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NewsMainz places Variobahn order
GERMANY: Mainz transport operator MVG has placed a €20m order with Stadler for nine metre-gauge Variobahn trams. They will be delivered from 2012, and an option is available for a further six vehicles. The five-section 100% low-floor trams will be 30 m long with four passenger doors per side. ...
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NewsSeeing round corners
ITALY: Meneghino metro trains which Firema and AnsaldoBreda are supplying to Milano are fitted with the first installation of Reicom’s Cyclope technology, which enables drivers to see CCTV images of platforms on an in-cab screen while they are still up to 300 m from the next station. In Milano ...
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NewsFirst Manchester M5000 tram delivered
UK: The first Bombardier M5000 Flexity Swift light rail vehicle for Manchester Metrolink arrived at Queens Road depot at around 06.00 on July 13. It had been transported from Bombardier’s Wien factory by road to Rotterdam, then by sea to Hull. The LRV is the first of 40 cars ordered ...
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NewsSydney West Metro route announced
AUSTRALIA: Following completion of an A$30m feasibility study and initial planning work, the government of New South Wales revealed details of the proposed West Metro alignment from Central to Paramatta and Westmead on June 30. An extension of the initial five-station 7 km metro from Rozelle to the CBD, West ...
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NewsMulhouse tram line extended to Bourtzwiller
FRANCE: Following the opening of a three-station extension on July 4, Mulhouse’s tram line now serves the suburb of Bourtzwiller, as part of an ongoing urban regeneration project. The opening day was marked with local celebrations and free travel. Officials made the inaugural trip using a tram decorated with ...
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NewsRFF initiates Paris RER Line D upgrade
FRANCE: The board of Réseau Ferré de France approved a €115m investment package to start the modernisation of Paris RER Line D on July 9. Linking Orry-la-Ville, Melun, and Malesherbes with a total route length of 160 km, Line D is currently being used by 550 000 passengers/day, which is ...
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NewsAnsaldoBreda to supply Fortaleza metro trains
BRAZIL: AnsaldoBreda signed a €86m contract to supply 20 trains for the Fortaleza metro on July 6. The air-conditioned metre-gauge EMUs will be 40 m long with capacity for 445 passengers and a top speed of 120 km/h. The 23 km South Line of Metrofor will run from Vila da ...
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NewsSupercapacitors to be tested on Paris STEEM tram
FRANCE: Paris transport operator RATP and Alstom are to launch a one-year trial of a supercapacitor on-board energy storage system, following approval by Certifer for the equipment to be used in revenue service. Developed under the STEEM research and development project, the supercapacitor technology has been fitted to one of ...
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NewsShanghai Line 8 extension open for business
CHINA: The second phase of Shanghai metro Line 8 entered service at 08.00 on July 5 when the first train left Lianhang Road station. On board were 220 local residents who had been invited to join the inaugural trip along the extended route, which is now 37·5 km long ...
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NewsLinz orders more Cityrunners
AUSTRIA: Bombardier Transportation has received a €69m order from transport operator Linz Linien GmbH to supply a further 23 Flexity Outlook trams. They will be a development of the 33 Cityrunners which have been in service in Linz since 2001, and were the first 100% low-floor trams with conventional wheelset ...
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NewsAlstom to supply Athens metro extensions
GREECE: Alstom Transport and Athens metro operator Attiko Metro signed a €15m contract on June 26 for the supply of Iconis automatic train supervision and passenger information equipment for extensions of lines 2 and 3. These projects form part of the development plan to link the metro to the ...
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NewsPöyry wins São Paulo metro Line 4 project management
BRAZIL: Pöyry has been awarded a €3m contract by the São Paulo Metro to provide project management for Phase II of the city’s fully automated driverless Line 4. The company is already supervising construction of Phase I. The contract scope includes project management, technical and financial assistance, and providing tools ...
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NewsDublin Metro North shortlist announced
IRELAND: The Railway Procurement Agency has shortlisted two tenderers to proceed to the final stage of the procurement competition for the 18 km Metro North light rail line, following the receipt of four bids for the PPP contract in February. The remaining bidders are Celtic Metro Group and Metro ...
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News'Buy America' tram unveiled
USA: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was in Portland on July 1 for the formal unveiling of United Streetcar's prototype 10 T3 tram. A subsidiary of commercial fabricator and defence contractor Oregon Iron Works Inc, United Streetcar has developed the light rail vehicle to be compliant with the 'Buy America' ...
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NewsTours tramway project manager appointed
FRANCE: Tours transport authority SITCAT has appointed a consortium led by Systra as project manager for the city’s first tram line. Studies began last month and construction is scheduled to begin in June 2010, ready for services to be launched on September 1 2013. The consortium includes infrastructure consultants ...
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NewsTaipei Neihu Line inaugurated
TAIWAN: On June 29 Mayor Hao of Taipei City hosted the official ceremony to mark the inauguration of the Neihu Line, an extension of the existing Muzha Line. The project involved the design and supply of the 15 km line and a fleet of 202 vehicles, as well as ...
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NewsTangshan begins maglev testing
CHINA: CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co has announced the start of tests of a domestically produced magnetic levitation train for medium and low-speed urban applications up to 120 km/h. The prototype has been developed by China Northern in conjunction with Beijing Enterprises Holdings Maglev Technology Development Co and the ...
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NewsMelbourne tram and train operators selected
AUSTRALIA: The Victorian government has selected Metro Trains Melbourne as the preferred bidder for a contract to operate Melbourne's rail services, and Keolis Downer EDI Rail to run the city's trams. Both contracts are expected to be signed in August and will run for eight years from December, with optional ...
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NewsCairo sticks with French suppliers
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has signed a contract for the construction of the second phase of Cairo metro Line 3 with a consortium headed by Vinci Construction Grands Projets. The consortium is already working on phase 1, which is 60% complete and set to open in October 2011. ...
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NewsMakkah metro contracts signed
SAUDI ARABIA: Thales is to supply Seltrac Communications-Based Train Control, an operations control centre, CCTV, SCADA and passenger information systems for the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro in Makkah under a contract announced on June 24. The €130m contract was awarded by China Railway Construction Corp, which is responsible ...