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TramForward welcomes cost advice from Minister ahead of Edinburgh Tram review
TramForward has said it is 'encouraged' by UK Government Transport Minister Norman Baker’s interview on BBC Radio 4’s Face the Facts on 'Edinburgh’s Trams Mind the Funding Gap' on Wednesday 10th August.
Mr Baker referred to a review currently underway...
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Business engagement events for Manchester’s new Metrolink line
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) this week launched a series of businesses engagement events, focusing on proposals for a second Metrolink line through Manchester City Centre.
TfGM has developed proposals for a new Metrolink line to run from the Deansgate-Castlefield...
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Beal Lane Metrolink works extended, Greater Manchester
The temporary closure of Beal Lane in Shaw has been extended until Sunday 4 September, with the scale of work needed to strengthen the road now clear.
Recent Metrolink work in Beal Lane to lay new tram track across the...
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Scomi consortium wins monorail contract in Brazil
Scomi Engineering Bhd, a subsidiary of Scomi Group Bhd, has announced that it has won a second monorail tender to provide design works, manufacture, supply and implementation of the monorail system for the 20 km monorail line for the city of...
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TramForward welcomes Minister’s tram commitment
TramForward has welcomed Transport Minister Norman Baker's commitment to trams during his interview on BBC Radio 4's Face the Facts on Monday.
The Minister emphasised the popularity and green credentials of tram systems and was confident that the construction costs...
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Public transport running as normal in Manchester following riots
Public transport services in Manchester are expected to run as normal this morning following last night's unrest in the city centre.
Metrolink's South Manchester Line had to close early due to the violence, and services stopped going into the city...
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Greater Manchester’s Travel Safe Scheme expands to Metrolink network
Greater Manchester’s dedicated Bus Watch Specials, who have been tackling crime and anti-social behaviour on the bus network for over two years, are expanding and will now also cover the region’s growing Metrolink network.
Established in April 2009, the Bus Watch...
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Hitachi & Mitsubishi in talks over Chennai Monorail project
Japanese infrastructure companies Hitachi and Mitsubishi are in talks over the Chennai Monorail project.
Tamil Nadu has invited tenders in developing monorail in Chennai that covers a distance of 300 km.
In the 2005-06 budget the estimated cost of the project...
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JICA to fund $2.26 bn Mumbai Metro Line 3
It is thought the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 'will soon accept the request' to fund the $2.26 billion Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro rail network.
JICA is currently working on finalising concessional financing for the third line. Recently,...
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Construction for new light rail link to Manchester Airport set to begin
Work on bringing Metrolink to Manchester Airport takes flight this month, as construction gets underway on the first part of the new nine-mile line.
Transport leaders are hailing the start of work as an 'exciting development' for the region, which...
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GWR and Network Rail Director Ruth Busby receives OBE
Inspirational Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail director Ruth Busby was at Buckingham Palace on Friday to receive...