December 24, 2020
Keolis has secured a EUR190 million contract from Nordjyllands Trafikselskab (NT), the public transport authority of the Northern Jutland region, to operate and maintain a total of 77 buses, including 67 fully fossil-free vehicles, in the city of Aalborg and in nearby towns.
December 24, 2020
The Government of Switzerland, the Vinnytsia City Council, and Vinnytsia Transport Company have signed a cooperation agreement on technical and financial assistance for the transfer of a batch of trams from Zurich in Switzerland to Vinnytsia in Ukraine.
December 24, 2020
France-based Keolis and United States-based Wabtec have signed an agreement to collaborate for the development of new products for passenger and freight transport services.
December 24, 2020
The autonomous bus trial under the Future Automated Bus Urban Level Operation Systems (FABULOS) project has been successfully completed in Lamia.
December 23, 2020
Bombardier Transportation (Bombardier) has secured a EUR565 million contract from Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) to supply 33 additional Omneo Regio 2N double-deck electric multiple units (EMUs) for use on regional networks in Hauts-de-France.
December 22, 2020
A Vinci Construction-led consortium has secured a EUR193 million contract from Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to construct a 6.7-km-long viaduct between Massy-Palaiseau and the upcoming CEA Saint-Aubin station for Grand Paris Express Line 18.
December 22, 2020
The National Transport Authority (NTA) of Ireland has invited expressions of interest (EOIs) for the procurement of up to 800 double-deck battery electric buses.
December 22, 2020
Alstom has secured a EUR470 million contract from Toulouse Metropole to design, build, and maintain the transport system for the Toulouse Aerospace Express (TAE) metro line, the city’s third metro line.
December 22, 2020
VDL Bus & Coach (VDL) has received orders to deliver a total of 16 electric buses to Plön in Schleswig-Holstein, Völklingen in Saarland, and Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia.
December 22, 2020
The Salzburg City Council has approved a funding agreement between the city, state, and federal governments to support the 750-metre-long extension of the Salzburger Lokalbahn (SLB), the local train service in Salzburg, to Mirabellplatz.
December 21, 2020
Seamless Transportation System, a mobile ticketing platform by Conduent, has been deployed across 21 trams and 200 buses in the public transport network in Tours, branded as ‘Fil Bleu’.
December 21, 2020
Transport for London (TfL) has commenced further technical studies for a proposed extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Gallions Reach to Beckton Riverside and across the River Thames to Thamesmead, after the confirmation of the new Thamesmead & Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF).
December 21, 2020
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has delivered the first of an initial order for 100 Enviro400ER double-decker hybrid (diesel-electric) buses to Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA).
December 18, 2020
Daimler Buses has secured a contract from Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG), the public transport provider in Bremen, to supply five Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses with solid-state batteries.
December 17, 2020
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be trialled as part of the public transport network in Oslo and will be available for passenger services from the first quarter of 2021.
December 17, 2020
The first 9.5-metre-long Iveco E-Way electric midibus has been delivered to Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna S.p.A (TPER), the bus transport operator in Bologna.
December 17, 2020
Ballard Power Systems (Ballard) has secured a follow-up order from Belgium-based Van Hool for additional fuel cell modules for 10 hydrogen buses to be deployed in Emmen, the Netherlands, under the Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe 2 (JIVE 2) funding programme.
December 16, 2020
Bombardier Transportation has secured a EUR571 million framework contract from Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the public transport authority in Berlin, for the supply of up to 117 Bombardier Flexity low-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs), with a EUR115 million initial order for 20 vehicles.