Delayed trains, broken lifts, missed connections – there are many reasons that can make travelling a challenge. Railway employees often go above and beyond in their job to support passengers even in difficult situations. Last Wednesday, 29 May, the Pro-Rail … Der Beitrag Railwaymen with a heart: Superheroes of the railway honoured by German Railway Association erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

The manufacturer Ohmio In the south-west of Luxembourg, a university and office campus has been built on the site of a former steelworks in Belval (a district of the city of Sanem) and is continuing to grow. Belval is located … Der Beitrag CFL Luxembourg: Autonomous shuttles from the New Zealand manufacturer Ohmio erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

The city of Moscow has begun the operational testing of a driverless tramway, and during the complete test circle, it will run on tram route 10 without passengers during the initial phase of operational testing. Some facts: The tramcar is … Der Beitrag Driverless tram starts test operation in Moscow erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

While the municipal trolleybus system in Sao Paulo is under threat of closure and conversion to battery-electric and diesel bus operation in the mid-term due to lobby-driven political decisions, the suburban system of the EMTU EMTU (Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes … Der Beitrag Sao Paulo: New “e-Trol” buses for the suburban BRT trolleybus system erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

– Delivery for major order to Hitachi Rail – In the future, passengers on the Metro in the U.S. National Capital Region of Washington will be able to comfortably walk from one car to another during their journey. This is … Der Beitrag Metro Washington Region will run with HÜBNER gangway systems erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

SWU Stadtwerke Ulm Neu-Ulm GmbH announces the signing of the contract with Siemens Mobility: Two additional modules will be installed in each of the 18 Avenio M trams in Ulm. To date, each of these trams can accommodate 185 passengers … Der Beitrag Siemens Mobility expands Ulm’s Avenio trams erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

The small, standard-gauge tram from the Rahnsdorf S-Bahn station on the outskirts of Berlin over 5.6 km to the Woltersdorfer Schleuse (locks) celebrated its 111th anniversary on the Whitsun weekend of 19 and 20 May with a large supporting programme. … Der Beitrag 111 years tramway in Woltersdorf erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

IT-TRANS 2024, which took place at the exhibition grounds in Karlsruhe-Rheinstetten from 14 to 16 May 2024, received a very positive response from exhibitors and participants from all over the world. The event positions itself as the leading international trade … Der Beitrag IT-TRANS 2024 as a global showcase for the mobility of the future erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

This special issue of French magazine « Transports et Patrimoine Ferroviaires », written by Jean Claude Vaudois, tells the story of the Czech Tatra trams. Illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, it shows how Czech engineers managed to produce a wide variety … Der Beitrag L’Intégrale de Tatra –  Les tramways Tatra erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more

On 15 May 2024, the time had come once again: another new tram system started passenger service in the People’s Republic of China. This time, the new light rail is located in Sichuan Province, and it serves the local population … Der Beitrag A new tramway in China: Dujiangyan erschien zuerst auf Urban Transport Magazine ..read more