Tram-train news – Page 5
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NewsLyon tram-train service launched
FRANCE: SNCF began operating tram-train services from Lyon Saint-Paul to Sain-Bel on September 24, following an official opening ceremony two days before. On weekdays there is now a service every 30 min, increasing to every 15 min between Lyon and L'Arbresle during the peaks. It is hoped that ridership ...
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NewsChemnitz orders electro-diesel tram-trains
GERMANY: Vossloh has won an order to supply eight electro-diesel tram-trains for the network under development around Chemnitz, with an option for two more. Delivery is planned for 2014. The €42·3m contract was signed by transport authority Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen on August 14, with funding from the Land of Sachsen and ...
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NewsCancún tram-train feasibility study commissioned
MEXICO: Spanish metre-gauge operator FEVE is to undertake feasibility studies for a new tram-train network serving Caribbean resorts between Cancún and Tulum. FEVE is to study a route linking Cancún with Cozumel, Solidaridad, Benito Juárez, Isla Mujeres and Tulum, serving an area containing some of the most important tourist destinations ...
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NewsUK must start developing tram-train now
UK: Detailed planning for tram-train projects should begin immediately rather than wait for the outcome of the recently-confirmed Sheffield - Rotherham pilot project, Geoff Inskip, Chief Executive of West Midlands transport authority Centro, told the All-Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group on June 13. The pilot scheme is scheduled to run ...
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NewsRotherham tram-tram project funding confirmed
UK: Funding for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme which will use the Supertram light rail network and a freight line to link Sheffield and Rotherham was confirmed by Transport Minister Norman Baker on May 17. The project includes the acquisition of seven tram-train vehicles, a 400 m connection between Supertram ...
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NewsAarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead
DENMARK: Legal powers enabling the construction of Denmark's first modern light rail line in Aarhus were approved by parliament on May 8. The Aarhus Letbane joint venture of the municipality, Ministry of Transport and Midtjylland region can now be formally established as project promoter, and the tendering process launched. ...
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NewsVossloh tests Tramlink light rail vehicle
SPAIN: Vossloh España has begun testing of a prototype Tramlink light rail vehicle at its Albuixech plant outside Valencia. Developed at a cost of €20m, Tramlink is designed for both surface and underground operations; Spanish metre-gauge operator FEVE has ordered four units for the future tram-train network in León. Built ...
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NewsKarlsruhe orders Vossloh tram-trains
GERMANY: Vossloh has won a €75m contract to supply Karlsruhe transport operators VBK and AVG with 25 Citylink NET 2012 tram-train vehicles from October 2013. The deal signed on October 25 includes an option for up to 50 more of the low-floor cars. They are to be supplied through ...
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NewsVossloh to supply Rotherham tram-trains
UK: Vossloh has been selected as ‘lead bidder’ for the supply of rolling stock for the Sheffield - Rotherham tram-train pilot project, Transport Minister Norman Baker told an event organised by the All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group on July 12. The business case is still being ...
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NewsMulhouse tram-train enters service
FRANCE: Tram-train services were inaugurated on a 22 km interurban route between Mulhouse and Thann on December 11, worked by 12 Siemens Avanto vehicles. A third tram route linking Mulhouse and Lutterbach started operation at the same time. Free rides were available between the city centre and Lutterbach during the ...
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NewsTram-train on test at Crécy-la-Chapelle
FRANCE: A Siemens Avanto tram-train vehicle from the Bondy - Aulnay route T4 in Paris was tested by SNCF on the 10 km single-track Esbly - Crécy-la-Chapelle line east of the capital on June 2-4. The lack of a passing loop on the branch means it is not possible to ...
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NewsCitadis Dualis delivered to Nantes
FRANCE: A Citadis Dualis tram-train left Alstom's Valenciennes site on January 4 destined for Nantes in the Loire region, where it will undergo extensive tests. A shuttle service between Nantes and Clisson is expected to start in September. The tram-train had previously carried out initial test runs on the RFF ...
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NewsMedoc tram-train project manager appointed
FRANCE: A consortium led by Systra has been appointed as project manager for the Medoc tram-train scheme, which will use the existing Bordeaux - Pointe de Grave railway to provide a tram service to Bruges and Blanquefort. Opening is planned for December 2013, with the 7 km route to ...
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NewsAlsatian Avanto goes on display
FRANCE: The first Siemens Avanto tram-train for the Vallée de la Thur line is to be displayed to the public in the Place de la Gare in Mulhouse from December 3-6. The LRV is the first of 12 ordered to operate tram-trains between Mulhouse and Thann Saint-Jacques. Similar to the ...
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NewsSt Albans Abbey tram-train announced
UK: Consultation on the introduction of tram-style vehicles to replace heavy rail services on the Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey line was announced by Secretary of State for Transport Lord Andrew Adonis on October 30. The 10 km branch operated by the London Midland franchise currently carries 450 ...
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NewsRotherham tram-train replaces Penistone scheme
UK: Proposals to test diesel 'tram-trains' on the Sheffield - Huddersfield line have been put on hold in favour of linking Sheffield city centre with Rotherham through a new connection between the Supertram light rail network and a Network Rail freight line at Meadowhall South. 'We have learned a ...
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NewsDutch tram-train trial to end
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch tram-train pilot project between Alphen-aan den Rijn and Gouda is expected to end with the December 2009 timetable change, when the current mix of trams and EMUs will be replaced by a strengthened train service. This follows the signing of an agreement between the province of ...
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NewsLa Réunion picks tram-train concessionaire
FRANCE: The regional council in La Réunion selected the Tram'Tiss consortium as preferred bidder for the PPP concession to develop the Indian Ocean island's ambitious interurban tram-train route on August 13. Led by Bouygues, Bombardier and Veolia, the consortium also includes Colas, local architects and financial partners such as ...
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NewsMulhouse tram line extended to Bourtzwiller
FRANCE: Following the opening of a three-station extension on July 4, Mulhouse’s tram line now serves the suburb of Bourtzwiller, as part of an ongoing urban regeneration project. The opening day was marked with local celebrations and free travel. Officials made the inaugural trip using a tram decorated with ...
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NewsTram-trains bids invited
UK: Train operating company Northern Rail has issued an Invitation to Tender for the supply and maintenance of lightweight tram-train vehicles to operate on the Shefffied - Barnsley - Penistone - Huddersfield line during a two-year trial sponsored by the Department for Transport. Northern is looking to acquire a minimum ...