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Alstom and J-TREC sign a partnership to develop the light rail transit and tramways in Japan

19 June 2013
Alstom and J-TREC signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

The first trolleybus to use ZF’s AVE 130 electric drive axle is a 12m design by Trolza, first exhibited in October 2012 at ExpoCityTrans in Moscow

New ZF electric drive city bus axle gains traction

18 June 2013
ZF has launched its latest innovation for electric drivetrains, the AVE 130 electric portal axle for city buses...

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Alstom to supply 24 Citadis Compact to the Greater Avignon Metropolitan Area

18 June 2013
Alstom was selected by officials of the Greater Avignon Metropolitan Area to supply 24 Citadis Compact trams...

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Thales to provide signalling and communications systems in Brazil

17 June 2013
Thales has signed with Trans Sistemas de Transportes, member of the VLT RMBS consortium...

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get me there – the smarter way to get around Greater Manchester

17 June 2013
Transport leaders have given their seal of approval to the name for Greater Manchester’s much anticipated new smart ticketing system...

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Artic tram drives quietly and energy-efficiently through Helsinki – with Voith traction equipment

14 June 2013
On 13 June the first of the altogether 40 new Artic low-floor trams was inaugurated...

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Nuremberg: Germany’s first driverless metro system celebrates its fifth birthday

14 June 2013
Nuremberg has caused a sensation with Germany's first driverless metro system...

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Nottingham City Council extends contract with Ecebs

12 June 2013
Nottingham City Council has awarded Ecebs a two year contract extension to provide ITSO based, smart ticketing services...

Geoff Inskip, Centro chief executive; Bill Gifford, Balfour Beatty director of operations and Cllr Tahir Ali, Birmingham City Council’s cabinet member for development, jobs and skills

Jobs boost for Birmingham’s unemployed as part of the Midland Metro extension

10 June 2013
Unemployed Birmingham people are being offered the chance to fill dozens of new jobs...

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Bombardier wins order to supply new generation MOVIA metro fleet for Stockholm

6 June 2013
Bombardier Transportation has won an order from SL...

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Anti-fraud operation sees 14 arrests – Stratford

6 June 2013
A multi-agency operation to crack down on counterfeit tickets across the capital saw 13 arrests...

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Bombardier hands over 100th FLEXITY tram to Halle, Germany

3 June 2013
Bombardier Transportation handed over its 100th FLEXITY tram to the operator Hallesche Verkehrs AG on June 1, 2013...

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TfL launches Countdown Digital Sign service – offering real time bus arrival information in public spaces

31 May 2013
Transport for London has launched a new Countdown Digital Sign service...

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Stagecoach confirms management appointments at UK Bus division

31 May 2013
Stagecoach confirmed the appointment of two Managing Directors at its UK Bus division...

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New Škoda tram designed for Hungary is in test operation in Pilsen

30 May 2013
The newest tram manufactured by Škoda Transportation went out into the streets of Pilsen...