All Light Rail articles – Page 8
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Metro Report International
SUMO wrestles with rising transport operating costs
GERMANY: The transport operators in Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig have formed the SUMO alliance to facilitate co-operation to reduce their costs. Plans for the Sächsische Unternehmensallianz Mobilität include joint efforts to reduce energy consumption, make infrastructure management more efficient, improve timetable and staff planning, offer more ...
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Rail Business UK
Light rail in Havering Council infrastructure vision
UK: Havering Council has announced an infrastructure vision for the east London borough which includes a ‘tram, light rail or other form of transport’.
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Metro Report International
Bank card payment in next Victoria Myki ticketing contract
AUSTRALIA: Conduent Business Services and its partner Convergint have been awarded a contract to operate Victoria’s Myki public transport ticketing system for 15 years from December 1 2023.
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Metro Report International
Bologna starts construction of its first modern tram line
ITALY: Construction work has started for the 16·5 km Red Line tram route in Bologna, with events marking the occasion held at the site of the future depot in Borgo Panigale and the northern terminus at Michelino-Fiera. The first of four routes in a planned 57 ...
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Metro Report International
Tramway electrification competency guidance published
UK: The Light Rail Safety & Standards Board has published its latest Overhead Line Equipment Systems Training & Competency Guidance. ‘This guidance will effectively support the delivery of light railway engineering OLE competency in relation to training apprentices, new recruits and improving the skills of existing ...
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Metro Report International
Transit Infrastructure Division to manage Twin Cities transport projects
USA: The Metropolitan Council which co-ordinates transport and other projects across seven counties in the Minneapolis-St Paul area has announced the formation of a Regional Transit Infrastructure Division. This is intended to provide a more consistent and robust approach to transport projects that are ‘significant in ...
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Metro Report International
Bordeaux tramway reaches the airport
FRANCE: A 5 km branch of Bordeaux tram Route A from Quatre Chemins to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport was opened for revenue service at noon on April 29. The extension is single track with passing points at the five stops. Services operate every 10 ...
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Metro Report International
New generation Flexity tram enters service in Brussels
BELGIUM: Brussels transport operator STIB has put the first of its ‘new generation’ Flexity trams into service on Route 51 between Midi and Stade with effect from April 26. The 100% low-floor Series 3200 vehicles are being supplied by Alstom under a €480m framework contract which ...
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Metro Report International
Construction of Tallinn old harbour tramway extension begins
ESTONIA: Construction work has started on the second phase of the Vanasadam tram extension through the old harbour area of Tallinn. The 2·5 km line linking Linnahall and Paberi stops on the existing network will create a loop through the harbour area and city centre. This ...
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Metro Report International
Berlin tram network ups the voltage
GERMANY: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe has completed conversion of the traction power supply on its entire 196 route-km tram network from 600 V DC to 750 V DC.
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Metro Report International
Flexity tram enters service in Duisburg
GERMANY: The first of 47 Flexity Classic trams which Alstom is supplying to Duisburg entered passenger service on Route 903 on April 13. ‘Sustainable public transport in the city requires modern and comfortable vehicles’, said Mayor Sören Link. ‘With the new trams, we want to persuade ...
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Metro Report International
Tram becomes rolling weather station
GERMANY: A Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr tram has been fitted with weather monitoring sensors to complement static equipment which municipal transport, energy and digital technology company Smart City Mannheim is installing at 400 fixed locations throughout the city by the end of 2023. The equipment includes two air parameter sensors ...
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Metro Report International
Rostov-na-Donu tramway reconstruction concession signed
RUSSIA: Sinara City Transport Solutions has signed a public-private partnership concession agreement for the upgrading and expansion of the tram network in Rostov-na-Donu. The work to be undertaken in 2023-28 includes the modernisation of 43·7 km of track and 15 substations, and the construction of 75·3 ...
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Metro Report International
Paris in Olympic sprint to install ticket machines
FRANCE: Paris transport operator RATP has awarded Flowbird a contract to supply 100 ticket vending machines, with a tight deadline for installation at metro stations and tram stops ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games which are expected to bring large numbers of visitors to ...
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Metro Report International
Vitoria-Gasteiz tramway extended to serve growing suburb
SPAIN: A extension of the Vitoria-Gasteiz tramway has opened to serve a developing suburban area. A day of free travel marked the start of passenger services on April 11, and operator Euskotren is holding information and familiarisation events throughout the month. The extension in the southeast ...
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News
Stadler sees growth amid the turmoil
Continuing the remarkable expansion of recent years, Swiss-based Stadler remains profitable as it pivots towards the signalling sector. Toma Bačić reports from the company’s headquarters in Bussnang.
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Metro Report International
Trams with Mariupol steel enter service in Kyiv
UKRAINE: Tatra-Yug trams which have begun entering service in Kyiv contain steel which was produced at the Azovstal works in Mariupol before it was destroyed in Russia’s full-scale invasion. ‘Despite the tragic events, Mariupol steel continues to live on’, said steelmaker Metinvest, when the first eight ...
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In depth
Algeria: Urban projects back on track
Flush with higher revenues from oil and natural gas exports, Algeria has restarted extensions to the capital city’s metro and is unfreezing tram projects that had been put on ice. Christian Scasso reports.
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Metro Report International
Tram facility to become Transport for London’s first low carbon depot
UK: The London Trams depot at Therapia Lane west of Croydon is to be made ‘cleaner, greener and cheaper to run’, as the first of a number of low carbon depots planned for the Transport for London network. The heating systems are to be upgraded with ...
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Metro Report International
South Yorkshire plans for Supertram future
UK: The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has started work to establish a framework for the future management of the Supertram light rail network in Sheffield, which is due to be taken over by an arm’s length public sector company when Stagecoach’s current operating contract expires ...