Latest Light Rail News
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British Steel Gains Light Rail Recognition
British Steel was commended for its technological innovation to improve the safety and efficiency of railways at the Global Light Rail Award…
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Bombardier Presents Light Rail Vehicle Safety System
Bombardier has chosen the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm to unveil COMPAS, its light rail vehicle safety system.
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Parramatta Light Rail Contract Goes to Transdev Consortium
A Transdev consortium has won the Parramatta Light Rail contract in Australia. The consortium will supply, operate and maintain the light ra…
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MTR Corporation Gets New Generation of Light Rail Vehicles
On 28 December MTR received two new light rail vehicles. MTR accepted the new vehicles at its Tuen Man depot in Hong Kong. MTR ordered 40 ne…
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Stadler Tramlink Rolling Stock Chosen for Limmat Valley Line
Swiss transport operator Aargau Verkehr AG has announced it has selected Stadler Tramlink rolling stock for the narrow-gauge light rail line…
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Australia: New South Wales Announces $14.4 Billion Budget for Public Transport in 2018-19
The government of New South Wales, Australia has announced a budget of $14.4 billion to develop the infrastructure of the state’s public tra…
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The Long Road to Light Rail in Auckland
Auckland light rail system: Government of New Zealand announces $4 billion funding after years of debate.
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Siemens to Build Light Rail System for Greater Copenhagen
In a consortium with the general infrastructure contractor Per Aarsleff A/S, Siemens has received an order to build a light rail system for …
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CAF to Supply Light Rail Vehicles to the Philippines
The Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications has awarded Mitsubishi Corporation and CAF a new rolling sto…
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Shortlists Revealed for Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail Project
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance, announced the shortlists for the two major contracts for the Parramatta Light R…
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Sound Transit Moves Forward With Light Rail Extensions
The Sound Transit Board has approved the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions, establishing a $285.9 million budget for preliminary engi…
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Trams on Track for Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2
Power is on, the track is done and last week Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 reached a new milestone with testing of trams beginning on Septem…
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USDOT Announces $900 Million for Maryland Purple Line Project
The USDOT’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a $900 million federal grant agreement for the Maryland Purple Line Proj…
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Stadler to Supply New CITYLINK Tram-Trains for Alicante
Stadler has signed a contract for the supply of six CITYLINK bimodal tram-trains for Spain's Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV…
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Stadler Secures Second Tram Contract in Denmark
The order totals around €45 million. Stadler signed the deal to supply 16 low-floor Light Rail Vehicles (LRV's) during an official event on.…
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Siemens to Build Light Rail Vehicles for Arizona
Urban transport company Phoenix Valley Metro Rail has ordered 11 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRV's) from Siemens. The vehicles will...
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Alstom to Modernise Light Rail Fleet for Los Angeles
The P2000 light rail fleet, built by another manufacturer, will benefit from Alstom’s over 20 years of experience in the train services busi…
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CAHSRA to Help Fund LA Underground Light Rail System
The Metro Regional Connector Transit Project extends from the Metro Gold Line Little Tokyo/Arts District Station to the 7th Street/Metro Cen…
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PROSE Examines Whether a Light Rail System Can Be Operated Autonomously in the Open in Europe
The “Waldenburgerbahn” has been operated between Liestal and Waldenburg in the canton of Basel since 1880. This traditional light rail syste…
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Valley Metro to Purchase Additional Rail Fleet
Valley Metro, the regional transit system in and around the Phoenix, Arizona and metropolitan area, has authorised the purchase of rail flee…
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Sound Transit to Power Link Trains With Carbon-Neutral Energy
Sound Transit has executed an innovative 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that will power Link light rail trains with carbon-…
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Siemens to Modernise VTA Light Rail System
Siemens has been chosen by VTA) to provide innovative electrification technology to power the Guadalupe Corridor light rail line. VTA’s infr…
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Alstom to Support Train Availability in San Francisco
Alstom and the SFMTA have signed a two-year extension contract for an inventory control program, which enables SFMTA to improve fleet availa…
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Vehicle Testing Marks Major Milestone for O-Train Confederation Line
A major milestone in the O-Train Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project was celebrated as the first light rail vehicle (LRV) as…