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Alstom’s Citadis high-capacity tramway

2012 – a record year for Alstom Citadis tramways

15 January 2013
In 2012 Alstom Transport had a record year with the entry into service of 270 Citadis tramways built in France...

Low Floor Access Buses - First Group

100% Low floor access for First Glasgow’s biggest bus fleet

14 January 2013
First Glasgow is committed to making its bus services accessible to as many people as possible...

Jean-Paul Huchon, Chairman of STIF, the body responsible for organising public transport in the Paris region, and Chairman of the Ile-de-France regional authority © Alstom Transport - Yves Ronzier

First Citadis T7 tram presented to STIF

14 January 2013
On 12 January 2013, Alstom Transport presented the first of the 19 Citadis trams for the T7 line...

Tramway of type Leoliner – a proprietary product of Leipzig developed by Heiterblick GmbH, which was an affiliated company of LVB up to the end of 2010.

Trapeze is awarded a large-scale order from Leipzig

11 January 2013
Trapeze Group has been awarded yet another large-scale order from Europe: Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH...

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Stagecoach New Year boost with over £75 million investment in more than 430 new buses and coaches

9 January 2013
Stagecoach is to invest more than £75 million in hundreds of new buses and coaches...

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Transformation of the Tube network continues apace during historic 150th year

9 January 2013
Passengers to see new trains, increased capacity, more frequent services, better accessibility and other improvements...

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AECOM awarded contract for preliminary engineering work on Minneapolis’ Southwest Light Rail Transit line

7 January 2013
AECOM Technology Corporation was awarded a US$16.8-million contract...

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Passengers to benefit from £45m Upgrade of Vauxhall Tube station

7 January 2013
Vauxhall Tube station will be transformed over the next few years, with a £45 million upgrade...

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DLR operating contract extended until September 2014

7 January 2013
The DLR has granted an 18-month extension to its contract with Serco Docklands Ltd to operate the railway on its behalf...

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Get the lowdown on proposed Metrolink stop

4 January 2013
An information event on proposals for a new Metrolink stop will take place next week...

The new Solaris Urbino 12.9 Hybrid in Tampere show their environmental benefits with a unique livery designed by Timo Huusko.

First Solaris buses in Finland are hybrids for Tampere

2 January 2013
Two Solaris Urbino 12.9 Hybrid have recently been delivered to the city of Tampere...

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Beijing opens world’s longest CBTC-based metro line

2 January 2013
With Siemens technology automated Line 10 commences operation...

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Prague City Transport chooses Solaris buses

23 December 2012
Czech capital's municipal operator orders 40 Solaris Urbino 8.9 LE. Buses will be delivered in batches from 2012 until 2015...

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Transport association Luxembourg new INIT customer

19 December 2012
The transport association Luxembourg has awarded INIT with the delivery of an integrated system...

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Stagecoach in £4million new bus delivery for Wigan

19 December 2012
Stagecoach is taking delivery of more than 30 new buses worth almost £4million...