All Urban transport vehicles articles – Page 41
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NewsParis metro Line 4 train order
FRANCE: Paris public transport operator RATP is to exercise an option for a further 20 six-car MP14 metro trainsets from Alstom, the supplier announced on December 7. The order is to be placed in January and forms part of a framework contract awarded by RATP on behalf of Île-de-France transport ...
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Metro Report InternationalEU tram funding agreements signed
POLAND: Implementing agency Centre for EU Transport Projects signed agreements with two tram operators on December 6 allocating EU funds, subject to approval by the European Commission. MPK Kraków is to receive 124·9m złoty to support its 314·4m złoty purchase of 35 low-floor trams. These would be 32 to ...
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NewsTramwaje Śląskie unveils modernised ex-Frankfurt tram
POLAND: The first of 15 Type Pt trams which Tramwaje Śląskie acquired second-hand from Frankfurt-am-Main has been unveiled following an extensive modernisation. The tram has been fitted with new ends, along with a low-floor centre section built by Katowice company SAG to replace a high-floor module. The tram has been ...
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Metro Report InternationalCitadis trams delivered to Shanghai
CHINA: Test running on the first two lines of the tramway under construction in the Songjiang district of southwestern Shanghai is set to begin shortly, following the delivery of the first vehicles. In April 2015 Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co placed a €72m order for 30 Citadis trams ...
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Metro Report InternationalCharlotte selects Siemens battery trams
USA: Charlotte City Council decided on November 28 to award Siemens a contract to supply six S70 light rail vehicles for the Charlotte Area Transit System. These will be equipped with batteries for catenary-free operation in the Uptown area. The LRVs are to be supplied from Siemens’ Sacramento plant and ...
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NewsLondon Underground receives final S Stock train
UK: The last of 192 S Stock trainsets for use on London Underground’s Sub-Surface Lines has been delivered to LU’s Ruislip depot from Bombardier’s factory in Derby. Deliveries of the S Stock began in 2009, with the first unit entering service on the Metropolitan Line the following year. The ...
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NewsPesa sole bidder in Bydgoszcz tram tender
POLAND: Pesa is the sole bidder in a tender to supply 18 trams to Bydgoszcz, the city in which the manufacturer has its headquarters. The 141·1m złoty order would include 15 five-section trams specified as being at least 30 m long, and three three-section trams. Three of the vehicles ...
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NewsTallinn tram modernisation contract
ESTONIA: Ekova Electric has won a €12m contract to modernise 14 trams for city transport operator TLT Tallinn. Deliveries of the modernised trams are due to take place in 2017-18. The scope covers two Tatra KT4 trams and 12 Tatra KT6T trams which had been formed in 2001-07 by ...
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NewsIstanbul receives first driverless metro train
TURKEY: The first driverless metro trainset for Istanbul metro Line M5 was delivered to Çakmak station on November 21. CAF is supplying 21 six-car trainsets with Mitsubishi electrical and automation equipment under a €119m order placed in June 2014. The 132 m long sets consist of four motor and ...
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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 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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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 ...
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Metro Report InternationalŠkoda to supply São Paulo monorail traction equipment
BRAZIL: Škoda Electric has won a contract to supply traction equipment for the 10 five-car monorail vehicles that Scomi Engineering is supplying for São Paulo metro Line 17. The KC100m order follows the signing of a co-operation agreement between the two companies last year. According to Škoda, it ...
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NewsOmsk presents first low-floor tram
RUSSIA: The first low-floor tram in Omsk was presented on November 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of trams in the city. The partly low-floor single section tram uses a Belkommunmash AKSM-62103 car body that the Omsk tram operator fitted with overhauled trucks from a UKVZ KTM-5 tram. ...