Posted 10 hours ago by Railpage System User
“Despite difficult times, Saxony transport companies and public transport authorities have managed to maintain their services and ensure mobility for citizens,” says state transport minister, Mr Martin Dulig.
Posted 19 hours ago by Railpage System User
Research by the German public transport association Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV) reveals that coronavirus cases amongst members’ employees are less than half those of the wider population.
Posted 20 hours ago by Railpage System User
Guests from 11 countries gathered to celebrate another year of outstanding achievement at the 2020 Global Light Rail Awards – held virtually on 11 November.
Posted 21 hours ago by Railpage System User
In early December, Colombian President Iván Duque and Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero signed a financing agreement for the city’s COP2.5trn (USD990m) 13.5km (8.4-mile) light rail project. The national government will cover 70% of the project’s costs, with the city contributing 30%.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
1896 Blackpool 'Palace' car 13, at the Squires Gate terminus of the Lytham Road tram route c1918A rare good quality photograph of a Blackpool 'Palace' car has recently been discovered, showing the tram at the Squires Gate terminus of the Lytham Road route, taken around 1918.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Flexity Classic 2 heading towards the city centre along StrandvägenStockholm is the capital city of Sweden and has a tram system consisting of four routes.
Posted 5 days ago by bevans
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
On 1 December Alstom and Bombardier Inc. announced that ‘all necessary regulatory approvals’ required to complete the takeover of the latter’s Transportation (BT) division had been received and that the transaction would be concluded on 29 January 2021.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
The two-line tramway in Jiaxing (Zhejiang province, China), is to be operated and maintained by the new Shenjia joint venture of Shanghai Keolis and the city for five years. The 15.6km (9.7-mile) system is due to open in July 2021.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Maryland’s Purple line is a planned 26.1km (16.2-mile) orbital LRT link to connect Bethesda and New Carrollton via Silver Spring and College Park in the suburbs north of Washington, DC. Offering interchange with four Washington Metro lines, it will use part of the abandoned alignment of the former CSX Georgetown branch (since converted to a pedestrian and bicycle trail).
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
After public hearings held during summer 2020, Québec’s Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) issued a 441-page report on 5 November that concluded the CAD3.3bn (EUR2.1bn) tramway project for Québec City was desirable but should not be authorised.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
On 25 November it was confirmed that Köln (Cologne) is to place an order with an Alstom/Kiepe consortium for 64 new steel-bodied low-floor six-section double-ended articulated trams, with swivelling bogies, at a cost of EUR363m; there is an option for a further 47 cars.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
In the southern Swedish province of Skåne lies the city of Lund, an attractive city with a population of 94 000, just 15km (9.3 miles) from Malmö.
Posted one week ago by GheringhapLoop
Trackless trams are not worth pursuing for Newcastle and the NSW government should press ahead with a light rail extension, state Labor's transport spokesman Chris Minns believes.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Baden-Württemberg and the German federal government are funding €95m of the €122m cost via the municipal Transport Financing Act (GVFG). Work is set to commence in 2021 with completion scheduled for December 2022.
Posted 2 weeks ago by newsbot
A man has been charged with the assault and robbery of a man while he was having a seizure on a light rail train in St. Paul.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted light-rail ridership and squeezed small businesses along the south-central corridor just as light rail construction was beginning, both the project and businesses owners along the route will receive some security.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
One man was killed in an apparent confrontation at or near the Lake Street light rail station platform in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
Global payment solutions provider Mastercard has worked with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Road to enable contactless payments on the Gold Coast Light Rail network as part of a new smart ticketing solution.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
Watch the city spring to life, with a ride on Melbourne's 96 tram from Preston to St Kilda.
Posted last month by newsbot
Metro Transit is swapping out padded cloth seats on its light-rail trains in favor of plastic seats in a move that is expected to save thousands of dollars in cleaning costs each year
Posted last month by Railpage System User
You are invited to come and join us for a unique day’s adventure commemorating the 60th anniversary of the last tram to run on Sydney’s electric tramway system.
Posted last month by bevans
A year after Sydney's new light rail started taking passengers, the reviews aren't too favourable.
Posted last month by bevans
Footage has emerged showing the life-endangering risks people are taking with the Sydney light rail — and they don't always come off best.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
A virtual open house showing the progress of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project was recently held, and attendees were able to watch a video highlighting some of the milestones over the last couple of months.
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