Articles in the December 2015 issue of Metro Report International.
Comment
FGC's General Director Pere Calvet considers the role that suburban railways need to play and the challenges that lie ahead
News Review
Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news
City digest
European trams delivered, Dublin Metro revived, TOD funding, Hamburg consults on expansion, Turkish tram market still active, US light rail expands
Interview: Don Orseno
Metra's Executive Director talks about the challenges facing the Chicago commuter operator
California
The Altamont Corridor Express between the northern San Joaquin Valley and San Jose plans to expand
Melbourne
Tunnels under the city centre will free up capacity on the increasingly busy suburban network
Paris
Funding committed to expand the French capital's rail networks
Rhein-Ruhr
Contracts are now in place for the ambitious Rhein-Ruhr Express project
Tokyo
JR East explains the complexities of operating its dense network of routes around the Japanese capital
Warszawa
Plans are afoot to expand the metro, tram and suburban networks
Poland
Airport rail links expand suburban operations in Gdańsk and Kraków
Alternative revenue
Transport authorities are exploring ways to earn money from corporate partnerships
Superstructure renewal
Metro Madrid is renewing turnouts to reduce noise and vibration
High speed grinding
The HSG-city rail grinder has been deployed by several urban networks
Static charging
Nice adopts supercapacitors and static charging for its second tram route
Innovations
Drone survey, ticketing, energy recovery
Innovations
The latest technologies and products for the urban rail industry
