The first SIRIO tramway, out of the 11 ordered under the contract signed with CNR Dalian has arrived in the Chinese city of Zhuhai. Born from the collaboration with CNR Dalian and Ansaldo STS, Sirio is a bidirectional five-car standard-gauge vehicle, with two motor bogies and one trailer bogie. The vehicle
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Sofia to renew its tramway fleet
The European Investment Bank is considering a loan of EUR 40 million for “Sofia transport fleet renewal project”. The project, estimated at EUR 80 million, comprises the purchase of new rolling stock – buses and tramcars – which will be brought into operation. In addition, the project provides for the
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EBRD: Pavlodar tramway fleet and selected tram infrastructure modernisation
EBRD is considering assisting the city of Pavlodar in Kazakhstan in the rehabilitation of tram public transport through modernisation of the City’s tram fleet and selected tram infrastructure. An EBRD senior loan will be extended to the state owned Joint-Stock Company Pavlodar Tram Management Company, of up to US$10.7 million
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The new low-floor tramway developed on the basis of the Citadis platform by TramRus, Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) joint venture, was released for the tram service 17, connecting Medvedkovo with VDNKh. This is how the tramway entered the trial commercial operation with passengers on the Moscow tram network. Recently, this new joint product
Sofia Municipality announced a tender for the reconstruction of tramway track, roadways and catenary network along Knyaz Alexander Dondoukov Blvd. in the section of Krakra Street to the Youth Theatre and Krakra Street (2357 meters single track; Blvd. “Al. Dondoukov” total tram catenary length is 2500 meters; includes the construction of new tram-stop platforms); Reconstruction of tramway
Hyundai Rotem obtains EUR 60.5 million tramway order in Turkey
Hyundai Rotem has obtained a EUR 60.5 million order to supply 38 hybrid low-floor tramways to Izmir (Turkey). The order was placed by Turkish company Gulermak Heavy Industries Construction & Contracting Co., in charge with constructing two new tramway lines (9.7km and 12.6km). It is the first time that Hyundai Rotem has secured
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Bombardier wins Australian good design awards for Melbourne and the Gold Coast’s FLEXITY Trams
Bombardier Transportation has won Good Design® awards for its Australian tram projects in Melbourne and Gold Coast. The Melbourne tram, based on the BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Swift platform and the FLEXITY 2 tram for the Gold Coast in Australia, were each awarded a Good Design Award in the Automotive and Transport category. Inspired by the
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France Greater Besançon tramway project model for Romania’s Bistrita city
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca – Bistrita branch and specialists for Bistrita Municipality are working on the investment opportunity study for the project “Public Transport “Green Line” using traction motor vehicles”. Having as inspiration source the Greater Besançon Tramway project in France, local authorities plan to invest approximately EUR 20 million
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Inekon Group enters the Chinese tramway market
Tong Hao Railway Vehicles Corp. (THRV) is the JV company established in China by Inekon Group (17%), China Railway Signal and Communication Corp. (66 %) and Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group Corp. (17%). THRV has a registered capital of nearly 1.1 billion crowns (40 mil. €) and its business activity will be the production and sale of low-floor trams
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Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) will carry out certification testing on the 71-911 type low-floor tramway in Moscow for the next two months. The tramway was developed by the company PK Transport Systems. According to Felix Vinokur, General Manager of PK Transport Systems the tramway is equipped with a patented suspension system, energy storage system (it can operate for 1km
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