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TRIALS by Siemens Mobility and Munich City Authority (SWM) using semiconductor technology based on silicon carbide (SiC) fitted to a three-section Avenio LRV have found the vehicles were quieter and used 10% less energy.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
High-rises are in the Gold Coast's DNA according to a town planner, and there is good reason there will be more of them.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Melbourne’s Knox City Council is lending its voice to support a proposed trackless tram route between Caulfield Station and Rowville, with connections at Monash University and Chadstone Shopping Centre.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Temperature variations often place stresses on infrastructure, particularly if it’s in exposed environments. In many cases this includes tram and light rail tracks.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
In his new role, Scanlon will work under the direction of the HART Project Director to lead construction management efforts for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Before it begins its work deep below the surface of Toronto, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Scarborough Subway Extension will travel more than 6,300 kilometres from Germany.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
SERVICES began operating on the Szeged – Hódmezővásárhely tram-train system in southern Hungary on November 29 using a section of the Szeged – Békéscsaba main line and a newly-built light rail system in Hódmezővásárhely.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Route 72 trams have resumed along their normal lines following an earlier disruption. Delays may occur as we restore normal frequency.
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TRANSPORT for New South Wales (TfNSW) will send two staff members to Birmingham, Britain, to inspect work being carried out on the same model of CAF LRV as those that operate in Sydney which have experienced cracks over wheel arches.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Federal Labor is getting behind a “Trackless Tram” idea for a route from Caulfield via Chadstone and Monash Uni to Rowville, pledging $6 million for a business case if they win power next year.
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• How the first railway timetables were created (Numberphile)
Posted one week ago by bevans
LIGHT rail services are expected to resume at full capacity midweek after the service was halted for several days due to mechanical issues.
Services resumed on Monday, with buses supplementing the trams.
Posted one week ago by bevans
An Australian city which uses the same trams as those in Sydney, where cracks were found, has now been forced to suspend services too.
Posted one week ago by 8502
The private operator of Sydney’s light rail system told staff they had put service performance ahead of safety when introducing the trams that shut the line down this month.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
More than 8,500 people gathered to celebrate the start of Mid-Coast project service, which extends the Blue Line from the Old Town Transit Center north to the UTC Transit Center in University City (see map below).
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Passengers on replacement buses for the closed Inner West Light Rail will receive 50 per cent discount on their fares, as the NSW government considers other ways to improve public transport to parts of the city impacted by the tram outage.
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ALL 21 CAF Urbos 3 five-section LRVs have been withdrawn from service by Midland Metro in Birmingham for the second time in less than six months following the discovery of cracks.
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THE Mid-Coast Trolley Project, a 17.7km light rail double-track extension of the San Diego Trolley Blue Line, was officially opened to passengers on November 21.
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Since 2011, IKON Lifting Equipment has become well-known for its innovative approaches to wagon lifting, and recently to locomotives with mobile battery-powered wireless column lifts.
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SERVICES on Hungary’s first tram-train line between Hódmezővásárhely and Szeged in the south of the country are due to begin on November 29, after 50,000km of testing was completed. Passengers can travel for free on the line until April 15.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
MID Saxony Transport Authority (VMS) has announced the expansion of the Chemnitz tram-train system from January 2022 when through services from Chemnitz city centre to Thalheim and Aue will commence.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
METROPOLITAN Electric Transport (EAD), the public transport operator in Sofia, has signed a contract with Pesa for another 25 Swing LRVs, the fourth contract between the companies.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The move followed approval by the Austin City Council and Capital Metro’s board of directors, and finalized goals, objectives and responsibilities of the tri-board leadership.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Tram services in the West Midlands have been suspended again after more cracks were discovered on vehicles.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The Federal Transit Administration has set out its key funding priorities after President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act into law on November 15.
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