TRIMET, the mass transit operator in Portland, Oregon, has awarded Siemens a $US 73m contract for the supply of 18 S70 LRVs which will boost its existing fleet of Siemens vehicles to 119.
A TWO-STAGE 18-month trial has been completed on Manchester Metrolink aimed at reducing LRV wheel flange and track wear, as well as the associated noise, using an Intelligent Wheel Flange Lubrication (iWFL) system developed by Rowe Hankins, Britain.
Skoda Transportation has sent a ForCity 15T low-floor LRV to Chemnitz to demonstrate the vehicle's capabilities to German light rail operators.
THE British Department for Transport (DfT) has given the go-ahead for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme linking the Sheffield Supertram network with Rotherham.
LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Expo light-rail line officially opened to the public on April 28.
The first four Pesa Swing low-floor LRVs for the Hungarian city of Szeged entered service on March 2.
MONTPELLIER's light rail network expanded substantially on April 7 with the opening of two new lines.
