Light rail news – Page 27
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Metro Report InternationalMálaga extension opening expected to double ridership
SPAIN: Ridership on the Metro de Málaga light rail network is expected to double from seven to 14 million passengers/year following the opening of an extension into the city centre on March 27. The 1·7 km underground extension starts at El Perchel-María Zambrano, adjacent to the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMallorca tram-train scheme revived
SPAIN: After a decade in limbo, plans have been revived for tram-train style service from Manacor to Artá in the northeast of the island of Mallorca. Development was suspended for financial reasons in 2012. In mid-March this year, the regional government and Manacor town council agreed ...
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Metro Report InternationalZürich trams donated to Ukraine
UKRAINE: Zürich transport operator VBZ has donated 35 secondhand Tram 2000 vehicles to Vinnytsia. The first batch of eight trams set off from Switzerland on March 15. It is expected that will have a further service life of 12 to 15 years on the Ukrainian city’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon tram overspeed prevention system certified to SIL2
UK: London Trams’ overspeed prevention system has been independently certified to Safety Integrity Level 2. In January 2019 Transport for London awarded DB’s rolling stock technical consultancy DB ESG a contract to develop, design, install and commission a Physical Prevention of Over-Speeding tool. This followed the ...
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Metro Report InternationalVery Light Rail ultra-thin tram track installed for load testing
UK: A sensor-equipped section of track developed for the Coventry Very Light Rail project has been installed at a city council depot, where the movement of heavy goods vehicles will enable its performance to be tested under stress conditions. The track has been developed by ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF to supply trams for revived Alcalá de Guadaíra project
SPAIN: The junta of Andalucía has awarded CAF a €32·5m contract to supply six trams for the future tramway in Alcalá de Guadaíra, to the east of Sevilla. The contract announced by the manufacturer on March 20 includes the supply of spare parts and two years ...
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Metro Report InternationalBudapest exercises final tram option
HUNGARY: Budapest transport authority BKK has placed a firm order for a further 31 CAF Urbos 3 trams, the manufacturer announced on March 20. The HF54bn order is to be financed entirely from European Union sources. The order uses the final option ...
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Metro Report InternationalKrasnoyarsk tramway modernisation concession signed
RUSSIA: An agreement for the modernisation of the tram network in the city of Krasnoyarsk has been signed by the regional authority and tramway project PPP concessionaire Movista Regions. The agreement signed on March 6 covers the procurement of 50 two-section low-floor trams, along with the ...
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Metro Report InternationalBattery-hydrogen fuel cell light rail vehicle unveiled
CHINA: A hydrogen fuel cell and lithium battery powered light rail vehicle designed for catenary-free operation on suburban lines, in scenic areas and at locations such as airports has been unveiled at Baoding in central Hebei province. The high-floor LRV has been developed by Hebei Jingche ...
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Metro Report InternationalGdańsk tramway extension opens
POLAND: An extension of the Gdańsk tram network has opened, running for 1·7 km along the newly-built Nowa Warszawska road from Ujescisko to Przemyska to link two existing tram lines in the south of the city. Celebrations on March 4 included a tram parade, family picnic ...
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Metro Report InternationalRussian tram with all-domestic components on test
RUSSIA: Testing of a tram produced by Uraltransmash using entirely domestically manufactured components is underway in Yekaterinburg, with a view to obtaining certification to enable series production. The single-section fully low-floor Type 71-415M tram is a restyled version of UTM’s 71-415 design. The interior and exterior ...
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Metro Report InternationalVélez-Málaga tramway revival planned
SPAIN: Vélez-Málaga council has called tenders for infrastructure works to reopen the closed tramway. The 18-month contract with an estimated value of €3·4m would include rehabilitation of the track, overhead electrification and stops. It will be financed with €3·7m from the EU’s Next Generation fund. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalInnsbruck tramway extension opens
AUSTRIA: The Innsbruck tram network is to be extended west from Technik-West to Völs by 2030 at the latest, the Land of Tirol’s transport portfolio holder René Zumtobel said at the opening of an eastern extension of Line 5. The Land has invested €30m in the ...
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Rail Business UKUKTram appoints Lindsay Murphy as Interim Chair
UK: The board of light rail industry association UKTram has appointed Lindsay Murphy, Technical Director at TXM Consult, as Interim Chair. She has more than 30 years’ experience of transport engineering, including working on tram network extensions in Nottingham and asset management at Manchester Metrolink, and ...
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Metro Report InternationalSky, fields and rippling waves inspire light rail vehicle styling
JAPAN: Fukui Railway is taking delivery of three F2000 Fukuramu Liner light rail vehicles ordered from Alna Sharyo.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Stadler Tyne & Wear Metro trainset delivered
UK: The first of the 46 Class 555 trainsets that Stadler is to supply for the Tyne & Wear Metro under a £362m fleet replacement programme was delivered to Gosforth depot in the early hours of February 28, having arrived from Switzerland by rail via the ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to replace Philadelphia trolley fleet
USA: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board has selected Alstom Transportation to replace its entire Philadelphia trolley fleet with modern vehicles meeting current accessibility standards. The contract announced by SEPTA on February 23 will include a $714m base order for 130 trams to be delivered in ...
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Metro Report InternationalWeather guidance for tram operators published
UK: Weather and climate resilience guidance for light rail operators has been developed by the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board. The LRG37 Weather & Climate Resilience document produced in partnership with an operators’ working group led by industry association UKTram highlights the impact of severe ...
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Metro Report InternationalDigital wayfinding to help visually impaired passengers use tram services
ISRAEL: The 114 CAF trams that are scheduled to begin entering service in Jerusalem later this year will be equipped with technology from digital wayfinding company Step-Hear which is designed to make it easier for blind and visually impaired people to travel. The Jerusalem Transportation Masterplan ...
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Metro Report InternationalTemirtau tramway operations suspended
KAZAKHSTAN: Services have been suspended on the 11 km single-route tramway owned and operated by steelmaker ArcelorMittal in the city of Temirtau.