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August 10, 2020 | Financial

Asian Development Bank releases ‘bounce-back’ report

A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommends that public transport operators adopt new hygiene measures and green technology to rebuild passenger confidence and encourage a return to services.

August 9, 2020 | Fleet

Thuringia provides support for Jena LRV order

THE German state of Thuringia has announced it will support a €44.4m order by Jena’s public transport operator for 24 new LRVs.

August 7, 2020 | Fleet

Tender for 504 LRVs worth €4bn launched

SIX German and Austrian urban transport operators have issued a combined tender worth up to €4bn for 504 LRVs for tram-train operation, with a goal of saving up to €1m on each vehicle.

August 3, 2020 | Europe

Dublin receives first new Alstom LRVs

DUBLIN has received the first batch of two Citadis 502 54.7m-long LRVs from Alstom out of an order for eight, for operation on its Luas light rail network.

July 31, 2020 | High-speed

Agreement for KL - Singapore high-speed line expected by year end

SINGAPORE and Malaysia hope to come to an agreement on the future of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed project by the end of the year, Singapore prime minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, says.

July 31, 2020 | North America

Austin city council approves light rail finance plan

AUSTIN city council and Capital Metro have unanimously approved a new $US 7bn financial plan for the construction of the Texan capital’s Project Connect transport system, following a joint meeting on July 27.

July 30, 2020 | Light Rail

Porto Metro awards light rail construction contracts

PORTO Metro has awarded two light rail construction contracts with a combined worth of €288m to a consortium of Ferrovial Construction and Alberto Couto Alves.

July 30, 2020 | Podcasts

First of it’s Kind - Building a Floating Rail Bridge

Sound Transit is constructing a floating rail bridge in Washington State. The project is full of challenges and could be the most complex of its kind in the world. RT&S talks with Sound Transit’s Sepehr Sobhani, a principal construction manager on the job.

July 27, 2020 | Financial

TfL publishes revised draft annual budget

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has released a draft revised 2020-21 budget, which it says will allow it to balance its budget, keep its assets safe and operable, and progress an investment programme, if sufficient government funding is received.

July 27, 2020 | News

Covid-19 offers ‘best opportunity for decades’ to reshape public transport - study

THE Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to shape more sustainable, resilient and human-centric urban mobility systems with many cities and transit authorities primed and ready to embrace the challenge, a new study presented by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and consultancy Arthur D Little has found.

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