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NewsKončar selected for Liepaja tram contract
LATVIA: Liepaja tram operator Liepājas Tramvajs has selected Končar to supply six meter-gauge trams. Končar’s €8·8m bid was lower than that of Modertrans. Railvec UAB had also bid with an offer of trams made by Belkommunmash, but was disqualified. The contract is expected to be signed after a ...
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NewsBattery trolleybuses ordered for Russian cities
RUSSIA: Three cities have recently ordered battery trolleybuses. Vostokavtotrans beat Trolza Market Trading House to win a 111·9m rouble contract to supply 10 vehicles to Almetyevsk transport operator Almetyevskoe Transportnoe Upravlenie. The model to be supplied is the Gorozhanin, based on a bodyshell from KamAZ Group subsidiary NefAZ ...
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Metro Report InternationalPowerful LED lights to illuminate Elizabeth Line stations
UK: Office lighting specialist Future Designs has designed and supplied three types of bespoke lighting units to illuminate the passenger areas of stations on the underground section of London’s future Elizabeth Line. The lighting concept for the station concourse, escalator and platform areas aims to emphasise the spatial envelope rather ...
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Metro Report InternationalAustralian automated transport inquiry begins
AUSTRALIA: The Infrastructure, Transport & Cities Committee of the House of Representatives has commenced an inquiry into automated mass transit. Submissions are open until December 7. The inquiry focuses on developments in automation and new energy sources such as electricity and hydrogen. ‘International experience of automated metro systems ...
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Metro Report InternationalBattery buses ordered for San Diego
USA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has awarded New Flyer of America a contract to supply six battery buses. The 12 m long Xcelsior Charge vehicles expected to arrive in 2019 will be equipped with CCTV and air-conditioning. The 480 kW batteries will be charged overnight at the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMilwaukee welcomes The Hop
USA: The first phase of The Hop tram network in Milwaukee was inaugurated on November 2. Travel on the 3·4 route-km route linking Burns Commons and Clybourne Street is free for a year as part of a sponsorship deal with Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Kiewit Infrastructure acted as ...
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Metro Report InternationalBombardier tests Eglinton Crosstown LRV
CANADA: Bombardier Transportation has presented the first Flexity light rail vehicle for the Eglinton Crosstown line in Toronto. Testing is taking place at Bombardier’s Kingston facility. Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx ordered 182 LRVs from Bombardier in 2010 for routes including Eglinton Crosstown. Metrolinx later ...
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Metro Report InternationalMelbourne High Capacity Metro Trains on test
AUSTRALIA: Testing has started of the High Capacity Metro Trains that Evolution Rail is supplying to operate Melbourne’s suburban network. The Evolution Rail consortium of Plenary, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Downer Group has a PPP contract to supply 65 electric multiple-units for use on the 1 600 mm ...
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Metro Report InternationalGold Coast LRT Stage 3A funding pledged
AUSTRALIA: The federal government has agreed to contribute A$112m towards the next phase of the Gold Coast light rail project in South East Queensland, Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure & Population Alan Tudge announced on November 5. Provisionally costed at A$670m, the 6·4 km Stage 3A extension from Broadbeach South ...
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Metro Report InternationalLionet tram on test in Perm
RUSSIA: A PK Transportnye Systemy Lionet tram has started a period of passenger-carrying tests on a part of Route 11 in Perm. The single-section Lionet was displayed at the InnoTrans 2018 trade fair in Berlin during September. The municipality plans to renew its fleet by 2023, and the ...
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Metro Report InternationalGraz selects ZF condition monitoring system
AUSTRIA: Following a successful pilot project, municipal transport operator Graz Linien has decided to equip its tram network with track and wheel condition monitoring and digital fleet management technology from ZF. Sensors on the trams will provide early warning of potential track defects, while the ZF Smart Typeplate will enable ...
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Metro Report InternationalPalermo suburban line reopens following modernisation
ITALY: The Passante suburban railway in Palermo has reopened after a three-year closure for modernisation. The project includes double-tracking the line between Palermo Centrale and Punta Raisi, adding 12 stations, eliminating 22 level crossings, and building a new underground section between Palermo and Capaci. So far only the ...
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NewsBhopal and Indore metros approved
INDIA: The state government of Madhya Pradesh has reached agreement with the national government for the construction of metro networks in the cities of Bhopal and Indore, at an estimated total cost of Rs145bn. Approved by the national cabinet in October, the two schemes are to be taken forward by ...
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NewsStadler signs Erfurt tram contract
GERMANY: Erfurt transport authority EVAG signed a contract with Stadler on October 29 for the supply of 14 trams. Stadler is to supply a 42 m long metre-gauge version of its Tramlink vehicle, which will have capacity for 248 passengers including 102 seated. The air-conditioned vehicles will have five ...
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NewsNext phase of Delhi metro Line 7 inaugurated
INDIA: The next phase of Delhi metro Line 7 was inaugurated on October 31. The elevated 17·9 km section between Shiv Vihar and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake has 15 stations including three interchanges and a depot at Vinod Nagar. The Shiv Vihar – Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake section is not yet connected ...
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NewsLoan agreement signed for second phase of Jakarta metro
INDONESIA: The government has signed an agreement for a 40-year, ¥70bn loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency for the second phase of the Jakarta metro. The agreement signed on October 24 specifies Japanese rolling stock and signalling suppliers. Letters of invitation for consulting services are due to be issued ...
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Metro Report InternationalChangchun adds light rail line
CHINA: The third line of Changchun’s light rail network opened on October 30. Line 8 runs north from the northern terminus of metro Line 1 at North Ring Road to Guangtong Road. Services on the elevated 13·3 km route with 12 stops run every 10 min from 06.00 to 21.00, ...
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Metro Report InternationalExpanded PATH station opens at Harrison
USA: An expanded metro station opened at Harrison, New Jersey, on October 30, serving the Newark branch of the PATH metro network which links Lower Manhattan with destinations across the Hudson River. Harrison station serves a growing development zone just across the Passaic River from Newark city centre; this includes ...
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NewsSutton Link tram or bus rapid transit consultation opens
UK: Transport for London has began public consultation on the Sutton Link proposal for a tram or ‘zero emission’ bus rapid transport route linking the borough of Merton with Sutton town centre in south London. This is intended to make journeys by public transport quicker and more attractive, reduce the ...
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Metro Report InternationalThe right information to the right people at the right time
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL is to deploy Teleste’s S-Aware situational awareness platform to support decision making when to complex or critical incidents occur on the capital’s metro network. The contract is worth more than €2m, with phased installation scheduled to start in 2019 for completion at the end of ...
