Gigantic order for new double decker trains placed for RER network

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They often say ‘bigger is better’, and metro trains don’t come much bigger than the brand new trains for SNCF’s Transilien network. An Alstom-Bombardier consortium has won the contract to supply a whopping 255 trains for France’s Île-de-France network. The order, worth an estimated 3.75 billion euros, is the largest contract ever financed by STIF, the authority […]

Le Tramway de Tours: the world’s most beautiful tramway?

Here’s a million-dollar question for you: which city is home to the most beautiful tramway in the world? Well, we think we might have found a potential contender. Stashed neatly away in the small but beautiful city of Tours, France, and nestled on the lower reaches of the River Loire, lives Le Tramway de Tours – a 14.8km, […]

Nottingham’s NETwork: open for business

Members of NET's new Alstom Citadis fleet at the Wilkinson Street depot.

Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Phase Two opened at 6am this morning, and so – naturally – we just had to spend the day riding around on the new ‘NETwork’! Four years in the making. 17.5km of new track. 28 new tram stops. Two brand new lines. August 25th, 2015 will certainly be remembered as a […]

Metrolink returns to Manchester Victoria

Artists impression of the revamped Manchester Victoria. Credit: Network Rail.

Metrolink trams will return to a radically rebuilt Manchester Victoria station from February. The announcement from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) means that Manchester’s two main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, will once again be directly connected via a light rail link. Trams will start and finish at Victoria for a short period during February whilst […]

Meet Vincent Kompany, Metrolink’s latest substitution

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“This is your captain speaking, Vincent Kompany…the next stop is Piccadilly!” Residents of east Manchester are slowly getting used to the sound of various Manchester City players making their ‘next stop’ announcements on match days. When City are playing at home, the regular recorded announcements are substituted for the likes of Joe Hart, James Milner and […]

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