Light Rail

Work on bringing Metrolink to Manchester Airport takes flight this month, as construction gets underway on the first part of the new nine-mile line. Transport leaders are hailing the start of work as an 'exciting development' for the region, which...

The Midland Metro has become the first tram system in the country to win a prestigious award for passenger safety and crime reduction. Judges from the Secured by Design organisation and the Association of Chief Police Officers have given the...

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board of Directors has awarded a $485.9 million contract to 'Foothill Transit Constructors – A Kiewit Parsons Joint Venture' to design and construct the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa. The project...

RATP Dev, subsidiary of the RATP Group, acquired the operator of Manchester's Metrolink from Stagecoach on 1 August 2011. Stagecoach Maetrolink Ltd is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Metrolink network under a 10 year contract with Transport...

Alstom and Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. (SATEE), Alstom’s local joint venture, have been awarded a new contract by Nanjing Metro. Co. Ltd. (NMC), to supply the state-of-the-art traction system for Nanjing Metro Line 10. The contract value...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending up to $250m for a metro rail system in Bangalore that will bring substantial economic and environmental benefits to the fast-growing city. The ADB Board of Directors approved the loan for the Bangalore...

The RATP, the Paris-based public transport operator, has exercised the option for a new tranche of 66 MF01 metro trainsets from the consortium made up of Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transport and Areva TA. This new tranche is worth more than...

Bombardier Transportation has announced that, further to the original contract announced in July 2006, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has placed orders for 300 additional rapid transit cars. These orders are valued at approximately $331 million US bringing the total...

A pilot metro rail line in Hanoi, Vietnam is expected to start service by 2016. The proposed new rail link will stretch from Hanoi’s main railway station in the Hoan Kiem district to Nhon, in the Tu Liem district, 12.5...

Thales Canada has announced that it has been awarded the signalling contract for the City of Edmonton’s latest Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension and upgrade program. Thales will provide its world-leading SelTrac® Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) solution. The award for Edmonton’s...