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NewsTyne & Wear contract signing triggers government funds
UK: Transport Minister Sadiq Khan confirmed a £580m funding package for the Tyne & Wear Metro on February 3, the day after DB Regio Tyne & Wear Ltd signed a contract to operate the network on behalf of regional transport authority Nexus from April 1. Government funding was conditional on ...
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NewsKøbenhavn metro operating contract renewed
DENMARK: A €180m contract for the operation and maintenance of the København metro has been awarded to incumbent Ansaldo STS by metro owner Ørestadsselskabet. The Italian firm submitted the lowest bid to beat Arriva, Centour, Keolis, Serco-NedRailways and DB's S-Bahn Hamburg to the contract, which runs for five years with ...
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NewsKassel places Flexity tram order
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation announced an order to supply Kassel transport authority KVG with a further 18 Flexity Classic trams in consortium with electrical equipment partner Vossloh Kiepe on February 3. Bombardier's share of the €45m contract is worth €30m, and there is an option for a further six vehicles. The ...
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NewsMexico City improvement plan
MEXICO: Federal District government leader Marcelo Ebrard launched a 10-point Prevention Maintenance Programme on January 14, designed to improve security and upgrade the Mexico City metro network using funds generated by a one peso fare increase. Measures include X-ray machines and metal detectors in 30 stations, more security staff and ...
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NewsStuttgart orders 20 Stadler LRVs
GERMANY: Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG signed a €77m order for 20 Tango light rail vehicles with Stadler Pankow on January 26. Deliveries will begin in 2012.Comparable to the operator’s existing fleet of DT8 LRVs, delivered since 1985 by various suppliers, the two-section high-floor Tango cars will be 38·6 m long and ...
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NewsTransit City LRT groundbreaking
CANADA: A groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 21 for the 14 km Sheppard East light rail route in Toronto, the first of seven Transit City projects to get underway. Starting from the existing Don Mills terminus of the Sheppard subway, the line will run east along Sheppard Avenue to ...
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NewsMetro-North Railroad M-8s on show
USA: The first two-car set of M-8 EMUs for Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line went on public display for the first time on December 24. The State of Connecticut is paying almost $700m for 300 vehicles to replace the oldest cars in the existing fleet and expand capacity. In addition, ...
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NewsGenève chooses the Tango
SWITZERLAND: Genève public transport operator TPG has placed an order worth SFr154m for 32 Stadler Tango trams. The contract includes two options for a further 14 and 10 vehicles.The bi-directional six-section vehicles will be 44 m long and 2 300 mm wide with a capacity of 261 passengers, including 88 ...
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NewsPraha metro extends
CZECH REPUBLIC: A consortium of Metrostav and Hochtief CZ has won a KC18·7bn contract to build a 6 km western extension of Praha metro Line A from Dejvická to Motol, with intermediate stations at Cerveny Vrch, Veleslavín and Petriny. Work should start in March 2010 for comp letion in 2015-16. ...
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NewsFEVE promotes Cartagena tram project
SPAIN: Following FEVE President Angel Villalba's commitment to Parliament last October to convert the metre-gauge line between Cartagena and Los Nietos to a tram route, FEVE issued a €16m tender on December 30 for four vehicles to operate the service. Whilst awaiting their delivery, which will take 18 months, FEVE ...
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NewsMontréal reopens Métro car bidding
CANADA: Société de transport de Montréal and Transport Québec announced on January 22 that the procurement of a new fleet of rubber-tyred Métro cars would be put out to tender again. According to Montréal Mayor Gérald Tremblay, STM will now invite bids for 765 cars with an option for up ...
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NewsLeipzig exercises Flexity tram option
GERMANY: Leipzig transport authority LVB placed a €29m order for a further nine Bombardier Transportation low-floor trams on January 21. Following the delivery of 24 Flexity Classic trams in 2005-07, LVB has now exercised an option for nine more of the five-module, 12-axle vehicles, which are customised to suit LVB's ...
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NewsOlympic Line tram launched
CANADA: Mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson launched 60 days of free travel on the 1·8 km Olympic tram line on January 21. The temporary service between Granville Island and the Olympic Village will run every 6 to 10 min between 06.30 and 00.30 for the period around the Olympic and ...
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NewsBangkok awards Purple Line contract
THAILAND: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority announced on January 20 that it had awarded the second construction contract for Bangkok’s 23 km Purple Line, linking Tao Pan near Bang Sue with Bang Yai in the capital’s northwest suburbs. Valued at 13·1bn baht, the contract awarded to Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction ...
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NewsAntwerpen tram order
BELGIUM: Flemish transport operator De Lijn has placed a €32m order for an additional 13 HermeLijn low-floor light rail vehicles, Siemens Mobility announced on January 19. The latest batch of metre-gauge cars will be delivered between October 2011 and April 2012, following from 112 cars of the type supplied ...
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NewsPATH resignalling deal confirmed
USA: Siemens Mobility announced on January 19 that it had won a US$321m order for design, manufacture and installation of communications-based train control on the PATH rail network linking Newark, Jersey City and Manhattan. The award of the contract had been approved by the Port Authority of New York & ...
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NewsPanamá metro project launched
PANAMA: The government has invited prequalification tenders seeking interest in a turnkey contract to build an initial metro line in Panamá City at an estimated cost of US$1bn to US$1·5bn. The bidding process was launched by Minister of Public Works Federico José Suárez and the head of the dedicated Metro ...
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NewsNew York must make every dollar count
USA: Cutting costs and improving customer service are the top priorities for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to recently-appointed Chairman Jay Walder. On January 15 he issued a report entitled ‘Making Every Dollar Count’, summing up his first 100 days in office which had been spent assessing the business ...
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NewsPresident Chávez opens three stations on Caracas metro
VENEZUELA: President Chávez opened three new stations on Caracas metro Line 3, at Los Jardines, Coche and Mercado, on January 9.The Line 3 extension between El Valle and Rinconada entered service in October 2006 to provide an interchange to the Tuy Medio suburban line at La Rinconada, and remained operational ...
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NewsBoston commuter rail operating contract extended
USA: MBTA has awarded Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co a two-year extension of its contract to operate and maintain the Boston commuter rail network. MBCR has promised to make further service improvements on the 750 km network. On-time performance is still more than five points below MBTA’s target of 95%. ...
