Urban transport news – Page 261
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NewsModerus Gamma on test in Gdańsk
POLAND: A Moderus Gamma tram started test running on the network in Gdańsk on October 4, initially on route 9. Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram in November. The vehicle is 32 m long, 2 400 mm wide and 3 650 mm high, with capacity for 244 passengers ...
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Metro Report InternationalBucurești metro M5 financing approved
ROMANIA: Financing worth €252m for the ongoing construction of București metro Line M5 was approved by the European Commission on October 3. ‘This will have a positive impact on the quality of the air in București, local companies, tourism and, of course, on the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods it serves’, ...
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Metro Report InternationalRefurbished Subway cars enter service in New York
USA: The first refurbished R160 cars have entered service on New York City Transit’s E Subway line, New York MTA announced on October 3.Work to refresh an initial 100 R160 cars is being undertaken to assess the capacity and reliability benefits before other fleets are modernised. This forms part of ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeolis awarded Caen operating contract covering bus to tram conversion
FRANCE: The city of Caen has awarded incumbent Keolis a new public service contract covering the operation of its urban transport network under the Twisto brand.Keolis has managed the network since 2002. The next contract runs for six years from January 1 2018, and is expected to generate turnover of ...
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Metro Report InternationalKharkiv metro extension tendering expected shortly
UKRAINE: Tendering is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2017 for the construction of a 3·5 km southern extension of Kharkiv metro Line 3. The scope of the works would include the construction of two stations, a depot and connecting tracks, and the supply of new rolling stock. ...
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NewsWien and Barcelona sign metro co-operation agreement
AUSTRIA: Barcelona transport operator TMB is to assist Wiener Linien in the development of the Wien U-Bahn network, including the modernisation of line U2 and construction of the driverless line U5.The agreement signed on September 29 is valid for three years with the possibility of being extended.TMB said Wiener Linien ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to supply Tel Aviv Red Line signalling
ISRAEL: Alstom has been selected as preferred bidder for a US$110m contract to supply signalling, control and automation systems for the 23 km Tel Aviv light metro Red Line, project promoter NTA announced on October 1 .Ansaldo STS had also submitted a bid.‘I congratulate Alstom on joining ...
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NewsPraha tramway expansion plans approved
CZECH REPUBLIC: Praha city council has approved ambitious plans to expand the capital’s tram network with up to 30 new lines or extensions. The aim is to reduce dependency on cars and fossil fuel buses. The programme approved on September 5 is to be implemented in three stages. The first ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF wins Seattle streetcar contract
USA: Seattle Department of Transport has awarded CAF a contract to supply 10 three-section 100% low-floor Urbos trams. Announced on October 2, the contract is worth in excess of $50m including spare parts, tools and testing equipment. SDOT has an option for up to 10 more vehicles. The bi-directional cars ...
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Metro Report InternationalTriMet orders electric buses for Portland
USA: Portland transport agency TriMet has awarded New Flyer of America a contract to supply five battery buses, the manufacturer announced on September 28. The order is being partly financed through a Federal Transit Administration grant. New Flyer will supply its 12 m Xcelsior model, under a contract that ...
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NewsEdinburgh welcomes electric buses
UK: Edinburgh bus operator Lothian Buses will put its first electric buses into service on October 1. The six buses will operate on the Service 1 route, which runs through Edinburgh’s central air quality management area. Lothian Buses ordered six Street Air buses from Wrightbus for £2·7m. These are ...
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NewsStuttgart to order more light rail and rack railway vehicles
GERMANY: The board of Stuttgart transport operator Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen has agreed to exercise an option for 20 more S-DT8.12 light rail vehicles, valued at around €80m. SSB placed an initial order for 20 LRVs from Stadler Pankow in early 2010, the first of which entered service in late 2013. ...
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Metro Report InternationalElectric buses ordered for Minneapolis
USA: New Flyer of America is to supply 18 m long articulated electric buses to Twin Cities operator Metro Transit for use on the C Line rapid bus route, which is due to open in 2019. To be assembled at New Flyer’s factory in St Cloud, Minnesota, the Xcelsior ...
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NewsElectric buses ordered for Stalowa Wola
POLAND: Solaris Bus & Coach is to supply 10 Urbino 8,9 LE electric buses to Stalowa Wola. The city has placed the order alongside a contract for nine diesel buses. Due to be delivered in early 2018, the buses will each be powered by four batteries feeding a 160 ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply electric buses to České Budějovice
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Electric is to supply 11 electric buses to České Budějovice, the manufacturer announced on September 26. The 9 m long buses will serve two routes connecting park-and-ride sites to the city centre. The batteries will be charged using a pantograph through the city’s existing trolleybus catenary.
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NewsSolaris to supply trolleybuses to Vilnius
LITHUANIA: Solaris Bus & Coach was the sole bidder for a contract to supply 41 low-floor Trollino trolleybuses to Vilnius. The contract is expected to be signed in the next few weeks. Solaris placed a bid of €19·2m, which is being partly funded through Vilnius municipality, with the EU ...
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Metro Report InternationalGorzów Wielkopolski tram network expansion and fleet replacement
POLAND: On October 1 services on the entire tram network in Gorzów Wielkopolski will be suspended for around a year for modernisation and extension, ahead of entry into service of an entire new fleet. Under a 225m złoty project, the city is modernising track on 11 route-km of its ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg metro measuring car delivered
RUSSIA: Transmashholding's Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant in St Petersburg has supplied the city’s metro with an infrastructure diagnostics car equipped with measuring technology from TVEMA. Based on a modified Type 81-717.5P vehicle, the measuring car will operate with Type 81-717/714 vehicles and can run anywhere on the city’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney Metro’s first trainset arrives
AUSTRALIA: Sydney Metro announced the delivery of its first trainset to the Rouse Hill depot on September 26. Alstom is supplying 22 six-car Metropolis driverless trainsets, together with Urbalis 400 communications-based train control, Iconis control systems and Smartlock 400 computer-based interlocking under a €280m contract awarded in September 2014. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens awarded San Diego light rail contract
USA: The Mid-Coast Transit Constructors joint venture of Stacy & Witbeck, Herzog and Skanska has awarded Siemens a contract to supply power and automation systems for San Diego Metropolitan Transportation System’s 17 km Mid-Coast Corridor light rail extension. The contract announced on September 25 includes the provision of overhead electrification ...