Light Rail

A new Manchester Metrolink tram stop has opened at Abraham Moss as part of the area's regeneration. Metrolink consists of three lines which converge in Manchester city centre and serve the surrounding towns of Bury, Altrincham and Eccles. The opening of...

Passengers using the Midland Metro have given the service their thumbs up - a survey from transport authority Centro has revealed. The tram line, which connects Birmingham to Wolverhampton via key locations in the Black Country, scored at least 80%...

On 8 May 2011, Algieria's Transport Minister and the President of the Algiers Metro Authority (EMA) marked the start of the new tramway service in Algiers. Algiers is the first city in Algeria to have a modern tram network. Exploited by...

The Docklands Light Railway's (DLR's) three-car upgrade was completed on time and within budget with the launch of three-car trains on the Tower Gateway to Beckton route. The £325m upgrade also includes longer platforms, improved track and signalling, £13m of...

A crucial phase of work is underway to bring the new Metrolink line to Manchester Airport. Utility diversions will be carried out over 2011, as part of delivering the new line from Chorlton to the airport. Over this year during the...

Ansaldo STS and Metroselskabet have signed a frame agreement for the reinvestment in technical installation of the Copenhagen Metro currently in operation (Vanlose – Vestamager – Lufthavn). The scope of the agreement includes the reinvestment for upgrading the existing technical systems originally...

The Queensland Government has announced the GoldLinQ Consortium as the successful proponent for the Gold Coast Rapid Transit Project (GCRT). In an 18 year Public Private Partnership contract with the State Government of Aus$1 billion, GoldLinQ will design, build, finance,...

Alstom has been awarded a contract totalling €130 million for the supply of 19 Metropolis trainsets to the city of Lima, Peru. Proinversion, an agency promoting private investment in Peru, has awarded a 30-year concession for the operation and maintenance...

A contract has been awarded to a consortium of Vossloh Kiepe and Alstom Transport Germany by Üstra, Hannover's local transport company. Initially, the contract includes the supply of 50 LRVs. For consortium leader Vossloh Kiepe the contract is worth €100 million. The contract includes the...

A large explosion has hit a metro station in the centre of Minsk today, the capital of Belarus. Belarusian state news agency Belta reports that 'several people' have been killed in the metro blast. Belta said the blast occurred this afternoon at...