UTAH Transit Authority welcomed the first passengers to its S-Line tram line on December 7, when residents were offered free rides on the line in return for a donation to the city's food bank.
THE first of five low-floor LRVs being supplied by China Northern Rolling Stock Corporation (CNR) subsidiary CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicles to the city of Samsun was delivered to Turkey by air on November 29.
STRASBOURG Transport (CTS), France, has issued a call for tender for a framework contract for the supply and possible maintenance of a fleet of light rail vehicles.
JUST 11 days after the start of public services on the first phase of Paris light rail Line T7, the départment of Essonne granted public utility status to the 3.7km southern extension from Athis-Mons to Juvisy-sur-Orge on November 28.
THE first of 20 Swing 122NaSF low-floor LRVs being supplied by Pesa Bydgoszcz, Poland, to the city of Sofia arrived in the Bulgarian capital in the early hours of November 29.
THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved plans for the 3km extension of the Phoenix Valley Metro light rail network to Gilbert Road in Mesa, Arizona.
The municipality of São José dos Campos, northeast of São Paulo, announced on November 24 that it is cancelling the construction of its proposed 15km light rail line in favour of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.
CONSTRUCTION of a two-line light rail network in the French city of Avignon moved a step closer on November 23, when the €250m project was granted public utility status.
MINNEAPOLIS City Council's Transportation and Public Works Committee approved the further development of two tram projects at a meeting on November 19, 2013.
HANNOVER Transport Authority (Üstra) exercised an option for another 50 type TW 3000 light rail vehicles on November 15 to coincide with the completion of the first batch of 50 units by a consortium of Vossloh Kiepe and Alstom.
