MID-SAXONY Transport Authority (VMS) says it will start using eight electro-diesel Citylink tram-trains for services from Chemnitz city centre to Hainichen, Burgstadt and Mittweida in early 2016.
GLASGOW City Council announced on November 26 that it is looking to develop a tram-train link to connect Glasgow city centre and Paisley with Glasgow Airport, which could be operational within a decade.
Think of urban rail investment in Paris and the ambitious Grand Paris express metro project probably springs to mind. However, a rolling programme of light rail construction is continually extending the tram network into more areas of the city. Keith Barrow outlines the next phase of development.
LETBANEN, the public company responsible for developing the tram-train network in the Danish city of Aarhus, revealed the final interior and exterior designs on June 1 for its fleet of 26 LRVs, which is being supplied by Stadler Pankow.
KARLSRUHE Transport (VBK) and Albtal Transport Company (AVG) have exercised an option with Vossloh Kiepe and its Spanish sister company Vossloh Rail Vehicles for 25 additional CityLink NET 2012 tram-trains, taking its total fleet of these vehicles to 50.
TRANSPORT for Greater Manchester (TfGM) announced on November 8 that its Capital Projects and Policy Sub-Committee has backed plans to develop a tram-train strategy for the city and surrounding area.
Cities all over France are investing in light rail infrastructure to ease congestion and improve their urban environment. Bordeaux is entering the third phase of its development programme and Kevin Smith visited the city to see how the work is progressing.
MID-SAXONY Transport Authority (VMS) has awarded Vossloh Kiepe and Vossloh Rail Vehicles a €42.3m contract to supply eight bi-mode City Link tram-trains for use in the Chemnitz area.
THE British Department for Transport (DfT) has given the go-ahead for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme linking the Sheffield Supertram network with Rotherham.
Vossloh has received a €75m contract to supply 25 low-floor Citylink Net 2012 tram-trains to Karlsruhe Transport Authority (VBK) and Albtal Transport (AVG).