Ottawa Light Rail –Federal Government Pledges $600-Million Towards Project
The Canadian Federal Government is funding light rail projects in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto, but at $600-million, the nation’s capital is receiving more federal aid...
View ArticleTrams To Return To Preston After 77-Year Absence?
Preston, Lancashire, UK, Trams could be running again in 2012 after an absence of 77 years as the last time trams operated in the city was in 1935.
View ArticleLight Rail, Train And Streetcar Builder Bombardier Has A Strike In Canada To...
Bombardier’s transport management is in the firing line as a strike in Canada adds to its misery after losing a £1.4-billion (€1.6-billion) contract to build 1,200 rail vehicles to Siemens AG of...
View ArticleWill Hong Kong’s Economy Hurt Veolia’s Investment Plans In Mainland China?
French transport giant Veolia took control of Hong Kong Tramways as an entry point for business in Mainland China. Funding HK$200 million for engineering and construction to upgrade Hong Kong Tramways...
View ArticleTokyo’s Only Two-Remaining Streetcar Or Tram Lines.
Japan conjures up images of high tech rail travel in vehicles such as the Bullet Train or Shinkansen in Japanese.” However, when it comes to describing light rail engineering, in Tokyo at least, this...
View ArticleWashington D.C. Looks To Summer 2013 For Streetcar Return
With an eye to the future, North America’s capital is embracing streetcars, trams and light rail as an optimal means of moving passengers quickly and conveniently to their destinations, and by...
View ArticleKorean Researchers Develop A Tram That Collects Electricity From Power Cables...
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have deployed three eco-friendly experimental electric trams in Seoul Grand Park this summer. The three new electric...
View ArticleWhat Is The Future For Light Rail, Trams Or Streetcars In India?
India’s transport sector though immense and wide-ranging has not been able to keep pace with rising demand and is proving to be a brake on the Indian economy. The country needs a sea change in its...
View ArticleBarriers Still Facing The Southwest LRT Project
Officials in Minneapolis, Minnesota were understandably jubilant when the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) gave its approval to start preliminary engineering on the region's third light-rail...
View ArticleBombardier Wins Contract To Supply “Flexity” Trams To Basel
Basel transport operator Basler Verkehrs Betriebe (BVB) named Bombardier Transportation as preferred bidder to supply 60 trams on October 25. The Canadian group has now won the biggest vehicle...
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