzburg announced on November 26 that Swiss manufacturer Hess had been formally awarded a €15·3m contract to supply 15 articulated trolleybuses. Of the 15 vehicles, 11 will be equipped with batteries to permit off-wire operation. These will be charged while the vehicles are operating from ...
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NewsNürnberg orders Siemens U-Bahn trainsets
GERMANY: Nürnberg transport operator VAG has ordered a further six Type G1 four-car metro trainsets from Siemens Mobility. They are scheduled to enter service on Line U1 from 2021, replacing 12 two-car Type DT2 trainsets. The firm order announced on November 27 has been placed by exercising the first of ...
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NewsKeolis wins Nancy public transport operating contract
FRANCE: The greater Nancy metropolitan council has selected Keolis as the winner of a contract to operate its Star urban transport network for six years from January 1 2019. Keolis said the contract covering bus, electric shuttle, transport on demand, transport for passengers with reduced mobility and park-and-ride facilities across ...
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NewsBerlin buys trams to support energy switch and population growth
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has directly awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply a further 21 Flexity Berlin trams. The new order has been placed as a follow-on to a 2006 framework agreement which covered the supply of up to 210 trams from the Flexity family customised to Berlin’s ...
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NewsParis tram route T3b extended
FRANCE: A 4·3 km westward extension of Paris tram Line T3b from Porte de la Chapelle to Porte d’Asnières opened on November 24. This adds 4·3 km and eight stops, taking Line T3b to 14·3 km. The extension is intended to serve urban development projects in northern and northwestern Paris, ...
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NewsCross-border tram route extended
GERMANY: The branch of the Strasbourg tram network which crosses the River Rhine from France to Kehl in Germany was extended by 1·1 km on November 23. The extension has two stops, at Hochschule/Läger and Rathaus. It is intended to improve access to the shopping area of Kehl and ...
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NewsLondon Assembly’s Transport Committee publishes report on rail priorities
UK: The London Assembly’s Transport Committee published a report on November 26 setting out what it sees as the short-term priorities for heavy rail services in the capital. Broken Rails: A Rail Service Fit for Passengers makes six recommendations: 1. Effective small-scale interventions: The committee’s key recommendation is that infrastructure ...
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NewsBombardier selected for Wiener Lokalbahnen LRV contract
AUSTRIA: Wiener Lokalbahnen has selected Bombardier Transportation Austria as preferred bidder to supply up to 34 light rail vehicles, the operator announced on November 23. Bombardier’s bid in the tender called in February was judged as the best. The contract, due to be signed after the statutory 10-day standstill ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous bus trial planned for Edinburgh
UK: Passenger-carrying trials of full-sized autonomous buses is due to take place in Edinburgh from 2020. Government research funding body Innovate UK is contributing £4·4m towards the project, with additional funding coming from operator Stagecoach East Scotland, Transport Scotland, bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, technology company Fusion Processing and mobility ...
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NewsKeolis to operate Tours public transport for seven more years
FRANCE: Transport authority Tours Métropole Val de Loire renewed its contract with Keolis to operate and maintain the city’s Fil Bleu public transport network on November 19. The seven-year contract running from January 1 2019 is expected to generate revenue of €427m. Keolis intends to increase the number of ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon bus depot goes electric
UK: RATP Dev announced on November 15 that it had completed the upgrade of its Shepherd’s Bush depot in west London to operate electric buses. Last year RATP Dev London ordered 36 10·8 m Enviro200 EV battery buses from a BYD-Alexander Dennis consortium. To be stabled at Shepherd’s Bush, ...