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October 1, 2020 | Rolling stock

Milan signs LRV contract with Stadler

MILAN Transport (ATM) has signed a €172.6m six year framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of up to 80 low-floor bidirectional Tramlink LRVs on September 29, including an initial order for 30 LRVs.

September 30, 2020 | Financial

MTR revenue falls, Ebitda rises for first half of year

HONG Kong rail operator MTR has reported an overall fall in revenue for its business operations of 23%, to $HK 21.59bn ($US 2.79bn) for the first half of the year, compared with $HK 28.27bn for the same period in 2019.

September 29, 2020 | North America

Phoenix begins construction of northwest LRT extension

CONSTRUCTION of the 2.6km Phase II Northwest light rail extension in Phoenix, Arizona, has begun with work scheduled for completion in 2023.

September 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

LA Metro approves $US 400bn investment plan

LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors has approved a $US 400bn 30-year Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

September 25, 2020 | Fleet

Gothenberg receives first new Flexity LRV

SWEDISH transport operator Gothenburg Tramways (Spårvägar) has received delivery of the first Bombardier Flexity LRV from a fleet of 40 ordered in April 2016 from a consortium of Bombardier and Kiepe Electric.

September 18, 2020 | Light Rail

Utrecht tram conversion project further delayed

THE Dutch Province of Utrecht has revealed that the project to convert the Utrecht - Nieuwegein/IJsselstein (SUNIJ) line from light rail to conventional tram operation is further delayed than recently foreseen.

September 18, 2020 | Light Rail

Lviv orders 10 low-floor LRVs

THE Ukrainian city of Lviv has awarded a contract for the supply of 10 new low-floor LRVs as part of the city’s public transport modernisation programme.

September 16, 2020 | Metros

Guadalajara Line 3 opens in Mexico

THE third line of Mexico’s Guadalajara light rail and metro network formally opened on September 12 in the presence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mr Enrique Alfaro, governor of the state of Jalisco.

September 15, 2020 | Policy

Public transport key to Canberra’s mobility future

THE Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has released its Transport Strategy 2020, which outlines plans to accommodate the city’s growing population.

September 15, 2020 | Track

Madrid Metro West and Alstom digitise light rail track inspection

SPANISH transport operator Madrid Metro West (MLO), in cooperation with Alstom, has carried out a project to digitise track inspections on the city’s Metro Ligero light rail network as part of a service agreement already in place between the two companies.

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