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More trolleybuses in Lyon with the new TB12 line

Lyon continues to expand its trolleybus network: the first section of the new TB12 trolleybus line has been opened to the public. The initial stretch runs for 5 km with 12 stops, connecting Part-Dieu V. Merle station to Kimmerling Genets. The project received a total of €2.84 million in state fundin...

The trolleybuses returns to Tallinn

In Tallinn the renewal of the trolleybus fleet is now imminent: the first of the 40 trolleybuses ordered by Tallin Linnatransport (TLT) is ready. These will increase and partially replace the existing fleet, which currently consists of 49 vehicles delivered between 2002 and 2010. In early February, ...

Riga set to order up to 100 new trolleybuses

The city of Riga, capital of Latvia, is preparing to take another significant step in the long-term modernization of its trolleybus system. The city’s public transport operator, Rīgas Satiksme, has launched the preparatory phase for the procurement of up to 100 battery-equipped trolleybuses as part ...

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Driver shortage pushes bus depots toward automation

Europe’s public transport operators are entering a period where staffing pressure and fleet electrification meet in the same place: the bus depot. Around 105,000 bus and coach driver positions remain unfilled across Europe (IRU figures cited in sector analyses), and a meaningful slice of working tim...

Trolleybus and tramway

Edinburgh, Newhaeven tramway extension is open

In Edinburgh, the tramway extends its route. On 7 June 2023, the 4.7 km extension of the tram line from St. Andrew Square to Newhaven opened to the public. The new section, under construction since November 2019, cost £207.3 million, and was actually supposed to form part of the second line of the p...

Skoda wins tender to deliver 91 trolleybuses in Vilnius

Škoda Group has won the tender for the delivery of trolleybuses in Vilnius, Lithuania. The contract with transport operator JSC “Vilniaus viešasis transportas” includes the delivery of 91 Ško-da 32 Tr vehicles with a total value of more than 52 million euros. The Lithuanian capital&#8217...

Now the Bordeaux “A Line” arrives at the airport

Four years after work began, the extension of the Bordeaux tram line A between Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport and the city centre was inaugurated on 29 April 2023. The new section, approximately 5 km long, is separated from the Quatre – Chemins stop and includes four new stops in addition to the te...

New Alstom Citadis for Toulouse, Besançon and Brest

Alstom is the winner of a joint tender for 22 new low-floor trams, model Citadis, chosen by three French cities: Toulouse, Besançon and Brest. The three networks therefore commissioned Alstom with the 5-unit version of the Citadis model, of which 9 units will be delivered to Toulouse, 5 to Besancon,...

News about Maiorca rail (and tram) network

The board of directors of the Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) has awarded the contract for the construction of the extension of the M1 metro line in the island’s capital Palma, from the UIB station to Parc Bit, to a construction consortium consisting of the companies COMSA, TECSA, MAB an...

Urbos 3, here are the new CAF trams for Budapest

Budapest’s tram fleet is being renewed, an important step in modernising public transport in the Hungarian capital, which has a population of more than 1,750,000. BKK, operator of the public transport network in Budapest, and the Municipality of Budapest, as part of the Széchenyi Plan Plus pro...

New Stadler streetcars for Valencia and Alicante

On 3 March, Stadler signed an order with Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) for the supply of 16 trams of the Tramlink model, with an option for a further 12 vehicles (in two lots of 6 units each). The value of the order is € 84.3mln and the delivery time is set at 32 months […]...
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