Topic: Tram-train

Inside the T12 tram

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 after an inauguration ceremony on 9 December....Read more
|Comment|author: Emma Dailey
Interior of a regional train in Versailles (Shutterstock)

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 Régional (RER) commuter rail, regional trains, metros,...Read more
|Comment|author: Emma Dailey
T12 Tram-train

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 13 municipalities in the Essonne department. Following...Read more
|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

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 metro connection between the airport and Paisley...Read more
|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

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 UK, but there’s no ambiguity about the...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

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 of the city via both rail and...Read more
|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko