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NewsAlexandria electric bus contract signed
EGYPT: Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority signed a contract with BYD on January 24 for the supply of 15 electric buses. Deliveries of the 12 m long K9 buses are due to begin in the first half of this year. BYD will also supply 18 charging masts.
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NewsFirst Lusail tram completed
QATAR: Alstom has presented the first Citadis for the Lusail Tram project to officials from Qatar Rail, following the completion of factory acceptance tests in France. Alstom is supplying 28 trams for the Lusail network. Branded Al Mehmel, the vehicles’ design is inspired by a type of ...
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NewsElectric bus prototype on test in Poprad
SLOVAKIA: A prototype electric bus made by Troliga Bus started six to 12 months of trial operations in Poprad on January 23. The 12 m long low-floor Leonis EV is powered by synchronous permanent magnet motors mounted on the rear axle. The roof-mounted batteries take 4 h to recharge ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram collision detection system on test in Basel
SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport is testing a collision warning system on a light rail vehicle. If it proves successful, the operator intends to equip its entire fleet of Tango LRVs. BLT is working with rolling stock supplier Stadler and Bosch Rail Transport, which has supplied its Tram Forward Collision Warning ...
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Metro Report InternationalKawasaki to supply 535 New York Subway cars
USA: The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted on January 24 to approve the purchase of 535 metro cars from Kawasaki Rail Car Inc for $1·4bn. The contract includes options for up to 1 077 additional cars, which would bring the order value to $3·7bn if they are exercised. ...
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Metro Report InternationalKøbenhavn light rail contractors selected
DENMARK: Siemens has been selected to supply 27 Avenio trams to operate on the Ring 3 light rail line in København. It will supply the 36·9 m long vehicles as part of a consortium with Aarsleff Rail that is preferred bidder for the railway systems contract. Project promoter Hovedstadens ...
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Metro Report InternationalFunding agreed for T9 in Paris
FRANCE: Construction of light rail route T9 in the inner southwestern suburbs of Paris is expected to begin later this year following the signature of a funding agreement for the €404m project. The Ile-de-France region is providing 52∙5% of this total, its funding partners being central government (22∙5%), the département ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART Fleet of the Future train carries passengers in San Francisco
USA: The first train of BART’s Fleet of the Future has entered passenger service in San Francisco. The 10-car trainset is initially running on the Richmond – Warm Springs/South Fremont route during off-peak hours. Bombardier Transportation is supplying 775 cars under a framework contract signed in 2012 and subsequent ...
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NewsFlexity Wien starts test running
AUSTRIA: Transport Leader for Wien city council Ulli Sima joined officials from Wiener Linien and Bombardier Transportation to present the first Flexity Wien tram to the public on January 18, as testing of the vehicle started. Bombardier handed over the tram from its Wien factory at the end of ...
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Metro Report InternationalDüsseldorf tests new ticket vending machines
GERMANY: Düsseldorf light rail operator Rheinbahn has started testing new ticket vending machines on its trams. The operator is purchasing 263 TVMs for its trams and LRVs at a cost of €4·4m. Dortmund-based ICA Traffic is installing the machines at Rheinbahn’s main workshop, and is also supplying the back-office ...
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Metro Report InternationalMobile technology ecosystems to transform travel in 2018
This year will see the more widespread adoption of mobile-first infrastructure by transport operators, predicts Robert Sprogis, Director of Mobile at Cubic Transportation Systems, who says effective implementation will require an integrated strategy leveraging the total mobile ecosystem.
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Metro Report InternationalLisboa tram and bus investment plan presented
PORTUGAL: Lisboa bus and tram operator Carris has presented its 2018 budget to the municipality. A total investment of more than €57m is planned for this year, including €43·9m to renew the bus fleet. Carris expects to call tenders for the supply of 250 buses. Other planned investments ...
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NewsDMUs ordered for California’s Arrow commuter service
USA: California’s San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has issued Stadler with a notice to proceed with the design and supply of three Flirt diesel multiple-units for the Arrow commuter service which is to be launched in 2021 under the Redlands Passenger Rail Project. The services will use ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Louis unveils north-south LRT plan
USA: Proposals for a north-south light rail line in St Louis have been unveiled by the city authorities at a series of community consultation meetings which began on January 16. East-West Gateway Council of Governments, has launched a conceptual design study for the 27·3 km Northside-Southside LRT in partnership with ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan opens Optics Valley light rail network
CHINA: A two-line light rail network in Wuhan opened on January 18. The Optics Valley tram network, also known as Guanggu tram, is focused to the Donghu New Technology Development Zone in the southeast of the city. Construction was approved in March 2014 and test running started on December ...
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NewsKayseri suburban service announced
TURKEY: Minister of Environment & Urban Planning Mehmet Özhaseki announced on January 10 that a dedicated suburban service would launch in Kayseri this year. Services on the 156 km route would use existing TCDD tracks between Yeşilhisar in the southwest and Sarıoğlan in the northeast, running through Kayseri’s main ...
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NewsGrand Paris costs and timescale adrift
FRANCE: The Cour des Comptes, the independent body responsible for auditing the use of public funds, has called for the scope and timescale of the Grand Paris Express project to be revised. In a hard-hitting report published on January 17, the Cour des Comptes highlights a succession of increases ...
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Metro Report InternationalMarseille metro calls automation tenders
FRANCE: Suppliers have until February 13 2018 to submit bids to the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence for a fleet of driverless trains and related automation equipment to be operated by Régie de Transports de Marseille. Tenders for the Nouveau Metro de Marseille (Neomma) project cover renewal of the existing rolling stock ...
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NewsIncheon Airport Terminal 2 rail link opens
SOUTH KOREA: The AREX airport rail link was extended by 5·8 km on January 13 to serve Incheon International Airport Terminal 2. Terminal 2 opened on January 18 ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which will take place in PyeongChang in February. AREX is now 63·8 km long, ...
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NewsOsnabrück orders electric buses
GERMANY: Stadtwerke Osnabrück announced on January 15 that it had selected VDL Bus & Coach to supply 13 electric buses and charging infrastructure. The Dutch company will supply its Citeas SLFA Electric 18·1 m articulated buses, with deliveries due to commence in late 2018. These will be put into ...
