Light rail news – Page 37
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Metro Report InternationalBoston inaugurates GLX phase 1
USA: The first phase of Boston’s long-planned Green Line Extension was opened for revenue service on March 21, when light rail trains began running through onto the Union Square branch in Somerville.
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Metro Report InternationalCracks cause further West Midlands Metro suspension
UK: Tram services between Birmingham and Wolverhampton operated by West Midlands Metro were suspended on March 19 after further cracking was identified in the fleet of CAF Urbos 3 vehicles.
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Metro Report InternationalNagasaki acquires low-floor tram with longitudinal seating
JAPAN: Nagasaki Electric Tramway has unveiled its first Alna Sharyo Type 6000 tram, which it says is the first 100% low-floor car to have longitudinal seating throughout. The single-section tram is 12·2 m long, 2 300 mm wide and 3 740 mm ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrams to return to Konstantynów
POLAND: A consortium of Przedsiębiorstwo Drogowo-Budowlane Kemy and MPK-Łódź has been awarded a 80·6m złoty design and build contract to rehabilitate the out of use tram line between the city of Łódź and Konstantynów. The 7 km route running west from the Zdrowie terminus in Łódź ...
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Metro Report InternationalCamp de Tarragona tram plan
SPAIN: Catalan transport operator FGC has called tenders for a €1·9m, 18-month contract to produce specifications for the first phase of the proposed Tramvia del Camp de Tarragona light rail line. This would run 14·6 km through the municipalities of Cambrils, Salou and Vila-seca, using the ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram driver trainer standards published
UK: Light rail industry association UKTram has published a set of National Occupational Standards for tram driver trainers, which has been approved by the Scottish Qualification Authority. This forms part of a wider joint project by UKTram and the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board to ...
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Metro Report InternationalLA Metro approves West Santa Ana light rail line
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved the construction of a light rail line to serve the southeastern part of the county.
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Metro Report InternationalJerusalem Purple Line tram route approved
ISRAEL: The Regional Planning Committee has approved the proposed route for the Purple Line tramway in Jerusalem. The 14 km line with 19 stops is intended to form an east-west corridor across the southern part of the city. The first stage would start from an interchange ...
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In depthIsrael: Light rail is not the only fruit
Due to open later this year, Tel Aviv’s light rail Red Line is the first route in a planned six-line network to serve the rapidly expanding conurbation.
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Metro Report InternationalSchöneicher-Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn orders low-floor trams
GERMANY: Schöneicher–Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn has awarded Modertrans a contract to supply three low-floor trams for use on Route 87, which connects Berlin-Rahnsdorf S-Bahn station with Woltersdorf, just outside Berlin. The 5·6 km standard gauge line is currently operated using 60-year old Gotha vehicles. The new low-floor trams ...
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In depthTurkey: Currency crunch dents metro expansion
An array of urban and suburban rail projects is underway across Turkey, but political squabbles between central government and city administrations and major currency fluctuations could yet hinder delivery of the investment, as David O’Byrne explains.
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Metro Report InternationalWork to begin on Barcelona tram extension
SPAIN: Work on the long-planned link between the isolated Trambesòs and Trambaix light rail networks in Barcelona is expected to begin in the second week of March, following the award of construction contracts for the first half of the route. Following a series of feasibility studies, ...
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Metro Report InternationalRabat-Salé tram network extended
MOROCCO: Two extensions to Line 2 of the Rabat-Salé tram network were opened for revenue service on February 16, more than two years later than originally planned. Line 2 has been extended by 2·4 km southwest from Hôpital Moulay Youssef to Yacoub Al Mansour, adding 4 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBrandenburg trials elastomer infills to create cycle-safe tramways
GERMANY: Tram operator Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel is testing bicycle-safe tram line cover profiles to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in the city’s old town.
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Rail Business UKLight rail ‘authority to work’ system made available
UK: The PERMIT+ authority to work system designed specifically for the light rail sector is now being made available to all UK operators following extensive trials in Edinburgh. Developed by industry body UKTram in partnership with Edinburgh Trams and software company Metrotech, the web portal and ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransurb launches mixed reality compact driving simulator
BELGIUM: Transurb has launched a compact Nano Simulator for tram driver training which uses mixed reality functionality to replicate the immersive training experience traditionally found in a full-cab simulator. The company has been developing portable simulators for light rail and tram customers for many years, but ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg orders trams with driverless capability
RUSSIA: St Petersburg transport operator Gorelektrotrans has awarded PK TS a 6·9bn rouble contract to supply a total of 57 trams. The order announced on February 8 includes three three-section, 27·5 m long 71-931M Vityaz-M trams with a capacity of 188 passengers, and 54 two-section, 19·4 ...
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Metro Report InternationalEIB backs Wrocław tram fleet renewal
POLAND: Transport operator MPK Wrocław has finalised a 165·9m złoty agreement with the European Investment Bank to help finance the procurement of new trams over the next three years. ‘We are consistently implementing a strategic plan to improve the quality of public transport, which was outlined ...
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Metro Report InternationalPro Football Hall of Fame light rail line study
USA: Stark Area Regional Transit Authority has awarded consultancy WSP USA a contract to undertake studies for a light rail service connecting the centre of Canton, Ohio, with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and potentially with Belden Village and Akron-Canton Airport. Any future service would ...
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Metro Report InternationalSix prequalify for Haifa – Nazareth tram-train concession
ISRAEL: Project promoter Trans Israel has prequalified six consortia for the Infra 2 PPP concession to finance, design and procure the railway systems and rolling stock for the future Haifa – Nazareth inter-urban light rail line, and to operate the completed route. The six are: ...