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More trolleybuses in Lyon with the new TB12 line

Lyon continues to expand its trolleybus network: the first section of the new TB12 trolleybus line has been opened to the public. The initial stretch runs for 5 km with 12 stops, connecting Part-Dieu V. Merle station to Kimmerling Genets. The project received a total of €2.84 million in state fundin...

The trolleybuses returns to Tallinn

In Tallinn the renewal of the trolleybus fleet is now imminent: the first of the 40 trolleybuses ordered by Tallin Linnatransport (TLT) is ready. These will increase and partially replace the existing fleet, which currently consists of 49 vehicles delivered between 2002 and 2010. In early February, ...

Riga set to order up to 100 new trolleybuses

The city of Riga, capital of Latvia, is preparing to take another significant step in the long-term modernization of its trolleybus system. The city’s public transport operator, Rīgas Satiksme, has launched the preparatory phase for the procurement of up to 100 battery-equipped trolleybuses as part ...

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Presented the new metro for Paris Line 18

The transport authority of Île-de-France Mobility (IdFM), Société du Grand Paris (SGP), the company managing the Grand Paris Express project, and Alstom presented the final design of the rolling stock for the future metro line 18, which will connect Orly Airport to Versailles. The new line 18 of the...

ForCity, the new Skoda tram for Bonn

2023 begins with an important new development for the rail rolling stock fleet of SWB, the company that operates public transport in Bonn, Germany, a city of 330,000 inhabitants located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In fact, the first of 26 ForCity Smart trams ordered in December 2019 from...

Milan-Seregno tramway: work to begin in March

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the Metropolitan City of Milan signed a contract with the company C.M.C. Ravenna for the construction of the new Milan-Seregno tramway (with an intermediate stop in Desio). The first construction site is scheduled to start on March 15, 2023. The signed agreement calls f...

302 line extension to Bochum in service. With Variobahn

The year 2023 is the best start for Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (BoGeStra), a major German transport operator that operates the networks in Bochum, Gelsenkirken and Herne, cities in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of West Germany. After 15 months of construction work, the new 820-metre...

Six new Skoda trolleybuses for the streets of Prešov

The city of Prešov, Slovakia, will soon be able to count on six new trolleybuses signed Škoda: the 18-meter-long vehicles will complement the winged arrow’s fleet of 25 trolley buses delivered in recent years under a contract signed in 2016. Specifically, these are trolleybuses of the Škoda 27...

New tram lines in Florence by 2026

by Stefano Alfano The Florentine tram network will reach Campi Bisenzio and Bagno a Ripoli. The Florence city council has  approved the resolutions for line 3.2.1 (Piazza della Libertà, Bagno a Ripoli) and line 4 (Stazione Leopolda, Piagge, Campi Bisenzio); the first step is expected to be the ...

53 new Skoda trolleybuses for the city of Pilsen

The relationship between the Bohemian city of Pilsen and Skoda is being strengthened. Fifty-three trolleybuses from the Czech Republic-based manufacturer will be running on Pilsen’s streets in the coming years. The Pilsen Urban Transport Company (PMDP) has signed a framework contract with the ...
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