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December 5, 2018 | Fleet

Chemnitz receives first Škoda ForCity tram

CHEMNITZ Transport (CVAG) received the first of 14 standard-gauge ForCity low-floor LRVs from Škoda Transportation on November 30.

December 5, 2018 | Light Rail

SFMTA signs parts contract with Alstom

SAN Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has awarded Alstom a €50m three-year contract for Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services to manage and supply parts for the SFMTA fleet, including two exercisable two-year options.

December 5, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express selected for Pardubice regional contract

FOLLOWING a competitive tender, the government of the Czech region of Pardubice announced on December 3 that it has selected a subsidiary of open-access operator Leo Express for a Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract to operate regional services.

December 4, 2018 | Light Rail

EIB grants MPK loan to purchase energy efficient trams

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) announced at the COP 24 conference in Katowice, Poland, on December 3 that it will grant a loan of Zlotys 376m ($US 99.7m) to Krakow’s bus and tram operator MPK to purchase up to 90 new low-floor trams, and to modernise its existing fleet.

December 4, 2018 | Technology

Netinera signs contract for IVU.rail platform

ITALIAN State Railways’ (FS) German subsidiary Netinera signed a four-year contract with IVU Traffic Technologies in Berlin on December 4, to deploy the IVU.rail platform for fleet and staff planning and dispatch.

December 4, 2018 | Light Rail

Keolis wins Odense light rail O&M contract

ODENSE Letbane, the public agency responsible for developing a new 14.5km light rail network in Denmark’s third-largest city, has selected Keolis as preferred bidder for a 15-year operations and maintenance contract worth €230m.

December 4, 2018 | Fleet

Bombardier withdraws bid for DSB coach contract

DANISH State Railways (DSB) announced on December 4 that Bombardier has withdrawn its bid to supply a new fleet of intercity coaches, with CAF selected to bid in its place.

December 4, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Thameslink operator sanctioned for timetable chaos

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has cut Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR) franchise profits and instructed it to make £15m of passenger improvements for its role in the huge disruption to services following the introduction of a new timetable in May, which sought to introduce a large number of new services on the cross-London Thameslink network.

December 4, 2018 | Asia

Seoul metro Line 9 extension opens

ANOTHER eight stations were added to Korea’s first privately-operated metro line on December 1 with the opening of the eastern extension from Sports Complex to VHS Medical Center.

December 4, 2018 | High-speed

Study to examine potential for New South Wales HS network

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has launched a study into the feasibility of a high-speed rail network in the state, and appointed Professor Andrew McNaughton to lead an expert panel to identify the most appropriate routes, speeds and station locations.

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