LEIPZIG tram operator LVB withdrew all services on the 4.5km line between Connewitz S-Bahn station and Markkleeberg West south of Leipzig city centre on November 27.
A project to connect the southern and northern tram systems on the Buda side of Hungary's capital reached a milestone on the evening of November 22, when the first trams passed over the newly-completed line between Margithíd and Batthyány tér.
BARCELONA could double its current tram ridership and save €2m each year in bus operating costs if a project to connect the city's two currently separate light rail networks if a short link along Diagonal Avenue becomes a reality.
THE tendering committee of Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) selected CRRC Corporation subsidiary Changchun Railway Vehicles as preferred bidder on November 26 for a contract to supply and maintain 90 LRVs for city's light rail Red Line, with an option for 30 additional vehicles.
BOMBARDIER has announced it will supply four additional Bombardier Flexity low-floor LRVs for Australia's Gold Coast Light Rail Transit (GCLRT) network.
GLASGOW City Council announced on November 26 that it is looking to develop a tram-train link to connect Glasgow city centre and Paisley with Glasgow Airport, which could be operational within a decade.
THE City of Edmonton confirmed on November 25 that it has selected the TransEd Partners consortium as preferred bidder for the PPP contract to design, build, operate, maintain and finance the city's Valley Line LRT project.
THE first trial runs with passengers on the 28km Porto Maravilha light rail network took place on November 21, when the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Mr Eduardo Paes boarded an Alstom tram for trip over the city centre section of the line.
TRANSPORT Infrastructure Ireland (TII) signed a €36.5m contract with Alstom on November 17 for seven additional Citadis low-floor LRVs for Dublin's Luas light rail network, which will expand the existing fleet of 66 vehicles in preparation for the opening of the Cross City Line in 2017.
TRANSTECH, Finland, rolled out the first production Artic low-floor LRV for Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at its Otanmäki plant in central Finland on November 19.
