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Smart ticketing initiative officially launched for the North East

4 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

The Pop Pay As You Go smart travel card was officially launched on 02 November 2015 as part of a smart ticketing initiative for travel on Nexus Tyne and Wear Metro and local bus services.

EBRD finances modern accessible buses in Astana

3 November 2015 | By Kate Douetil

The EBRD is continuing to support modern public transport in Kazakhstan by financing modern accessible buses in Astana. The €65 million project will buy 200 accessible buses in Astana, which will help satisfy the increasing demand for public transport in the country’s fast-growing capital. The municipal company, Astana LRT, will purchase up…

New tram platform at Wimbledon is opened to increase services by 50%

3 November 2015 | By Kate Douetil

A new tram platform at Wimbledon has been opened, in order to increase services by 50%. The new tram platform at Wimbledon is part of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) investment programme, and will help bring in four new trams, allowing 12 to run every hour between Wimbledon and Croydon. The…

New Avenio LRVs begin passenger service in The Hague

2 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

Dutch public transport operator HTM marked the start of passenger services with its new fleet of Siemens Avenio light rail vehicles (LRVs) on The Hague’s line 2 route.

CAF delivers first metro trainset for Santiago

2 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

CAF the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer has completed the first metro trainset in a contract for the delivery of 185 cars bound for Santiago, Chile...

RATP welcomes final train of the MP05 metro contract

29 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

French public transport operator RATP has welcomed the 67th and final train of the MP05 metro contract destined for the Paris Metro.

Alexander Dennis signs £660 million deal with BYD

27 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has signed a £660 million contract with pure electric bus manufacturer BYD to introduce revolutionary emission-free buses on the roads of Britain.

Testing phase begins on Metrolink’s Second City Crossing

26 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

Overhead power lines transporting Metrolink trams to Manchester’s Exchange Square stop have been switched on marking the first stage of testing on the Second City Crossing.