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Siemens powers the metro in Mecca and brings pilgrims to their destinations in comfort

14 January 2011
Siemens’ Mobility Division has successfully completed the first phase of electrification of the “Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro” project.

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50 more VDL Ambassadors for Syntus

13 January 2011
VDL Bus & Coach recently delivered another 50 Ambassadors to public transport company Syntus...

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Sarita Vihar – Badarpur section of Dehli Metro open for public

13 January 2011
The Sarita Vihar – Badarpur section of the Delhi Metro will be open for the public on 14 January...

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Bombardier to supply 12 FLEXITY Classic trams for Halle

12 January 2011
Bombardier Transportation has received an order for the supply of 12 low-floor FLEXITY Classic trams from Hallesche Verkehrs AG (HAVAG).

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Siemens to supply underground trains to Munich

12 January 2011
Munich City Utilities (SWM) have placed an order with Siemens Mobility for 21 new C2 type underground trains worth approximately €185 million...

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Caf is awarded several contracts to supply LRVs in Sweden and France

10 January 2011
The city of Stockholm, has awarded CAF a contract for the supply of 15 LRVs, with the possibility of exercising up to 121 LRVs...

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Salini signs the 1.7 billion euro contract for Copenhagen’s new metro

7 January 2011
Pietro Salini, CEO of Salini Costruttori today signed the contract for the construction of Copenhagen's new metro as Leader of the Copenhagen Metro Team...

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Finmeccanica has been awarded a contract worth EUR 700 million to build the new Copenhagen Metro

7 January 2011
Finmeccanica, have been awarded a contract worth €700 million to build the technological transport system...

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Bombardier delivers state-of-the-art CBTC signalling technology for Shenzhen Metro Line 3

6 January 2011
Bombardier Transportation has delivered its BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 mass transit signalling solution...

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Thessaloniki plans to have metro network by 2018,

3 January 2011
“By the end of February, the first TBM shall reach EFKLIDIS Station, the first completed Thessaloniki Metro Station...

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The last Citadis tramway delivered to RPA in Dublin

27 December 2010
On 20 December 2010, Alstom handed over the 66th Citadis tram to the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) in Dublin, at the Sandyford maintenance depot...

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Siemens to supply eco-friendly metro trains to Oslo

23 December 2010
Siemens’ Mobility Division has received a new order from Oslo Vognselskap AS, to supply 32 three-car metro trains worth a total of about €180 million euros...

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Increasing numbers of Londoners swapping their car for public transport

22 December 2010
Transport for London (TfL) reports a 7% shift to public transport, with cycling and walking reducing car journeys by one million every day in London.

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Mayor announces £146m for local transport improvements across London

16 December 2010
The Mayor of London has confirmed £146m of funding which will allow boroughs to transform town centres and revolutionise roads...

Mayor of London unveils hydrogen bus fleet for the Capital

Mayor of London unveils hydrogen bus fleet for the Capital

10 December 2010
Zero-polluting hydrogen buses that emit only water were unveiled today in London, providing a boost to the Mayor’s plans to improve the Capital’s air quality.