
Lund: Sweden’s newest tramway city
5.5km line serving university and tech hub to be launched without public ceremony on 12 December.
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New Köln order favours Alstom
On 25 November it was confirmed that Köln (Cologne) is to place an order with an Alstom/Kiepe consortium for 64 new steel-bodied low-floor six-section double-ended articulated tram.
read more‘Reverse Beeching’ funds granted to Metrolink proposal
A radial Metrolink line connecting Bolton and Radcliffe to Manchester is one of the first proposals to receive money under a UK Department for Transport scheme to reinstate closed railways.
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Québec City cross-city tram plans hit the buffers
Provincial environmental body rejects 22.3km light rail proposal.
read moreBombardier Transportation takeover deal to be completed in January
On 1 December Alstom and Bombardier Inc. announced that ‘all necessary regulatory approvals’ required to complete the takeover of the latter’s Transportation (BT) division had been received and that the transaction would be concluded on 29 January 2021.
read moreKeolis JV to run Jiaxing tramway
The two-line tramway in Jiaxing (Zhejiang province, China), is to be operated and maintained by the new Shenjia joint venture of Shanghai Keolis and the city for five years.
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Maryland DoT takes back Purple line
Maryland’s Purple line is a planned 26.1km (16.2-mile) orbital LRT link to connect Bethesda and New Carrollton via Silver Spring and College Park in the suburbs north of Washington, DC.
read moreUSD990m agreed for Medellín LRT
In early December, Colombian President Iván Duque and Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero signed a financing agreement for the city’s COP2.5trn (USD990m) 13.5km (8.4-mile) light rail project.
read moreVDV: ‘Public transport is not a corona hotspot’
Research by the German public transport association Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV) reveals that coronavirus cases amongst members’ employees are less than half those of the wider population.
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VLR shuttle and test track take shape
Innovative lightweight urban rail vehicle nears completion, with testing to begin in February.
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