THE first of 11 Citadis 402 low-floor LRVs for Dubai's Al Sufouh Tramway arrived in the United Arab Emirates through the port of Jebel Ali last week, and has been delivered to the line's depot in readiness for the start of testing.
THREE consortia have submitted bids to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, for the $C 536m ($US 505m) PPP contract to design, build, operate, and maintain the city's first light rail line.
AN important gap in the Munich tram network was finally filled on December 15 with the opening of the 1km western extension of Line 19 to the mainline station in Pasing.
FRENCH transport minister Mr Frédéric Cuvillier and Alstom Transport France CEO Mr Jerome Wallut were among the dignitaries attending the official inauguration of the €150m third phase of the light rail network in the northeastern city of Valenciennes on December 13.
MÜLHEIM Transport Authority (MVG) has placed a €27m order with Bombardier for 10 Flexity Classic LRVs for delivery starting in August 2015.
GERMAN transport minister Dr Peter Ramsauer announced on December 9 that the German federal government will provide a €19m grant towards the extension of the Strasbourg light rail network across the river Rhine to the German town of Kehl.
MOBILIDADE Anhanguera, a consortium of Odebrecht Transport (90%) and Brazilian bus operators (10%), has been selected as preferred bidder for the 35-year PPP concession to build and operate the first light rail line in the Brazilian city of Goiânia.
EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) vice president Mr Wilhelm Molterer signed a €95m loan agreement with the mayor of Graz Mr Siegfried Nagl on December 2, which will finance investment in the light rail network in Austria's second-largest city.
THE Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County, Texas, is concluding final test runs on the Houston MetroRail Red Line northern extension, which is due to open early next year.
BUDAPEST Transport Centre (BKK) which is responsible for managing and developing the transport network in the Hungarian capital, issued an invitation to tender on December 6 for the so-called Buda tram link, which is intended to provide a connection between lines 17 and 19 on the western (Buda) side of the city.
