All Tram/Light rail vehicle articles – Page 7

  • ch-Stadler Bussnang visit March 2023-TB (6)
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    Stadler sees growth amid the turmoil

    2023-04-06T09:52:00Z

    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.

  • Craiova Pesa tram
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    Twist tram enters service in Craiova

    2023-04-06T05:00:00Z

    ROMANIA: The first of 17 Twist trams being supplied by Pesa Bydgoszcz has entered service in Craiova. The three-section trams are 27 m long with a capacity of 218 passengers, including 58 seated, and have a maximum speed of 75 km/h. Tatra-Yug was initially named as ...

  • Kyiv Tatra-Yug tram (1)
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    Trams with Mariupol steel enter service in Kyiv

    2023-04-04T11:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Zürich transport operator VBZ has donated 35 secondhand Tram 2000 vehicles to Vinnytsia.
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    Zürich trams donated to Ukraine

    2023-03-27T05:00:00Z

    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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    CAF to supply trams for revived Alcalá de Guadaíra project

    2023-03-21T10:15:00Z

    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 ...

  • Budapest CAF tram (2)
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    Budapest exercises final tram option

    2023-03-21T08:54:00Z

    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 ...

  • Krasnoyarsk tram
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    Krasnoyarsk tramway modernisation concession signed

    2023-03-17T05:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Hebei Jingche Rail Transit Vehicle Equipment hydrogen LRV
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    Battery-hydrogen fuel cell light rail vehicle unveiled

    2023-03-15T11:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Uraltransmash domestically produced tram
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    Russian tram with all-domestic components on test

    2023-03-13T05:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Fukui Railway LRV
    Metro Report International

    Sky, fields and rippling waves inspire light rail vehicle styling

    2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

    JAPAN: Fukui Railway is taking delivery of three F2000 Fukuramu Liner light rail vehicles ordered from Alna Sharyo.

  • Philadelphia SEPTA Alstom trolley impression
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    Alstom to replace Philadelphia trolley fleet

    2023-02-27T10:41:00Z

    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 ...

  • Citadis 1_2
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    Alstom unveils next-generation Nantes tram

    2023-02-16T10:51:00Z

    FRANCE: The first of 61 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is building for Nantes Métropole is unveiled at the supplier’s La Rochelle plant.

  • Porto CRRC LRV
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    Metro de Porto unveils CRRC Tangshan light rail vehicle

    2023-02-14T13:26:00Z

    PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has officially unveiled the first of 18 Class CT light rail vehicles ordered from CRRC Tangshan, ahead of the planned entry into service in May. CRRC Tangshan beat Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation to win the €49·6m order financed by the Ministry ...

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    Metro Report International

    Badner Bahn LRVs enter service as more ordered

    2023-02-14T12:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA: ‘Accessibility, air-conditioning and more seats than before are just a few of the major improvements’, said Wiener Lokalbahnen Managing Director Monika Unterholzner at a presentation of the Alstom light rail vehicles which are entering service on the Badner Bahn inter-urban light rail line. ‘The new ...

  • Warszawa tram
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    Withdrawn Warszawa trams head to Ukraine

    2023-02-13T10:25:00Z

    UKRAINE: Warszawa is to provide the city of Konotop with 23 Konstal 105Na trams as humanitarian aid. The trams date from around 1990, and are currently stored after being been replaced by the Warsolino trams now being supplied to the Polish capital by Hyundai Rotem. ...

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    Bern Tramlink tram delivered

    2023-02-13T05:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: The first of 27 Stadler Tramlink trams ordered by Bern operator Bernmobil was delivered for testing on February 1. Entry into service is planned for late summer. A framework contract signed between the two parties in September 2019 covers the supply of up to 50 ...

  • Bonn's first Skoda tram delivered
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    Škoda tram delivered to Bonn

    2023-02-09T11:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The first of 28 Škoda Group trams for Bonn was delivered to Beuel depot on the morning of February 1, having left the factory in Plzeň on a heavy-duty road transporter at 21.00 on January 30. Entry into service is planned for this summer, following ...

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    Stadler awarded València and Alacant tram contract

    2023-02-08T11:00:00Z

    SPAIN: Operator FGV has awarded sole bidder Stadler a contract to supply 16 trams to support future network expansion in València and Alacant. The first of the Series 4500 LRVs are scheduled to be delivered from the manufacturer’s Albuixech plant in 24 months, and the last ...

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    Reșita tramway reopening makes progress

    2023-02-03T12:34:00Z

    ROMANIA: The first of 13 trams which Durmazlar is to supply for the reopening of the abandoned tramway in Reșita was delivered on January 29. Tram services ended in 2011 because the city could not afford to renew the ageing infrastructure and rolling stock. Since then, it ...

  • Dortmund Heiterblick tram (Photo: DSW21/Claudia Posern)
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    Energy-efficient Dortmund tram unveiled

    2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The first of 90 energy-efficient high-floor light rail vehicles being supplied for use in Dortmund has been unveiled by operator DSW21, HeiterBlick and Kiepe Electric at Dorstfeld depot. Under the B-car project, the two manufacturers are assembling 26 new trams in Leipzig and rebuilding 64 ...