West Midlands ‘Tube map’ unveiled
Mayor Andy Street shares his ambitious 20-year GBP15bn Metro plan for UK city region.
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Sudden end for Philadelphia’s PCC cars
PCC operation in the US city of Philadelphia came to a sudden end on 25 January when line 15 (Girard) was converted to ‘temporary’ bus operation, to permit replacement of the I-95 bridge over Frankford Avenue.
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Bombardier Transportation to seek merger partner?
Sharp stock price fall fuels speculation over tie-up with Alstom or Hitachi.
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Škoda wins Warsaw’s EUR307m Metro order
On 30 January Metro Warszawskie (MW) signed a contract with Škoda Transportation for 37 six-car metro trains, with an option for eight more.
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Andy Byford resigns as NCYT President
Andy Byford, President of New York City Transit (NYCT) resigned from his post at the end of January amid conflict with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over plans to reorganise management of the state-wide Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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Stadler wins Tyne and Wear Metro contract
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive Nexus has awarded Stadler a GBP300m (EUR355m) contract to build its new fleet of Metro trains.
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Double celebrations in Doha
First modern tramway service opens in the Qatari capital as the state-of-the art metro is completed.
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Hamilton LRT project is cancelled
Controversy surrounds Ontario’s decision to remove support ahead of bidders’ responses.
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Three Chinese cities welcome more trams
Amongst massive metro expansion, three Chinese cities opened new tramways or extensions in December.
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Sydney opens South East Light Rail
Central city line with ground supply section joins the network; Kingsford branch to open in March.
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