More to Stadler than RS ZERO: CITYLINK tram-train graces InnoTrans
At InnoTrans ‘24, Stadler Rail presented a complete version of its new CITYLINK low-floor train for the first time. The vehicle, set for use on the Saarbahn network…
New tram line T12 now in service in the Paris region
Following tests, Alstom’s Citadis Dualis tram-trains were officially launched on the Île-de-France Mobilités network’s T12 line. They started their service on Sunday 10 December 2023 at 5.00 AM…
Keolis and SNCF Voyageurs to operate new Paris-region lines
Île-de-France Mobilités selected a consortium of Keolis and SNCF Voyageurs named ‘Stretto’ to operate the tram-train lines T4, T11, and the Esbly-Crécy branch of Line P in the…
Sheffield, the tram system with a little bit of train, compared
As essential track replacement works are underway on the Sheffield Supertram network, the city’s public transportation system stands out as a unique example in the UK. Unlike other…
Summer works on the Île-de-France network in full swing
Starting this month works in the Île-de-France region of France will begin, as part of a 4.2-billion euro infrastructure modernisation campaign for the infrastructure network, including Réseau Express…
IDF Mobilités tests the Parisian T12 tram-train
Dynamic testing of the T12 tram-train has begun along the entire line south of Paris. The 20.4-kilometre route will connect Massy to Évry-Courcouronnes in 39 minutes, passing through…
Fight fire with fire? Wavebreaker dampens traffic noise from railways using noise
Earlier this year, Swedish startup Wavebreaker started operations with the launch of its traffic noise sound damper of the same name. Founder and developer of Wavebreaker Tony Johansson…
Stadler bags biggest contract in company’s history
Stadler will deliver up to 504 trams for a total value of 4 billion euros to a German-Austrian consortium comprising six transportation companies. The contract includes a fixed…
Glasgow Airport will get metro link
Glasgow City Council and Renfrewshire Council have joined forces in addressing the long-pending issue of the planned rail link to Glasgow Airport. Both bodies agreed to provide a…
Britain is shopping for trams
The United Kingdom’s biggest tram network is about to meet the country’s biggest shopping centre. Well, almost. Manchester’s Trafford Centre is the third biggest retail mall in the…
VolkerRail replaces tracks on Sheffield Supertram network
British construction company VolkerRail, subsidiary of VolkerWessels, is providing a new stage in the track replacement on the Sheffield Supertram network. The works have started in the middle…
Stadler will supply battery-powered tram-trains to Wales
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler prepares to start the delivery of the first CityLink tram-trains to Wales. The three-car light rail vehicles will use both electric energy and…
Bombardier to deliver 18 Flexity units for Vienna-Baden tram-train service
Canadian rolling stock supplier Bombardier Transportation has been awarded by Austrian transport company Wiener Lokalbahnen with a contract for the delivery of 18 Flexity TW500-type light rail vehicles.…
Karlsruhe orders more Flexity vehicles for tram-train service
German public transport operator Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft has ordered twenty additional light rail vehicles for the Karlsruhe tram-train service. The two-car trams will be supplied by Bombardier Transportation between May…
Ukraine develops its first tram-train service
The authorities of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv are planning to launch the first tram-train service in the country. The new mode of transport will connect several densely populated parts…