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In Panama, the Secretaría del Metro de Panama awarded a contract to the "Consorcio Linea 1" to build the first line of the Panama Metro. Meanwhile, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican operator OPRET awarded Alstom a contract to supply 15 Metropolis train sets of three cars each, for the line 2 of the Santo Domingo metro.
Read More →Delivery of the 100 percent Flexity low-floor trams is scheduled between January 2013 and the end of April 2015.
Read More →The vehicles will be manufactured at Bombardier Transportation's Görlitz facility in Germany and in Israel.
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The metros will be developed and manufactured in Alstom's Brazilian plant in Lapa, where the company employs 850 people. Delivery will take place by mid-2012.
Read More →Ninety-nine percent of the facility has now been cleaned and the infrastructure has been restored, with production resuming at the Bautzen site in September. Since then, welding production has gradually increased. Other sections will follow within the next weeks. Full production readiness is expected to be achieved by the end of the year.
Read More →Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government plans to deregulate travel, which would legalize the service.
Read More →The London Chamber of Commerce estimates each day the underground is shut will cost the capital's economy $73.7 million.
Read More →Customer watchdog Passenger Focus’ results show that some travelers preferred to wait in line to speak to ticket office staff, despite ticket machines standing empty.
Read More →The Citadis units are 98 percent recyclable, but their composite materials and improved traction system mean they consume 10 percent less energy than a traditional tram, according to the company.
Read More →Delivery of the TWINDEXX trains will begin in 2012, and the first vehicles will feature in the standard timetables from December 2013. All 59 trains will be delivered by the end of 2019.
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