Trolleybus and tramway

by Stefano Alfano Mexico City is undergoing a major transformation in its trolleybus network, through a massive fleet renewal (320 new trolleybus delivered in the last 4 years) and the upcoming launch of a new BRT line. With a fleet renewal plan and new BRT lines, the city aims to enhance public tra...

Škoda Group has won the tender for the delivery of trolleybuses in Vilnius, Lithuania. The contract with transport operator JSC “Vilniaus viešasis transportas” includes the delivery of 91 Ško-da 32 Tr vehicles with a total value of more than 52 million euros. The Lithuanian capital&#8217...

Four years after work began, the extension of the Bordeaux tram line A between Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport and the city centre was inaugurated on 29 April 2023. The new section, approximately 5 km long, is separated from the Quatre – Chemins stop and includes four new stops in addition to the te...

Sixty years after the closure of the last line (the service ended on 3 November 1963), the tram in Bologna is starting up again. With a brand new network, of which the foundation stone was laid on 26 April, in the presence of the mayor of Bologna Matteo Lepore, the city councillor for Public Works [...

Alstom is the winner of a joint tender for 22 new low-floor trams, model Citadis, chosen by three French cities: Toulouse, Besançon and Brest. The three networks therefore commissioned Alstom with the 5-unit version of the Citadis model, of which 9 units will be delivered to Toulouse, 5 to Besancon,...

The board of directors of the Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) has awarded the contract for the construction of the extension of the M1 metro line in the island’s capital Palma, from the UIB station to Parc Bit, to a construction consortium consisting of the companies COMSA, TECSA, MAB an...