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February 9, 2020 | Light Rail

Birmingham Eastside light rail extension set for approval

WEST Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is this week expected to approve the Birmingham Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro, which will provide a branch from the existing light rail line at Bull Street to High Street Deritend in Digbeth, via the proposed High-Speed 2 (HS2) Curzon Street Station.

February 7, 2020 | Policy

Île-de-France to accelerate competitive tendering in Paris

ILE-de-France Mobility, which is responsible for commuter rail, RER, metro and light rail services in the Paris area, will ask the French government to bring forward the timetable to introduce competitive tendering for rail services.

February 5, 2020 | Light Rail

Contract awarded for Rabat LRT extension feasibility study

EGIS and CID have been awarded a contract to undertake a feasibility study of the extension of the Rabat light rail network to Salé airport in the northeast and Témara to the south.

February 4, 2020 | Light Rail

Construction starts on Parramatta light rail project

MAJOR construction has commenced on the 12km Parramatta Light Rail project in Parramatta, western Sydney, following a groundbreaking ceremony on February 4.

January 30, 2020 | Fleet

Upper Austria to procure up to 70 tram-trains

THE regional government of Upper Austria has instructed infrastructure manager, Schiene OÖ, to procure up to 70 tram-trains for branch line operation.

January 29, 2020 | Metros

European ticketing associations to merge, combining standards

TWO European ticketing associations, Calypso Networks Association (CNA) and OSPT Alliance, are to merge to drive global adoption of open ticketing standards.

January 24, 2020 | Light Rail

Seattle secures $US 1.4bn in federal funding

CENTRAL Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) has secured $US 1.4bn in US federal government funding for a light rail extension in Seattle.

January 16, 2020 | Light Rail

Light rail growth strong in Europe, UITP says

LIGHT rail infrastructure and patronage has seen a steady increase since the start of the millennium, according to a report from the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), with 108 new cities around the world opening their first line, including 70 in Europe.

January 15, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Sydney’s new centralised transport authority brings modes together

Howard Collins, incoming COO for Transport for NSW, talks to Mark Carter.

January 15, 2020 | North America

Canadian cities push network expansion

Marco D’Angelo, president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association, talks to David Burroughs.

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