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January 6, 2021 | Light Rail

Istanbul opens first LRT line with ground power supply

ISTANBUL officially opened Line T5, the city’s first light rail line equipped with Alstom’s APS ground-power-supply system, on January 1.

January 4, 2021 | Light Rail

Mostaganem Tramway begins testing

ALSTOM has carried out an initial test run on the 2km line T2 of Algeria’s Mostaganem Tramway light rail project, between the line’s secondary storage park and Mostaganem mainline station.

December 31, 2020 | Light Rail

Electrification agreed as first step to new German tram-train network

THE Baden-Württemberg transport ministry has approved funding for 15kV ac electrification of the 10.4km Erms Valley Railway between Metzingen and Bad Urach, plus the electrification and expansion, with some new double track sections, of the 21.4km Ammer Valley Railway between Tübingen and Herrenberg.

December 29, 2020 | North America

Maintenance contract awarded for Toronto light rail project

MOSAIC Transit Partners Maintenance (MTM) has awarded a 30-year contract for maintenance of the LRV fleet, catenary and trackside infrastructure on the Toronto’s Finch West (Line 6) light rail line project to Bombardier Transportation.

December 22, 2020 | News

Salzburg approves funding agreement for Mirabellplatz LRT extension

SALZBURG City Council has approved a funding agreement between the city and federal and state and governments, to support the 750m-long Mirabellplatz extension of the Salzburg Local Railway (SLB).

December 18, 2020 | Europe

Vy launches new services for 2021 timetable

NORWEGIAN state-owned operator Vy has launched operation of four new service contracts, following the introduction of the 2021 rail timetable on December 13, including three in Sweden.

December 16, 2020 | Fleet

Berlin awards €571m LRV contract to Bombardier

BERLIN Transport Authority (BVG) has awarded Bombardier Transportation a €571m framework contract for the supply of up to 117 Bombardier Flexity low-floor LRVs, with an initial order for 20 vehicles.

December 12, 2020 | Technology

Revolution Very Light Rail project moves forward

BRITAIN’s Very Light Rail (RVLR) vehicle development project has announced that it has delivered its very light rail (VLR) prototype vehicle to the Quinton Rail Technology Centre in Warwickshire for final assembly and system integration, ahead of testing in February.

December 11, 2020 | Fleet

Zürich orders 40 additional LRVs

ZÜRICH Public Transport (VBZ), Switzerland, has exercised an option for 40 additional Flexity low-floor LRVS, worth SFr 172m ($US 194m) from Bombardier Transportation under a contract awarded in March 2017.

December 11, 2020 | Policy

EC’s Mobility Strategy fails to emphasise the benefits of public transport - Mezghani

INTERNATIONAL Association of Public Transport (UITP) secretary general, Mr Mohamed Mezghani, has questioned the European Commission’s (EC) failure to emphasise the benefits of public transport in its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which is set to guide the EC’s work in the transport sector over the next four years.

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