Tram and light rail vehicle news – Page 9
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem presents hydrogen tram
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has developed a demonstration hydrogen-fuel cell powered tram as part of a national project which aims to strengthen the position of South Korean suppliers in the global light rail market by adapting existing technologies from the automotive sector. Research and development began ...
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Metro Report InternationalKassel orders Škoda trams
GERMANY: Kassel operator KVG has awarded Škoda Group a €88m firm order to supply 22 trams, with options for 18 more. The bidirectional low-floor trams will be 30 m long with four doors per side, and will be equipped for working in multiple or with a ...
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Metro Report InternationalBergamo T2 tram order confirmed
ITALY: Škoda Group has finalised a contract to supply 10 customised trams to Bergamo over the next three years and provide three years of full-service maintenance. The tram order which was formally announced on July 12 forms part of a larger turnkey contract for a consortium ...
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Metro Report InternationalTel Aviv Purple Line reaches financial close
ISRAEL: Main construction works for the Tel Aviv light rail Purple Line are expected to begin shortly, after the signing of a financing agreement by project promoter NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit Systems, HSBC and Bank Leumi Le Israel. The line is to be built by a ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens Mobility to replace Cleveland Red Line fleet
USA: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has formally selected Siemens Mobility to supply 24 S200 light rail vehicles to replace its Red Line metro fleet, with options for more to operate on the Blue and Green lines. The firm order announced on July 10 is supported ...
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Metro Report InternationalPalermo tramway expansion contract awarded
ITALY: A joint venture of Sis Scpa and CAF has been appointed to build three tramway extensions in Palermo totalling 24 km and supply nine trams with options for 35 more. The contract announced by CAF on July 6 includes a five-month preparation period before the ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg operator orders 116 trams
RUSSIA: PK TS has been awarded a 16·5bn rouble contract to supply 116 low-floor trams to St Petersburg operator Gorelektrotrans. Local company PK TS was the sole respondent in an initial call for tenders, but its offer was deemed non-compliant. A second call also attracted no ...
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Metro Report InternationalMilano tram framework contract awarded
ITALY: Stadler has signed a framework agreement to supply Milano transport operator ATM with up to 50 Tramlink trams of two types. The agreement announced on June 22 covers up to 25 three-section, 25 m long medium-capacity trams and up to 25 five-section 35 m long ...
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Metro Report InternationalZagreb orders 20 trams under city transport modernisation plan
CROATIA: The mayor of Zagreb Tomislav Tomačević has signed an agreement for Končar KEV to supply 20 trams to city transport operator ZET, saying he hoped they would be the first of 40 to 60 new vehicles. The €37·8m contract signed on June 16 is financed ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless tram development agreement signed
RUSSIA: A tram equipped for unattended driverless operation is to be developed and tested in St Petersburg. An agreement to undertake the project was signed on June 2 by tram manufacturer PK TS, automation technology company Cognitive Pilot and St Petersburg operator Gorelektrotrans, which will provide ...
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Metro Report InternationalTramlink on test in Milano
ITALY: Milano municipal transport operator ATM has begun overnight testing of the first of 30 Stadler Tramlink trams. In September 2020 ATM signed a six-year framework agreement for Stadler to supply up to 80 trams worth €172·6m, including a €75·5m firm order for an initial 30 ...
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Metro Report International‘Accessible and equitable’ Philadelphia tram contract signed
USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has formally awarded Alstom a $718·2m contract to supply 130 fully-customised low-floor trams to replace the Philadelphia trolley fleet with modern and more accessible vehicles. The tram order is a key element in SEPTA’s Trolley Modernisation programme which aims to ‘transform ...
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Metro Report InternationalUKVZ awarded St Petersburg tram contract
RUSSIA: UKVZ has won a tender to supply 14 fully low-floor, single section, four-axle trams to St Petersburg in 2023-24. UKVZ last supplied trams to St Petersburg in 2017, when it delivered Type 71-631 vehicles. The latest order is worth 1·3bn roubles and covers trams with ...
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Metro Report InternationalBozankaya to supply trams to growing network
TURKEY: Kocaeli municipality centred on Izmit has awarded Bozankaya a TL697m contract to supply 10 trams. The 100% low-floor bidirectional trams will be 33 m long and able to carry 298 passengers, including 66 seated. Bozankaya says that the trams are to be designed and built ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg light rail vehicle contract awarded
RUSSIA: Concessionaire BaltNedvizhService has awarded PK TS a 4bn rouble contract to supply trams for the Kupchino – Shushary – Slavyanka fast light rail route which is under construction in St Petersburg. The 21 km line is being built under a 30-year PPP agreement signed by ...
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Metro Report InternationalJena tram deliveries begin
GERMANY: Stadler has delivered the first of 24 Tramlink low-floor trams that it is building for the metre-gauge network in Jena. The tram was delivered from the Valencia factory in two parts, arriving at municipal transport operator Jenaer Nahverkehr’s Burgau depot on May 5. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSix US rolling stock renewal projects awarded funding
USA: Six urban and commuter rail rolling stock renewal projects have been awarded Federal Transit Administration grants totalling $703m. Rail Vehicle Replacement Programme grants Agency Location Grant Project ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew 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 InternationalCleveland light rail vehicle fleet renewal approved
USA: The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board has approved the selection of Siemens Mobility for a contract to replace its light rail vehicle fleet. Fleet renewal will be a ‘historic moment in RTA’s history that will usher in a new era of mobility for rail ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree cities place joint tram order to reduce costs
FRANCE: The transport authorities in Toulouse, Brest and Besançon have jointly awarded Alstom an eight-year framework agreement for the supply of trams, with firm orders for an initial 22 vehicles. The three cities opted for a joint contract with the aim of optimising costs. ...