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Bombardier beats Siemens in Vienna Bombardier marks LU S Stock completion Bombardier Transportation appoints new President Bombardier’s claims Primove range record Bordeaux opens light rail extensions Boston CNR order breaks US market Bozankaya gets EBRD finance to expand California Dreaming Canada funds massive expansion Canberra’s light rail future begins Centro Chief Executive to stand down Centro seeks ten-year expansion partner Charlotte opens CityLYNX Charlotte’s ambitious light rail ‘Big Bang’ Chemnitz: The model matures Chinese metros keep expanding Cincinnati chooses Transdev Comment: engaging the customer is the challenge… retaining them is not Considerations for depot design Consortium selected for first Quito metro Construction begins on Metrolink 2CC project Contracts for Cairo metro Line 3 awarded Creating good vibrations Crosslinx signs Crosstown LRT contracts Crossrail 2 consultants chosen CRRC hydrogen trams destined for Foshan CRRC in Škoda discussions CRRC MA marks another US metro win CRRC secures three major LRT contracts CRRC Sifang wins big in Chicago CSR Sifang unveils new hydrogen-powered tram CTA secures ‘L’ modernisation funding Dallas Streetcar opens for service Dallas Streetcar reaches next expansion milestone Dallas Streetcar to double Liberty fleet DART reaches Dallas/Fort Worth International DC Streetcar developments (part one) DC Streetcar developments (part two) DC Streetcar opens at last Denver R Line inaugurated Denver’s R line completed Detroit’s QLINE to launch in May Developing the Guild Line Developments in Prague DLR launches fleet replacement programme DLR: BIM Innovators Doha and Lusail operations pre-qualification process Doha Metro tunnelling complete Dubai: High-tech trams in action Dubai: showcase for the Gulf? Dublin order nine-section Citadis Dudley’s light rail plan ‘not affected by Brexit’ Düsseldorf opens last tram subway East Link project gets USD1.33bn funding boost Edinburgh bests passenger targets Edinburgh Council agrees tram extension proposals Edinburgh moves forward with tram expansion Edinburgh trams – on track to hit ridership figures and Leith extension Edinburgh: first steps to Leith El Paso debates cross-border connection EMC management for modern tramways EU energy project hails progress EU funding assists Polish transit projects EVO1: The remarkable new tramcar from Prague Fast line to Sykhiv… New trams for Kyiv Ffestiniog Travel – 2017 dedicated tram tours Ffestiniog Travel – dedicated tram holidays Final Bombardier Flexity handed to Brussels Final T69 leaves Midland Metro First CAF tram arrives in Budapest First Citadis for Rio de Janeiro arrives First Confederation line tram revealed First phase of Birmingham city centre extension opens First Waterloo LRV on its way Former Transport Secretary says Edinburgh lessons should be learnt Four shortlisted for future Metrolink operations France’s smallest tramway opens, further lines cancelled French co-operation to rehabilitate Alexandria’s Ramlh line From Berlin to Copenhagen Gauging Opinion Geneva – Annemasse tram works begin Get ready for the UITP Summit 2017, Montreal Giving streetcars a second life Glasgow tram-trains to the airport? Global Light Rail Awards 2016 Going for Gold in Charlotte Gold Coast extension plan for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Government funding for Ottawa urban rail projects Haifa–Nazareth tram-train project approved Hannover’s new LRVs begin service Happy New Year for Atlanta Helsinki rethinks metro automation Heritage calendar highlights Hitachi close to AnsaldoBreda purchase? Hitachi closes AnsaldoBreda deal Hong Kong places largest-ever rolling stock contract How UK innovation could benefit the entire LRT industry Hydrogen: the holy grail for off wire operation? InnoTrans: the global marketplace Innovation, Image and Investment Innsbruck Expansion: The Next Level Intermodal 2016 Investigations ongoing into fatal London Tramlink derailment Is LRT really the noisy neighbour? Is The Tramway World Ready To Go Wire-Free? Is the world ready for driverless trams? Island line: A suitable candidate for LRT conversion? Izmir chooses Hyundai Rotem low-floor trams Izmir tramway inaugurated Izmit tram contracts awarded Jakarta metro contract awarded Kaohsiung begins wire-free testing Kaohsiung’s first steps to a tram future KC Streetcar: Looking to the Future Keelung – Taipei tram-train link announced Knorr-Bremse Kiepe deal L.A. light rail on the move LA light rail opens to Santa Monica Leipzig unveils Solaris Tramino XL Liège funding in doubt Light Rail Awards celebrate global achievements Light rail to Glasgow Airport could be ready by 2025 LightRail 2017 (Part of the World Metrorail Congress) Los Angeles: Light rail to the beach – and beyond Low Impact Light Rail LRT studies for Campina Grande Lynx Blue Line opening postponed Łódź orders Swing ‘evolution’ M-Ticketing: the Quiet Transport Revolution M1-Rail chooses Brookville Liberty cars Magdeburg still feels flooding pain Manchester draft plan considers orbital routes Manchester’s Airport line opens Manchester’s 100th tram arrives Mauritius light rail goes ahead Maxwell tie-up for Chinese rolling stock development Medellín’s Miracle Melbourne tram collision highlights increasing accident statistics Merger creates Chinese rolling stock giant Metelica prototype to undergo Samara trials Metrolink 2CC opening date confirmed Metrolink remembers 22 May attacks Metropolitan line extension funding agreed Midland Metro route to New Street station opens Milwaukee chooses Liberty streetcars for starter line Milwaukee seeks streetcar operator bids Mixed fortunes in Upper Silesia Modertrans Gamma opens the door to new markets Modertrans sole bidder in Elbląg More new vehicles for St Petersburg’s metro Nanjing metro Line 5 financed National Audit Office to investigate UK tram-train pilot New Citadis facility opens in Annaba New Citadis X05 heads to Sydney New Edinburgh Chief Executive pushes for tram extensions New hope for Andalucia’s closed lines? New Manchester Metrolink line opens New Manchester Metrolink operator confirmed New study for San Francisco Central Subway New tram and S-Bahn orders for German capital New trams for Tokyo New tramway plan for Utsunomiya New tramways for 2015 New tramways for 2017 Nottingham doubles its tramway network Nottingham expansion ‘largely complete’ Odense chooses Stadler Odense issues prequalification tenders Olsztyn welcomes the Tramino Olzstyn secures funding for tramway second phase Onboard battery tram tested in Kagoshima Operational assistance for Luxtram project Paris light rail to nudge 250km within the next six years Paris opens two new lines Paris T3 celebrates ten years Parramatta LRT route confirmed PESA to develop metro train Phoenix contract renewed Phoenix light rail takes flight again Porto approves western and south-eastern Metro arms Praha network digitised for speed control Puebla inaugurates interurban LRT service Putting the passenger first Qatar consortium secures USD1bn Qatar unveils new vehicle designs Queen names new Midland Metro tram Rabat light rail extension gets go-ahead RAIB issues second interim Sandilands report Raiding the parts bin to benefit light rail RATP CEO named as new French Transport Minister RATP Dev joint venture targets Middle East operations RATP Dev to operate Valenciennes network RATP trials driverless tram stabling Re-connecting Cincinnati Record-breaking advances in traction power Refurbished trains enter metro service in Caracas Regional devolution: A new future for UK light rail? Rekjavik’s light rail plan Request for tenders for Dublin’s Luas Right bank line opens Rio de Janeiro’s modern tramway expands Rio’s trams run for the Olympics RNV tenders for 92 new Mannheim trams destined to be ‘world’s longest’ Romania’s tramway revival – part 1 Romania’s tramway revival – part 2 SafeRail Congress Saint-Étienne selects CAF Samarkand to reinstate trams after 43 years Samarkand’s first tram line opens San Francisco exercises Siemens option Santos begins passenger trials Santos completes VLT line Seattle accelerates its light rail plans Seattle identifies preferred LRT expansion route Seattle light rail extension funded Seattle to build world’s first floating light rail Seattle: Cutting Edge LRT Solutions Seattle’s Inekon battery tram arrives Seoul operators to merge Seoul unites operation of major metro lines Shaking up the rolling stock market Shanghai to welcome back the tram Shenyang: Riding the Dolphin Siemens ships its first Avenio to Qatar Siemens to begin manufacturing in Turkey Siemens to upgrade Dusseldorf signalling Silom options announced Škoda acquires majority shareholding in Transtech Škoda breaks through in Germany SmartRail Asia SmartRail Europe SmartRail Europe Speed monitoring systems for London Tramlink? SPT to trial virtual smartcard app Stadler acquires Vossloh Rail Vehicles Stadler and Solaris partner for Eastern European tram contracts Stadler Kleinprofil train revealed Stadler to supply Berlin Kleinprofil stock Strasbourg inaugurates international tramline D Stray current: myth or legend? Streetcars return to Atlanta Streetcars return to Motor City Strukton signs Chinese rolling stock partnership Suspension of Belief Swift Rail and Growing Cities Szeged tenders first tram-train line Tallinn tenders for airport spur Tampere consortia announced Tank Bund-Madina tram plans grow Technology, reliability and resilience Tel Aviv begins LRT construction Tender announced for Munich S-Bahn operator Tender launched for USD570m Warsaw LRVs Tenerife’s solution to tram speed control Testing times for Sofia’s metro extensions TfL admits civil liability for Sandilands crash TfWM to take over operations of Midland Metro Thales awarded SSL modernisation contract The case for an Oxford Metro The Danish light rail renaissance The UK’s first tram-train arrives The Vital Link To Fordon Three more tenders for Tel Aviv Ticketing’s crucial role in the passenger experience Timișoara unveils first modernised GT4s Toshkent mayor finally closes the city’s tramway Track management: repair or replace? Tram automation: not if, but when? Tram design: issues and constraints Tram extension for Gdansk Tram trials begin on Metrolink 2CC Tram-trains to Rotherham edge ever closer… Tramlink looks at speed monitoring systems Trams return to Olsztyn after 50 years Transdev re-signs Dublin Luas contract Transit Through the Metropolitan Belt Transmashholding to supply 768 cars to Moscow Metro Transport for West Midlands launched Tyne & Wear Metrocar modernisation complete UITP World Congress UK industry tests lightweight railcar UK Light Rail Awards 2014 UK politics ‘close to the same page’ on light rail UK tram-train pilot faces further delays Understanding the wheel/rail interface – part one Understanding the wheel/rail interface – part two United Nations : ‘Sustainable transport could save USD70tr’ United Streetcar goes into ‘hibernation’ US ‘skinny budget’ proposes huge urban transit cuts US Congress agreement on new transportation bill US Congress rejects ‘skinny budget’ transit cuts US public transit down in 2016, but LRT on the up US submits USD478bn funding plan Utrecht to convert Sneltram Utrecht Uithof extension suppliers confirmed Utrecht Uithoflijn: Development and challenges Valley Metro’s LRT and Streetcar orders Vinci wins Paris Line 15 South contract Vossloh looks to divest rolling stock division Wabtec moves for Faiveley Transport Warsaw rolling stock orders draw worldwide bidders Warsaw welcomes Jazz Watching the Sun Link rise Where art meets engineering Why the champions are key to driving LRT development Wider Impacts of NET Phase Two Will Bombardier bail out of rail? Winter weather wrecks Metrolink services Worldwide tram orders 2016 Zurich light rail project gets approval Zürich signs order for 70 Flexity 2 trams Projects Products Book Directory Parry People Movers

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