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December 17, 2018 | Light Rail

Light rail reaches Nice Côte d'Azur Airport

NICE Côte d'Azur Airport joined the city’s light rail network on December 15 with the inauguration of the 1.9km western stretch of Line T2 from Grand Arénas to terminals 1 and 2.

December 14, 2018 | Fleet

First LRV for Avignon tramway delivered

ALSTOM delivered the first of 14 Citadis X05 compact LRVs for Avignon, France, on December 13 after a three-day journey from La Rochelle where the LRV was designed and built, with the trams due to enter service in summer 2019.

December 10, 2018 | Europe

French-Swiss cross-border rail link reopens

THE 20km line from Delle on the Swiss-French border to Belfort was officially reopened on December 6 ahead of the reintroduction of train services with the start of the new timetable on December 9. Most of the line has been out of service since 1992.

December 6, 2018 | Europe

SNCF to launch hydrogen-powered regional services by 2022

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) announced on December 06 it has committed to bringing the first hydrogen fuel-cell train in France into operation by 2022.

December 5, 2018 | Light Rail

Caen light rail testing underway

THE French city of Caen reached a milestone in the construction of its light rail network on December 3 when the first dynamic test run took place on the short section between Avenue du 19 mars 1962 in Fleury-sur-Orne and Poincaré station in Caen.

November 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Strasbourg cross-border tram line reaches Kehl Town Hall

A 1.2km extension to Strasbourg Line D was opened on November 23, extending the tram network further into the German town of Kehl.

November 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Paris extends orbital light rail line

PARIS moved another step closer to the completion of its orbital light rail line on November 24 with the inauguration of the 4.3km extension of Line T3b from Porte de la Chapelle to Porte d’Asnières in the north of the city.

November 23, 2018 | Light Rail

Orléans extends public transport contract with Keolis

ORLÉANS Metropole renewed a contract with Keolis on November 20 for the operation and maintenance of its “Tao” multimodal transport network, which serves 22 districts in the region.

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

Alstom unveils hydrogen train concept for French regions

ALSTOM has unveiled a concept for a hydrogen fuel cell variant of its Coradia Polyvalent (Régiolis) multiple unit, which the supplier is developing as an alternative to diesel trains for the French regions.

November 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Keolis awarded Tours public transport contract extension

TOURS Métropole Val de Loire has awarded Keolis a contract starting from January 1 2019 to operate the “Fil Bleu” Tours Metropole public transport network in France, with the tram line and 26 bus services expected to generate €427m in revenue over the seven year duration of the agreement.

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