Urban rail – Page 291
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NewsBombardier takes over Montréal commuter services
CANADA: Bombardier Transportation took over the operation of commuter rail services on six routes in Montréal on November 18, under a C$331m operations and maintenance contract awarded by transport authority Agence Métropolitaine de Transport which runs for eight years with an option for a two-year extension. AMT ...
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NewsStadler Metelica trams selected for Ostrava
CZECH REPUBLIC: Ostrava Mayor Tomáš Macura announced on November 22 that Stadler had been selected to supply 40 trams to operator DP Ostrava. This would mark the first tram order from a foreign supplier in modern Czech history. Tenders were called on July 25, and Stadler reportedly beat one ...
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Metro Report InternationalSevilla metro extension progresses
SPAIN: Rails and sleepers are being laid on the final section of Alcalá de Guadaíra branch of the Sevilla light metro, the Andalucía regional government announced on November 7. This covers a section between two viaducts near the line’s western end. Tracklaying is due to finish next ...
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NewsMelbourne High Capacity Metro Trains contract close
AUSTRALIA: Infrastructure investor Plenary Group announced on November 22 that it had reached contractual close on the Victorian government’s A$2bn High Capacity Metro Trains project. The PPP contract will see the Evolution Rail consortium of investor Plenary, design and technology lead CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and delivery ...
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NewsTwo-line metro in Beograd master plan
SERBIA: The city of Beograd published a transport master plan on November 17, which includes proposals for a two-line metro network. The presentation was attended by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, Mayor Siniša Mali and French Ambassador Christine Moro, as well as representatives from Alstom and Egis. One line would ...
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Metro Report InternationalPraha tests automatic tram speed control software
CZECH REPUBLIC: Three Škoda 15T trams equipped with automatic speed control entered service on the Praha network on November 21. Together with onboard track lubrication equipment, this aims to minimise wheel squeal, track wear and passenger comfort. The prototypes will be tested until next year, and if the trial proves ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins Shanghai metro traction equipment contract
CHINA: Alstom has won a €31m contract to supply traction equipment and train control monitoring systems for the 156 metro cars that will be used on the second phase of Shanghai metro Line 10. Traction motors will be produced by the Xi’an Alstom Yongji Electric Equipment Co joint venture, ...
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NewsModertrans unveils its first fully low-floor tram
POLAND: Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram at its factory in Poznań on November 18. The official premiere of the Moderus Gamma was followed by a ceremonial test run. The five-section Gamma is 32 m long with capacity for 244 passengers. There are 66 seats including three tip-up ...
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NewsSamsun receives Durmazlar trams
TURKEY: The second Durmazlar tram arrived in Samsun on November 17 after a journey by road from Durmazlar’s factory in Bursa that began the previous day. Samsun Metropolitan Municipality ordered eight five-section trams for Durmazlar in 2015 under a €12·3m contract. The first arrived in the city in late ...
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NewsTaipei tram unveiled
TAIWAN: New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu unveiled the first tram for the two lines being built in the Danhai district on November 16. The remaining 14 trams are due to be delivered by August 2017. The trams are being supplied by the Taiwan Rolling Stock Co joint venture of ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan tram carries passengers
CHINA: Passenger-carrying tests have started on tram line T6 in Wuhan. The 16·8 km route with 23 stops is the city’s first tram line, and runs from Guanlianhu Road to Chelun Square. The project cost was 2·6bn yuan. A 3 km extension is planned, which would add six stops. ...
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NewsThales to sell ticketing business
FRANCE: On November 18 Thales announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with private equity firm Latour Capital with a view to divesting its transport ticketing, revenue collection, road toll and car park management business. The proposed transaction would not involve Thales’ railway signalling and control activities. The ticketing ...
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NewsTaipei metro extension breaks ground
TAIWAN: Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Xinyi Line East extension on November 7. The 1·4 km eastern extension from Xiangshan is being built by BES Engineering Corp and Daiho Corp and is expected to cost NT$9bn.
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NewsFast tram route opens in Lviv
UKRAINE: Trams started running on Route 8 of the metre-gauge network in Lviv on November 17. The fast tram route links Plosha Soborna with the residential district of Sykhiv in the south, partly using newly built tracks that run south of Kinoteatr Dovzhenka. The end-to-end journey time is 25 ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Transit Authority approves budgets
USA: Chicago Transit Authority approved its 2017 operating budget and 2017-21 capital budget on November 16. CTA has a capital budget of $3·5bn for the next five years. The authority expects to start work on new projects next year, including the selection of an alignment for the proposed Red ...
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NewsMore Kawasaki EMU cars for MTA Metro-North
USA: An order for 60 more Kawasaki Rail Car Type M8 electric multiple-unit cars to increase capacity on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line was approved by the New York MTA board on November 16. There is an option for a further 34 cars, and the base order ...
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NewsExcessive speed caused Croydon tram derailment
UK: On November 16 the Rail Accident Investigation Branch published its interim report into a fatal derailment on the Tramlink light rail network in Croydon, south London, which had taken place at around 06.07 on November 9. The report provides key information and urgent safety advice ahead of the completion ...
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NewsUKVZ selected to supply trams to Khabarovsk
RUSSIA: Sole bidder UKVZ has been selected to supply three partly low-floor trams to Khabarovsk. The 48·9m rouble contract is to be financed by the municipal budget. UKVZ will supply its Type 71-623-02 trams, with deliveries due by the end of December. Type 71-623 trams have been in service ...
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Metro Report InternationalUkraine and EIB agree transport loan
UKRAINE: The government and European Investment Bank signed a €200m loan agreement on November 11 to support a nationwide public transport investment programme. The 22-year loan has a five-year grace period. The funds will contribute to the €408m urban transport programme that covers investment in 11 cities. The remainder ...
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NewsSTIF approves funding for EMU order
FRANCE: The board of Ile-de-France transport authority STIF approved on November 15 the provision of €500m to fund the purchase by SNCF of a further 52 Francilien electric multiple-units from Bombardier Transportation. The EMUs are scheduled to be delivered from March 2018 to operate on suburban lines J and L ...
