Moscow to renew its tram depots by 2040
Modernisation of five sites and the addition of a new facility will be completed by 2020; Apakov will be the first modern depot to open in 2025.
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Full service begins in San Francisco Central Subway
Long-awaited 2.7km underground expansion of the Muni light rail T Third Street service opens on 7 January following two months of preview operation.
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Iaşi continues tramway fleet replacement
Latest funding for new trams and buses for the Romanian city is part of the European Commission-supported National Recovery and Resilience Plan and builds upon recent low-floor fleet deliveries.
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Feasibility study recommends light rail for Palm Beach
Light rail proposal to connect Florida communities along a traffic-congested 21km corridor could cost USD856m and be delivered within a decade.
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Final trams run in Ust-Ilimsk
After 34 years of operation, the final service run on the express tramline in this Russian city ran on 30 December. Infrastructure dismantling began on 1 January.
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Bidders sought for Bergamo T2 tramline
New 11.5km tramline will cross five municipalities to a new north-western terminus at Villa d’Almè, re-using much of the former Ferrovia della Valle Brembana (FVB), closed in 1966.
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Finance completed for Stage Four of Kraków’s Fast Tram
EBRD loan completes the funding package for Poland’s first tramway expansion project to be delivered under a Public-Private Partnership. The 4.5km line is planned to open in late 2024/early 2025.
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Final tracks laid for Edinburgh’s Newhaven extension
With the connection to the existing tramline installed, testing and commissioning of the 4.6km (2.85-mile) extension of the Edinburgh tramway is expected to begin in January.
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Odessa signs contract for 13 new Tatra-Jug trams
Black Sea port city becomes the second Ukrainian city to place an order for the new locally-built K1T306 low-floor tram under a contract signed on 16 December.
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25 years of Škoda trams
Czech rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transportation is celebrating 25 years since the first tram left its Plzeň workshops in 1997.
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Forchbahn: Fit for the future
An ambitious programme to renovate the Swiss Forchbahn to increase capacity and make it fully-accessible will soon be underway. Andrew Thompson explores the plans in detail.
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Is ‘free’ transit really free?
Morgan Lyons explores the debates around fare-free travel as they grow in popularity – and urgency.
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Next-generation traction batteries
As urban rail systems increasingly move away from fixed electrification infrastructure, Saft’s Pierre Prenleloup discusses the latest developments in onboard traction battery technology.
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Driving safety improvements for all
Highly Commended at the 2021 Global Light Rail Awards, a new risk management model developed by the organisation driving sector-wide safety standards is now being widely adopted by operators and duty holders in the UK. Carl Williams explains the project’s key elements and the benefits it will bring.
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Zurich’s cargo tram
Andrew Thompson explores the unusual, but highly successful, freight operation in Switzerland’s largest city.
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How do we cut LRT’s costs?
At a time of constrained public finance, we are being challenged more than ever to find more cost-effective transport solutions – TAUT brings together a panel of experts to dig deeper…
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PantoSystem: A game-changer for light rail
PantoInspect, the market-leading manufacturer and supplier of automated and real-time wayside pantograph monitoring systems, is proud to announce that its PantoSystem has now been installed on Denmark’s busiest light rail line in Aarhus.
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Reframing the light rail debate
With a need to ‘build back better’, light rail has never been more relevant for UK cities and city regions, argues Jonathan Bray.
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Managing safety
Which is better, independent safety verification or approval by the state? Tony Streeter talks to two people intimately familiar with the issues, to consider the benefits of each.
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Restoring confidence through digital technology
Cutting emissions, increasing efficiency, improving engagement. Siemens Mobility is leading the way in how we design, operate and maintain our transport networks.
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Get ready for the UITP Summit 2017, Montreal
On 15-17 May 2017 the international public transport community will come together in Montréal for the Global Public Transport Summit, the not-to-miss rendezvous for urban transport professionals.
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Global Light Rail Awards 2016
New UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Paul Maynard told the Global Light Rail Awards on 5 October “you definitely have a supporter here today”.
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Ffestiniog Travel – 2017 dedicated tram tours
Tour operator Ffestiniog Travel has extended its escorted holiday programme to include more dedicated tram tours in the UK and Europe. It offers a chance to indulge your hobby within a relaxed, informative and organised holiday shared with fellow enthusiasts.
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The 7th annual SafeRail congress is the only dedicated congress for all stakeholdersinvolved in the operational safety, digital and physical security on the US railroad andtransit network.
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SmartRail Europe is the annual show for railway infrastructure managers, train operating companies, systemand data integrators and technology suppliers to create the digital railway of the future.
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Intermodal 2016
Can coherent and efficient integrated travel strategies be developed across all modes that satisfy all parties and bring us more in line with the needs of the passenger? TAUT reports from two days of debate in the UK city of Nottingham.
read moreLight Rail Awards celebrate global achievements
Ninth annual event welcomes 300 guests from across the industry.
read moreAmbitious plans in the Eurasian region for 2023 deadline
High-level speakers from the region’s top operators will be discussing the developments and solutions for the rail industry in the Eurasia region at SmartRail Eurasia in Istanbul on 26-27 January 2016.
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Ffestiniog Travel – dedicated tram holidays
Ffestiniog Travel has been organising rail holidays since 1974, and for 2015 is running two special-interest tram holidays.
read moreUK Light Rail Awards 2014
‘Light rail is a success story in the UK that needs to be replicated in more cities’, UK Minister of State told those assembled at the UK Light Rail Awards.
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