THE president and CEO of Paris Transport Authority (RATP), Ms Elisabeth Borne, was named transport minister on May 17 in the new French government of president Emmanuel Macron and prime minister Mr Edouard Philippe.
ALSTOM and Paris Transport Authority (RATP) have successfully completed an experiment concerning the autonomous stabling of a tram at RATP’s line T7 depot in Vitry-sur-Seine.
CAF announced on February 6 that it has been awarded a contract by Paris Transport Authority (RATP) for the design and manufacturing of dual-mode electric locomotives.
ALSTOM announced on February 3 that it has been selected by Paris Transport Authority (RATP) to refurbish 31 MI84 trains used on RER B in a contract worth €75m.
TRANSPORT for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has awarded a joint venture of Keolis and Amey a 10-year contract to operate and maintain the city’s 92km Metrolink light rail network.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) and Paris Transport Authority (RATP) have signed an agreement to support Senegal’s efforts to develop the 57km standard-gauge regional express train service from Dakar to Blaise Diagne International Airport near Ndiass during a state visit to Senegal by the president of France Mr François Hollande this week.
ALSTOM announced on December 7 that it will supply 20 extra six-car MP14 trains to Il-de-France Transport Authority (Stif) and Paris Transport Authority (RATP) for €163m, as part of the modernisation of Line 4 of the Paris metro.
PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and Nokia have successfully completed the first trial of 4G LTE telecommunications technology on a portion of the Paris Metro Line 14, demonstrating that a single network can be used for all operational communications for a train.
THE mayor of Rio de Janeiro Mr Eduardo Paes inaugurated the first phase of the 28km Porto Maravilha light rail network on June 5.
THE design and internal layout for the fleet of MP14 rubber-tyred metro trains which Alstom is building for Paris Transport Authority (RATP) was unveiled at Alstom's Paris headquarters by the company's chairman and CEO Mr Henri Poupart-Lafarge.