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www.lightrailawards.com CONTENTS 244 The official journal of the Light Rail Transit Association 263 JULY 2019 Vol. 82 No. 979 www.tautonline.com EDITORIAL Editor – Simon Johnston [email protected] Associate Editor – Tony Streeter [email protected] Worldwide Editor – Michael Taplin [email protected] 256 News Editor – John Symons [email protected] Senior Contributor – Neil Pulling Worldwide Contributors Tony Bailey, Richard Felski, Ed Havens, Andrew Moglestue, Paul Nicholson, Herbert Pence, Mike Russell, Nikolai Semyonov, Alain Senut, Vic Simons, Witold Urbanowicz, Bill Vigrass, Francis Wagner, Thomas Wagner, Philip Webb, Rick Wilson Production – Lanna Blyth Tel: +44 (0)1733 367604 [email protected] News 244 saving energy, saVING COST 258 Doha opens Metro Red line; US politicians Len Vossman explains some of the current DESIGN – Debbie Nolan raise Chinese security concerns; Brussels initiatives driving tramway and metro Advertising celebrates ‘tramway 150’; Arizona’s Valley energy efficiency. COMMERCIAL Manager – Geoff Butler Tel: +44 (0)1733 367610 Metro extends to Gilbert Rd; Bombardier [email protected] UK to build new Cairo ; Luas-style SYSTEMS FACTFILE: london 263 Publisher – Matt Johnston system proposed for Ireland’s Cork; Neil Pulling looks at developments on the Kent-Essex tramway is feasible; India UK network formerly known as . Tramways & Urban Transit proposes ‘Metrolite’ LRT for smaller cities. 13 Orton Enterprise Centre, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, UK WORLDWIDE REVIEW 269 EU LIGHT RAIL 2019 250 services to restart; Durmazlar to Tramways & Urban Transit is published by Mainspring Exploring the main debates on safety, double tram factory capacity; Denver LRT on behalf of the LRTA on the third Friday of each month preceding the cover date. sustainability and innovation from this year’s extends to Lone Tree; S-Bahn for Leeds? congress in Brussels. Geoff Butler reports. Giving evidence on LRT’s VALUE 274 preparing for CANBERRA lrt 252 Tim Kendell explains the LRTA’s response to Shany Shaked and Robert Wagner from DB the UK Government’s Call for Evidence. PRINT AND DISTRIBUTION E&C describe the process of commissioning Warners (Midlands), Bourne, Lincs PE10 9PH, UK Australia’s newest light rail system. MAILBOX 275 LRTA MEMBERSHIP (with TAUT subscription) Is the Cambridge Autonomous Metro plan a Tramways & Urban Transit is sent free to all paid-up new connections in TOULOUSE 256 white elephant; More on AI in light rail. members of the Light Rail Transit Association. SYSTRA’s Sandrine Vielhescaze and LRTA WEBSITE AND DIARY Yves Montaron talk through the latest CLASSICS: NORTHERN 276 Brian Lomas points of evolution in Toulouse’s Mike Russell describes the heritage efforts of [email protected] [email protected] developing transport network. two Polish towns: Bydgoszcz and Gdańsk. Subscriptions, MEMBERSHIP and back issues LRTA Membership Secretary (Dept T06), 38 Wolseley Road, Sale M33 7AU, UK. Tel: +44 (0)117 951 7785 Why celebrating the past creates future bonds [email protected] Website: www.lrta.info If ever proof were needed that tramways are well-loved elements of the urban for CORPORATE Subscriptions VISIT fabric, in recent weeks we have seen it – and in fine style. www.mainspring.co.uk An estimated 50 000 people took to the streets in Brussels in May for a LRTA REGISTERED OFFICE series of events and a gala tram parade that marked 150 years of tramway 138 Radnor Avenue, DA16 2BY, UK. operation. Operator STIB pulled out all the stops for this very special Private company limited by guarantee, No. 5072319 anniversary, spending millions on a range of special events and even reinstating a in England and Wales. section of metre-gauge track in Place Royale to display electric trams brought in from LRTA Chairman – Paul Rowen collections around , and operating a 19th Century steam tram. [email protected] The Belgian capital is undoubtedly one of the world’s finest examples of the tramway © LRTA 2019 art. For 150 years it has connected people to work, leisure, family and friends – and the Articles are submitted on the understanding they may also city would now be unimaginable without it. later be used on our websites or other media. A contribution The cynical may dismiss such things as just a PR exercise, but without the passion is accepted on the basis that its author is responsible for the of the people working on these systems such celebrations wouldn’t happen. Quality opinions expressed in it, and such opinions are not those of the LRTA or Mainspring. All rights reserved. transport creates a relationship with people and events such as these, executed with style, No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted in create a virtuous circle that only further cements residents’ attachment to their city. any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including So it is important that we don’t underestimate the importance of reaching out in this photocopying, recording or by any information storage and way. Technology is great for connecting with people in real-time, but let’s not forget the retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from simple actions such as personal engagement and the value of making people smile. the copyright owner. Multiple copying of the contents of the So while last month we celebrated Prague’s tramway and metro networks, in the next magazine without prior written approval is not permitted. couple of issues – as well as all the usual topical news and technical content on new systems COVER: South London’s tramway network is poised – we’ll take a detailed look at Belgium’s fabulous tramways. Simon Johnston, Editor for long-overdue expansion to Sutton. Neil Pulling

www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org JULY 2019 / 243 News Doha opens Metro Red line for service First section of the state-of-the-art automated metro in Qatar’s capital welcomes passengers

he capital of Qatar is The remainder of the 40km building a four-line line, from Al Qassar to Lusail via automated metro the university, and the airport eventually extending branch, will open before the end Tto 164km (102 miles) with 100 of 2019, when 110 trains should stations. Work began in 2013, be available. At Lusail there will and a total of 21 Herrenknecht be an interchange with the LRT -boring machines are in system, due to open later this year. use. Phase one comprises 40km Also now under construction (25 miles) of Red line, 22km are Gold and Green lines with (13.6 miles) of and completion programmed in time 14km (8.7 miles) on the Gold line. for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Metro operation began on when up 650 000 passengers/day 8 May when the 13-station are expected. Opening day on the Red line of the Doha Metro. Qatar Rail southern portion of the Red line from Al Qassar to Al Wakra was By 2002 Doha should opened. Emir of Qatar, Sheikh have a three line metro Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani system. Qatar Rail travelled to Al Wakrah, where he inaugurated the new stadium. A six-minute service is operating 08.00-23.00 Sunday-Thursday after the soft launch and 86 500 passengers travelled during the first two days of service. Gold Club class has 16 seats and Family class 26 seats. A one-day ticket in standard costs QAR6 (EUR1.5); a Gold class day pass is QAR30 (EUR7.3). The operating company is a joint venture of Hamad Group and RATP Dev/, which has a 20-year EUR3bn contract. KinkiSharyo has supplied 75 three-car trains in co-operation with Mitsubishi Corporation; automation featuring CBTC technology is supplied by Thales. Bombardier UK to build New Cairo monorail

At the end of 2017 the Egyptian operations and maintenance. Contractors, and announced four-car trains of the Innovia 300 Government announced plans The company said it would that a monorail production line straddle design will be required. for two monorail projects serving work with local contractors would be set up at its Litchurch Bombardier has supplied greater Cairo – a 42km (26-mile) Orascom Construction and Arab Lane factory in Derby (UK); 70 monorail systems in the US, line from 6 October City to Thailand and Brazil. Its Innovia Giza, and a 54km (33.5-mile) 300 is said to be capable of line from Nasr City to New carrying 4800 passengers/hour/ Cairo Administrative Capital. direction using Citiflo 650 train It then invited expressions of control. The contract is subject interest from companies that to final confirmation. had experience with similar The New Administrative projects; it was hoped to complete Capital is being built on a the projects by the end of 5.6km2 (2.2 square-mile) site 2020. In January 2019 it was 45km (28 miles) east of Cairo. announced that three companies The USD58bn development will had submitted bids, CRRC of house government departments China, Scomi of Malaysia and and embassies as well as housing Bombardier Transportation. for over five million people. On 27 May Bombardier was The project has the patronage of announced as preferred bidder President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi. for a EUR1.2bn design and build Once built, the monorail will contract, with an additional An Innovia 300 destined for Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) was unveiled at the 2014 be the world’s largest carrying EUR1.1bn for 15 years of edition of the InnoTrans rail exhibition in . TAUT regular transit users.

244 / july 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org US politicians say Chinese metro interest ‘threatens national security’ Washington senators seek to propose legislation to ban CRRC from USD1bn Metro order

our senators representing CRRC has replied saying that exclude a bid by CRRC unless (64), as well as commuter rail cars local districts have many of the components for a law is passed to this effect. for Philadelphia (SEPTA) (45), threatened to seek its US rail cars are made in the However the senators supporting where bids undercut established legislation that would country, that its products meet the move to exclude CRRC manufacturers by 20-30%. All Fwithhold federal funding from specific requirements set by the are planning to achieve this the US stock is being built in a the Washington Metropolitan transit agencies, and that the by inserting a clause into the plant at Springfield, MA, and Area Transit Authority manufacturer doesn’t control reauthorisation of the annual another plant in South Chicago (WMATA) if the agency awards the cyber components it installs. USD150m towards metro capital for the CTA order. a contract for its next generation It added that it would have no improvements forbidding the The calls from Washington of metro cars to Chinese rail control or access to the cars award of a contract to and New York come amid manufacturer CRRC. once they have been accepted any manufacturer from a rising tensions between the The group of politicians has for service. However some ‘non-market economy country’. US and China after trade talks expressed concern that the software and systems experts The news coincides with a between the two nations Chinese Government could say this cannot be ruled out as request for an investigation broke down in May without force spyware to be installed on manufacturers send periodic into CRRC’s involvement in a agreement. President Donald the new rolling stock to listen software updates to operators. design contest for New York’s Trump subsequently signed an in on passenger conversations The tender for up to 800 MTA that sought innovations executive order to empower the – many of whom are military 8000-series cars has a potential in train control technology, federal government to ban US or government officials – citing value of over USD1bn and was citing ‘potential threats to telecommunication companies Chinese laws that require due to close on 31 May. Alstom national security’. from installing foreign-made industrial concerns to co-operate and Hyundai Rotem have CRRC is already building equipment and technology with state intelligence and other indicated they will bid and metro cars for Boston (404 cars), that could be used to intercept government agencies. WMATA says it cannot legally Chicago (400) and Los Angeles communications.

Kent-Essex tramway under the NEWS IN PICTURES River Thames is ‘certainly feasible’ Engineering consultancy Cowi before crossing the Thames to Gordon Pratt, Managing has suggested that proposals to Grays in Essex. Director of Thames Gateway create a tram link between the Project promoters Thames Tramlink, said: “Having now neighbouring English counties Gateway Tramlink (Kenex), had our tunnel feasibility of Kent and Essex using a believe the line would cut confirmed by international prefabricated tunnel under the congestion around the Dartford experts we are very pleased River Thames show “great merit” Crossing motorway bridge and that another significant step and are “certainly feasible”. further west, an area forward has been achieved by The proposed tramline affected by some of the UK’s the project. By following many would run from the Bluewater highest levels of pollution. A other countries in not relying on The first night-time test of a 15G shopping mall in Kent and further east-west link in Kent a road tunnel, KenEx can lower on ’s tramway was through Ebbsfleet (offering between Dartford and Gravesend pollution and provide an efficient, carried out on 28 May. GVB connections to the HS1 high- is included within the promoter’s inclusive and sustainable rapid speed international rail link) future plans. transport solution for all.” Amsterdam tenders for tram collision The two proposed lines warning systems for the KenEx tramway Following testing on seven trams in south-east England. on tram line 17 in Amsterdam, municipal transport operator Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrij (GVB) has invited tenders for the supply, installation and maintenance of a collision warning system for 155 Siemens trams. The tender calls for 159 systems, including four double-ended trams, with the first units to be installed before the end of the year. The intention is that all are to be equipped by the middle of next year. The 63 CAF Urbos trams on order for the Dutch city feature such a system as original equipment. The first of GVB’s15G trams was delivered to workshops in late April.

www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org july 2019 / 245 News Light rail schemes may be ‘more suitable for smaller Indian cities’ Concerns over metro costs and disappointing passenger numbers prompt ‘Metrolite’ plans

n an address to a conference looking at a number of light rail government is looking at A refurbished tram with air- at the Indian Institute of schemes for smaller cities across lower-cost solutions. conditioning and a new interior Technology in on the country. Specifications and standards was introduced on Kolkata’s 31 May, Urban Affairs With the Nagpur, Kochi and for ‘LRT (Metrolite)’ schemes Shyambazaar – Esplanade route SecretaryI D S Mishra announced systems achieving have been drawn up, the official (now christened AC5) at the that the Indian Government is low ridership and revenues, the said, and while the government start of May. Making six round has committed to introduce trips a day, this 11m car seats 32 metro systems in 50 cities, “the passengers. The renovation cost traditional metro, which requires INR2.5m (EUR32 000). huge capital investment, may not The service has been a success, be viable in many smaller cities. bringing in three times the There won’t be enough ridership revenue of the non-AC as well. In those cases we can go vehicles. West Bengal Transport for Metrolite networks.” Corporation is looking at The Metrolite concept refurbishing more vehicles for as described uses light rail routes in other parts of the city. standards, with dedicated surface Two trams were fitted with corridors instead of elevated or air-conditioning in 2013 for underground alignments. Such tourist operation in central and corridors would reduce the cost northern Kolkata, but this is of new systems by 40%, the first to be used in regular Mr Mishra suggested. service. Those vehicles had a At present, 657km (408 miles) capacity for 24 seated passengers of metro projects are currently and included television and operational in India, with FM radio. A tour cost INR250 Some Indian metros have struggled with ridership; Kochi’s first line opened in another 800km (500 miles) (EUR3.2), including snacks, and 2017 and carries an estimated 30 000 passengers/day. Jinoytommanjaly / CC-BY 2.0 under construction in 27 cities. they ran four times each day.

The Pioneer is the first Sydney inaugurates tramcar from CRSC; the company says it has the capacity to build first phase of Metro 100-150 vehicles per North West scheme year. CRSC The 36km (22.4-mile) automated Bus routes have been adjusted Sydney Metro North West across the Upper North Shore project opened from 11.00 on and North West areas to better 26 May, with 140 000 passengers serve the rail operations as taking advantage of free travel feeder services. on the first day. Australia’s first The operator is MTR Corp, metro line offers a four-minute using 22 six-car Metropolis trains peak service on weekdays and an supplied by Alstom from its average of 72 000 passengers/day Sri City factory in India with were recorded in the first week. train control provided by the The AUD7.3bn (EUR4.5bn) company’s Urbalis 400 CBTC driverless line runs from signalling technology; 15 years Chatswood to Tallawong via of maintenance is included First tram for Tianshui unveiled Epping, on a converted heavy within the deal. rail alignment for most of the More than 20 000 people were The first of 17 five-section suburb of Jihe Beilu and is route and using a new twin-bore employed during the eight-year vehicles for the new tramway expected to open in 2020. tunnel to emerge on an elevated construction of the line and in Tianshui, the second-largest The new Pioneer trams route to continue the final work is now underway to extend city in China’s Gansu Province, were built at the CRSC stretch to Tallawong. Eight new from Chatswood under Sydney population 3.5 million, was Changsha Industrial Park in stations have been built, and a Harbour to Sydenham and rolled out by CRSC Changsha Hunan Province, a CNY5bn further five upgraded; all stations Bankstown via the city centre. on 6 May. The 100% low-floor (EUR641.6m) facility that feature lifts, platform screen This section will take the line to five-section tram uses onboard opened in March 2018 and has doors and video help points. 66km (41 miles) and is expected energy storage to operate the capacity to build 100-150 After the opening, the T1 to open in 2024. independently of the overhead, trams per year, according to North Shore commuter line In the longer-term, a second charging via at stops. the company. CRSC has also has seen increased services and line to Parramatta and the The 20.2km (12.6-mile) developed monorail vehicles and the T1 Northern line has been under-construction Western in Tianshui will connect the is involved in tramway projects renamed the T9 Northern line. Sydney Airport is planned. railway station with the western in Dujiangyan and Yuncheng.

246 / july 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org Work begins Spectacular celebrations for on extension – city 150 years of Brussels trams loop proposed Crowds of 50 000 Plans for significant expansion take to the streets in of Edinburgh’s tram network are the Belgian capital contained in a new ten-year city centre transformation plan. An additional loop would n 1869 the first horse be created by extending the tramway line was opened in existing line from Haymarket to the Belgian capital, running the university and across North from Porte de Namur to Bois Bridge to the BioQuarter and deI la Cambre. This anniversary Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. was marked in May 2019 by a The proposals are part of meticulously planned festival a wider package of measures organised by current operator designed to reduce car traffic and (STIB-MIVB) and the MTUB pollution in central Edinburgh museum tram group, with its by 30%. In addition, four vertical Woluwe depot containing a lifts would be provided around splendid historical collection, the city centre from Market most of which took to the streets Street to the top of ; for the public to enjoy. were not forgotten. Temporary A view of the parade looking north Waverley station to North Bridge; But first there was a look tracks were laid in Place Royale up the Rue Royale on 1 May. M. J. Russell to George IV Bridge; forward, with His Majesty King to display seven electric trams His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium and Grassmarket to Edinburgh Philippe unveiling a mock-up brought in from collections rings a tramway gong to mark the Castle. The plan was the subject of the next series of Bombardier around Belgium, while steam unveiling of the mock-up of Brussels’ of public consultation that was Flexity trams (3200) on 30 April. tram 303 plus two trailers ran to new series of Bombardier trams. STIB due to close on 28 June. Wednesday 1 May was the demonstrate this (short) part of Work on the Newhaven anniversary itself, with trams on the capital’s tramway history. extension of the tramway began lines 92 and 93 replaced by buses There was another chance for at the end of May, with site on a diverted route so that Rue public rides on 15 of the museum investigation at 25 locations to Royale could be used to parade no trams (including prototype determine ground conditions fewer than 45 trams, including 15 articulated PCC 7500 Caroline so that the final design for the old and new works trams, dating of 1962) on 5 May. tramway can be confirmed. from 1888 to 2014. A selection of As if all this was not enough, the historic trams were later used the 106th Tour de cycle for free rides and it is estimated race started in Brussels with more This important occasion will that 50 000 people were in the than one million spectators. Ellis named as new UK city to see the day’s events. All public transit was to be free be further detailed in a series of articles by Mike Russell, starting Light Rail Minister The metre-gauge Vicinal on 6-7 July to reduce numbers in the next edition of TAUT. Michael Ellis MP was appointed as trams that once served the city travelling to the event by car. UK Minister of State for Transport on 23 May, replacing Jesse Norman MP who has become Financial Secretary Brussels duo named Europe’s champion drivers to the Treasury. Mr Ellis was previously Parliamentary Under- No sooner had the Brussels 25 operators across Europe on a curve, stopping with the Secretary of State at the Department crowds dispersed, than they were put through their paces in two second door aligned with a short for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport gathering again on 4 May in Rue rounds, morning and afternoon. platform, and tram ‘bowling’ – and before that Deputy Leader of Royale/Koninginsstraat (closed The disciplines that had to all against the clock. the House of Commons. to normal tram service for the be mastered were acceleration Drivers competed with three Mr Ellis’ portfolio covers cycling day) for this year’s European to 35km/h (22mph) followed types of tram: two-axle works and walking policy, electric and Tram Driver Championship. by precision braking as close as car 46, articulated PCC 7786 autonomous vehicles, the future The eighth running of the possible to a cone, estimation of and Flexity cars 3101 and 3150 of mobility, Highways England event saw teams of two from the lateral distance to an object (bearing a livery showing Brussels and strategic roads, international vehicle standards, light rail, local colourschemes through the years). roads policy and funding, the major First in the ladies category was roads network, motoring agencies, Laurence Meert from Brussels road freight, road safety, traffic and (a tram driver since 2000), with transport and the environment. Linda Brandon from Rotterdam Constantine extends its in second. In the male category tramway to Ali Mendjeli Tiago Ferreira from Luxembourg The 6.9km (4.3-mile) tramway (driving trams only since 2017) extension from Zouaghi to Ali achieved 2450 points with Mendjeli opened on 3 June. Work Anton Medvedev from Moskva in on the new route began in 2017 and second with 1830. has been divided into two tranches The team winners were Mesut – the second 3.4km (2.1 miles) of Tasarcan and Laurence Meert which (Ali Mendjeli (boulevard from Brussels, with Moskva in de l’ALN) – Abdelhamid Mehri University) is under construction. second place and Oradea third. More than 160 new staff have Next year’s championships been recruited by SETRAM for STIB Flexity 3101 was the vehicle used for the ever-popular ‘tram bowling’ event will be held in the Romanian city the expanded system. at the European Tram Driver Championship this May. Tram-EM of Oradea.

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City commits funding for SSB tram expansion Valley Metro opens The City Council in , , has agreed to provide EUR72.5m to Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen (SSB) towards the Gilbert Road extension EUR87.7m purchase of a further 23 Stadler DT8.12 LRVs and a new EUR60m depot in Ditzingen. The site Latest addition takes the Phoenix – Mesa LRT network to 45km for the new facility was identified in October 2018 and it is expected that construction will begin in 2023 and ocal officials and that the depot will be operational in hundreds of residents 2025. No funding from the state of welcomed the first light Baden-Württemberg is required for rail service to the new either project. GilbertL Road/Main St light rail The additional trams, taking station in Mesa (Arizona) on the city’s fleet to 224, are needed to 18 May. The 3.1km (1.9-mile) increase capacity on the existing extension cost USD184m and network and to cater for longer-term expansion, including the extension includes the system’s first of U19 to the Mercedes-Benz roundabout – only the second Museum, a new U5b Killesberg- on a US light rail system, the first Plieningen branch with a link at being installed on the Salt Lake Möhringen, the extension of the City LRT system in 2003 – at line U5 to Leinfelden-Echterdingen Horne and Main Street. and a new line to Ditzingen. Work began on the extension The LRT roundabout at the intersection of Horne and Main Streets in Mesa – a unique feature of the new 3.1km Gilbert Road extension. WSP LRV options extended in October 2016 and includes a for Rheinbahn new stop at Stapley Drive and a 2006, a reported USD240m in Rail Chair, Kate Gallego, added: Germany’s Rheinbahn has exercised multi-modal interchange and economic development has “This is a wonderful day for its option with Bombardier for 16 park-and-ride at Gilbert Road. been completed along the light Mesa residents and our entire more HF6 cars, bringing In May 2017 Valley Metro rail lines in Mesa; another 18 region. Cities are most successful the total on order to 59. None had placed a USD57.9m order with projects are planned, totalling a when we work hand-in-hand, entered service by the end of May. Siemens for 11 Siemens S70 LRVs, further USD133.5m. and this project is a perfect The undertaking is also inviting which includes options for a Mesa Mayor John Giles said: example of that.” tenders on a joint basis with for 109 high-floor further 67 vehicles to cater for “Without light rail, investment Another 18 projects are Stadtbahn cars to replace growth on the expanded system on this scale, over the past few planned near the light rail line in Stadtbahn-B stock, 91 for Düsseldorf that now totals 45km (28 miles). years, would not have occurred.” Mesa, adding up to an investment and 18 for Duisburg. There will be an Since construction began in Phoenix Mayor and Valley Metro of another USD133.5m. option for 42 more for the Rheinbahn and two more for Duisburg. An order will be placed next year. Skytrain fleet replacement A CAD1.47bn (EUR970m) funding Ireland’s NTA proposes Cork tramway programme for new vehicles to replace Vancouver’s original 150 A new 17km (10.5-mile) light and is part of the plan which Cork Science and Innovation SkyTrain cars, and rail system has been proposed includes new railway stations, Park, as well as Cork Institute add another 50, was announced by Ireland’s National Transport electrification of the suburban of Technology, Cork University on 23 May. Authority for an east-west rail network and 10km (six miles) Hospital and University College The funding package includes associated infrastructure upgrades corridor in the Cork Metropolitan of new twin-track alignment Cork. Precursory segregated to handle the new fleet as well as an Area (Republic of Ireland). between Cobh Junction and bus corridors, including a link additional depot and new control The EUR3.5bn plan is contained Midleton, as well as 100km to the city’s airport and six centre. The procurement process is within the draft Cork Metropolitan (62 miles) of new bus lanes. new park-and-ride sites, would expected to begin later this year. Area Transport Strategy 2040, The estimated EUR1bn LRT be developed, with light rail Waterloo – Kitchener developed with Cork City line would run from Ballincolig construction beginning in 2031. opening date confirmed Council, Cork County Council to Mahon via Cork city centre, The line would also serve Kent Ontario’s new 19km (11.8-mile) light and Transport Infrastructure with 25 stops and an end-to-end station and the north and south rail line was due to open for public Ireland. Open for public journey time of 47 minutes. Docklands areas. Overall, it is service at noon on 21 June, after a consultation until 28 June, the Assuming a five-minute , intended that 30% of people and grand opening ceremony; 11 days of proposal is intended to facilitate 27 vehicles would be needed. 60% of jobs within the enlarged free rides were planned. new employment opportunities Areas served would include city region would be within and housing in the City Docks and those containing the proposed walking distance of stops.

NEWS IN PICTURES Happy birthday (West) Midland Metro! The most recent tram Phil Hewitt, West Midlands Metro Director, said: converted for battery operation (19) has been “We’ve come a long way since 1999. We now have finished with a special blue livery and vinyl wraps a new fleet of modern trams to which we’ll be for the 20th anniversary of the opening of the adding even more as the network grows and we’re Birmingham to Wolverhampton line on 30 May. introducing the UK’s first stretch of overhead Celebratory cupcakes and toy trams were handed line-free track when the extension to Centenary out to passengers who used the service on that day. Square opens at the end of the year. Midland Metro services were launched on 30 Five Ways Underpass closed on 3 June to allow May 1999, on the line between Wolverhampton St extension of the tramline from Centenary Square to George’s and Snow Hill with the extension through to Hagley Road. The new line is to open to Centenary Grand Central opening in 2016. Square later this year and to Hagley Road in 2021. TfWM

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www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org july 2019 / 249 EU Light Rail 2019 EU LIGHT RAIL 2019 Geoff Butler explores some of the key debates from this year’s two-day congress in Brussels.

his year’s EU Light Rail event couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. Following celebrations across the Belgian capital to mark 150 years of its tramwayT network, delegates congregated at the magnificent Musée du Transport Urbain Bruxellois in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre for two days of discussion on the future of urban travel. Concentrating on innovation, safety and sustainability, delegates heard presentations from across Europe on 16-17 May. Jan Pannus, Director of Tram Movement from Brussels operator STIB-MIVB, outlined the current projects on the city’s tramway, including the new 2km (1.25-mile) extension Delegates were treated to a tour of the to line 8 and a new multi-modal interchange new Marconi tram depot, with demonstrations at Roodebeek. The creation of this new including STIB’s process for rerailing trams. EUR24.5m (EUR14.5m from the Region and EUR10m from STIB-MIVB) line includes the in the south of the city to Libuš to connect Grenoble. Interestingly, 25% said they would creation of multi-modal corridors with with the future metro line D. An area of high not have paid at all if SMS was not available bi-directional cycleways and footpaths, and population density and development, this as they don’t carry cash anymore. Although the planting of an additional 46 trees. is due to begin construction next year for a great success (accounting for around 6% of The city is also preparing for the arrival of completion in 2022. Two other extensions single-trip journeys), this service was only ever its next-generation Flexity trams, confirming and two new turning loops are to open in the seen as a ‘quick fix’ and will disappear once the next tranche of 30 trams in May from next five years, including the return of trams contactless payments are introduced. the framework for up to 175 vehicles signed to Wenceslas Square. (For a detailed overview A very different example of technology with Bombardier in April 2018. In addition to of in Prague, see TAUT 978). being used across the lifecycle of an urban boosting capacity on the existing network, rail system was presented by Ian Rowe of UK- the extra vehicles will be required following Embracing the digital based consultancy Ian Rowe Associates. The the recent approval of extensions to EU Light Rail also saw a focus on the role of ‘digital twin’ is an increasingly common term Neder-over-Heembeek and Tour & Taxis. technology in changing the way authorities, (see TAUT 965 and 967 for more), but Mr Rowe The first vehicles are due to arrive in mid-2020. operators and maintainers improve services demonstrated how this concept could be used Moving to another of Europe’s great for passengers and stakeholders. for the planning, operations and maintenance systems, Filip Jirik from Dopravn. podnik Caroline Villien from Grenoble (France) of both new and existing infrastructure, hl. m. Prahy (DPP) updated delegates on the showed how her Transdev subsidiary is including visualisation, training and the Czech capital’s ambitious expansion plans. implementing Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planning of responses for ‘what if’ scenarios. Mr Jirik explained that Prague’s tramway principles to not only increase patronage on The key enablers of this technology are is the busiest in Europe, with 440 vehicles Sémitag’s transport network, but also drive advances in both computer graphics (derived required during peak hours; 170 trams/hour efficiencies and create better travel experiences. from the gaming industry), the affordability pass through some of the network’s busiest Ms Villien estimated that the MaaS market of hardware and progressions in Artificial junctions. Despite high car ownership (818 could be worth as much as USD1.76trn by Intelligence, he suggested, now making vehicles per 1000 residents), public transport 2030 as travellers seek to integrate all their it affordable for systems of all sizes. His usage has increased in recent years to 59% of transportation options into one accessible on- accompanying exhibition demonstrated the the total journeys made each year. demand service with a single payment channel. latest simulators for both drivers and control While Tatras are still firmly implanted in The steps taken in Grenoble include a range rooms that showcased elements of the digital the minds of passengers, Mr Jirik highlighted of digital tools that are already the “essence twin developed for systems across Europe. the importance of the new Škoda 15T vehicles, of Sémitag’s management and customer now accounting for 60% of services in peak relations strategy,” Ms Villien told delegates. Autonomy and safety hours. Approximately 77% of stops have been This includes digital methods of purchasing While driverless operation is commonplace upgraded for low-floor services, with a target tickets, receiving news updates about various in metro environments, Matthias Hofmann of 2025 for network-wide barrier-free access. travel modes, loyalty offers via the Club and Tobias Koch from Siemens Mobility gave Other infrastructure improvements since AvanTAG platform, and interacting with both an update on the progress of the company’s 2009 have seen rails and support structures operational staff and other users. autonomous tram trials in (Germany). replaced across 47% of the network, with grass The take-up has been impressive. A Twitter They demonstrated how operating in open track installed where feasible. The growing ‘robot’ launched in September 2018 now urban environments requires new solutions 15T fleet is also necessitating modernisation answers questions about basic travel that can continuously survey the surroundings of depot facilities, with three of the seven options and disruptions; an update about and react in an “intelligent” manner. already completed and a fourth in progress. kind-spirited locals helping to clear tram Utilising proven technology from the Tramway investment was designated as tracks of snow received 142 000 views. automotive industry, Siemens has qualified its a strategic priority by the city council in Since the launch of SMS ticketing in use for light rail applications. The basis of the 2017, outlining a development programme December 2017, 180 000 people have used system is three types of sensor: lidar, radar and to 2030 that includes many new lines and the service during the first year alone, buying camera, allied to a controller that feeds back to extensions. One project highlighted was the an average of six tickets each. The average age onboard systems. The clever bit is the complex 1.9km (1.2-mile) extension from Modřany of these users is 35, with 15% living outside set of algorithms that “understand traffic

250 / jULy 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org Matthias Hofmann from Siemens Mobility gave an overview of developments Old meets new: Surrounded by classic trams and buses, Tram-Pro demonstrated with the company's trials with autonomous tram operation in Potsdam. the latest in AI-powered tram and control room simulators. situations and predict development, assess grown by 40% in the past 20 years, as well Esch-sur-Alzette. Although the country’s risks and define actions,” they explained. as catering for the 190 00 daily visitors from second ‘city’ is too small to justify a tramline From the initial tests, the partnership neighbouring France, Belgium and Germany. of its own, it is growing and commuting to between Siemens and ViP Potsdam has The objective by 2025 is to reduce congestion and from the capital is a slow process, he said. established that autonomous driving is feasible and improve mobility options at peak hours, The A4 motorway is heavily-congested, based upon readily-available technology, but while transporting 20% more people than in with 20 buses per hour, but rather than that adaptation to tram-specific operation is 2017. This implies increasing the number of adding a third traffic lane, the plan involves the big challenge. This competence is being public transport passengers by 50% within the introduction of a 100km/h (60mph) expanded, with progress to further sections eight years and increasing car occupancy interurban tram to link the existing system of the Potsdam network to gauge the system’s from 1.2 to 1.5 people per car. in the capital, extending the tramway to effectiveness in a range of scenarios and also This requires a number of key paradigm strategic urban destinations in Esch-sur- provide the validation of sensor perception shifts, he explained. The first is a focus on Alzette while also incorporating cycleways. in all weather and light conditions. This will moving people, not vehicles; the second is to The free transport initiative will be clarify and inform homologation requirements. recognise that mobility is a challenge for all financed by existing taxation, he explained, The development of Siemens’ “Teaching – not just the state – to address; the third is to and will be valid on all public transport paid trams to drive” initiative can only be done ‘anticipate and not firefight’ by anticipating for by the state within Luxembourg’s borders. “in the field”, it was explained, as complex demand and planning for it. There are ongoing negotiations with French, situations can only be learnt in real-life traffic He described the success of the opening of Belgian and German authorities for cross- environments. The next steps include the the capital’s first tramline in driving modal border journeys, with the vision that the validation of the case for depot automation, shift, while also outlining plans for a high- move will “free up staff to focus on passenger reducing labour effort for regular shunting speed tramline to link Luxembourg City with service rather than passenger control.” operations (sanding, washing, maintenance Arnoud Koopmans from Lankhorst etc) and the shortening of tram start-up and Mouldings offered a wide-ranging overview shut-down procedures. of sustainability and the ‘circular economy’, From the UK, Peter Cushing of the Light emphasising how we need to change our view Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) gave of waste from a problem to a resource. an overview of the new organisation’s work Lankhorst specialises in the use of polymers around the creation of a common governance for track components, and sleepers in structure for the industry. He said the LRSSB’s particular. Polymers could form part of the key objectives are to close gaps in safety solution to long-term sustainability challenges performance across the industry; reduce within this circular economy, he explained, operating and risk assessment cost by the with a lifecycle of up to 80 years and the application of an industry risk model; support potential to be recycled between three and the training and development of safety and seven times. Other advantages of polymer standards professionals; provide a platform sleepers include improved damping, sound and for benchmarking; develop and maintain vibration mitigation over wood or concrete, standards that will drive down the costs of also requiring less energy to be transformed future schemes; and remove bespoke and into the finished product, he added. In recent over-engineered design from systems. years, the company has supplied polymer A great deal of work has already been sleepers for the and bridge undertaken, he explained, with the eventual sleepers for the MRT Prasarana KL, Malaysia. aim of benchmarking the LRSSB’s work across Mr Koopmans argued that a number of Europe and further afield. preconditions are required for a successful circular economy: a worldwide vision for Long-term sustainability material use (up to 50 years); the importance François Bausch from the Luxembourg of reducing the transportation of materials Government outlined his administration’s for manufacturing; a more integrated supply significant investment in transport over the chain approach and a new methodology coming decade. The Minister of Mobility for tenders that includes a basis of circular and Public Works also explained how this is product design wherever possible. affecting the headline-grabbing plan to make public transport free from 1 March 2020. All images by Bernd Reuß and Geoff Butler. The key driver for this investment is François Bausch detailed his government’s plans For more detail on the other presentations at EU coping with a national population that has for free public transport for all from 2020. Light Rail 2019 visit www.mainspring.co.uk

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Shany Shaked and Robert Wagner PREPARING of DB Engineering & Consulting describe the process of CANBERRA testing and commissioning for Australia’s newest LIGHT RAIL light rail system.

ustralia’s Federal Capital Xxx welcomed the launch of the country’s newest light rail system on 20 April 2019, with over 25 000 passengers Asampling the new service on opening day. Following an opening ceremony presided over by Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Minister for Transport Canberra and City Services, Megan Fitzharris, a weekend of free travel was offered on the 12km (7.5-mile) line between Gungahlin and the city centre. With revised bus routes acting as feeder services for the new line, a month of free travel on both buses and trams began on 29 April. Transport Canberra Light rail: A century in the making The City of Canberra was officially founded on 12 March 1912, the result of a disagreement between the south coast cities Sydney and Melbourne as to which should become the capital of the young nation that had been formed as the Commonwealth of Australia 11 years earlier.1 new capital for the first LRVs to arrive. concession. The concession runs until 2039, American architect Walter Burley Griffin Until April’s launch, urban public transport with the ACT Government contributing and his wife Marion Mahony Griffin won a in Canberra had still been focused primarily AUD76m (EUR47.6m) towards the AUD707m competition to design the new conurbation, on bus-based solutions, although taxi and (EUR442.6m) project. planning a garden city with a road network Uber services are used widely. The main Stage one runs from Gungahlin in the laid out in concentric circles. Rapid transit for transportation mode is still the private car, north of the city, incorporating 13 stops the expanding settlement was to be provided however. Demographically, the capital’s along the main arteries of Flemington Road by a city-wide tram network that ran along residents comprise mostly young families, and Northbourne Avenue to terminate in the the generous median strips of the proposed many with a university background working city centre near the main intra- and main avenues. The density of development for government or the defence industry. bus stations, as well as the major shopping within these corridors was foreseen by Griffin The city has grown rapidly, especially over district. En route LRVs run through some of to support the network’s operation, providing the past decade, when population levels the city’s biggest neighbourhoods and serve an excellent degree of patronage.2 within the northern Gungahlin district grew the university before reaching the city centre. However a combination of short-term at an average rate of 6.8% per annum.4 The depot and Operations Control Centre pragmatism and a lack of finance to develop (OCC) are located in the industrial area of Griffin’s masterplan meant this original Canberra’s light rail project Mitchell approximately halfway along the tramway plan was never realised, with public In the early 2000s, a shift towards a more route; it was at this location that work on the transport’s function performed by buses compact city supported by the 2004 Sustainable line began in a ceremony on 12 July 2016. instead. This was the case for the majority of Transport Plan was observed and corridors Electrification is provided at 750V dc, with the next seven decades, until 1994 when a were identified with an increased density of five substations along the route; this includes detailed study found that the introduction development around high-capacity public a provision for the line’s next stage. of light rail would be feasible for the growing transport. In 2009, the current plan for a city- As part of its role within the consortium, capital. Initial planning began, but stopped wide network was introduced and the business DB E&C was first tasked with a qualitative when the Liberal Party cancelled the scheme case was approved for a first 12km (7.5-mile) design review of the project planning. Quality following its victory in the Australian Capital standard-gauge line in September 2014. was ensured through benchmarking of both Territory (ACT) State elections in 1995.3 In In January 2016 the Canberra Metro national as well as international standards 1998 the Labor Party returned to power, consortium – Pacific Partnerships, CPB such as the German BoStrab. In preparation for the project was reignited and the planning Contractors, John Holland, UGL, Mitsubishi the operational phase, the company developed process restarted. Corporation, Aberdeen Infrastructure the procedures and regulations for the safe and So although the concept of steel wheel-on- Investments, DB Engineering & Consulting reliable operation of the new system as well as steel rail transport for Canberra isn’t new, it (DB E&C), CAF and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial the training documentation for both drivers took 106 years after Walter Burley Griffin and Group (MUFG) – was selected as the preferred and control room operators. Marion Mahony Griffin first called for a tram bidder for the Public Private Partnership As part of its bid, the consortium relied network as part of their masterplan for the (PPP) design, build, operate and maintain upon the customer satisfaction and

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ABOVE AND LEFT: Canberra Urbos 013 heads ended LRVs, each with 66 seats, and is also route knowledge, and in particular the north to Gungahlin on opening day, 20 April 2019. responsible for ongoing maintenance under signals, signs and crossing intersections. a separate agreement. The vehicles are Furthermore, the performance of the rail patronage growth approach of Deutsche designed for easy retrofitment of onboard systems – including communications and Bahn. To achieve superior safety standards, energy storage systems for independent Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition a commitment was made to fulfilling operation away from the catenary, which (SCADA) – were validated. several Australian Qualifications Framework will be required for future extensions to Once the process in area 1 was complete, thresholds, with all operational staff the system. and had received the necessary approval trained in accordance with the Cert IV in The light rail corridor was divided into certificates from the national regulator rail operation and Cert III in Rail Customer four distinct areas during testing and and the independent certifier, drivers were Service. The trainers and assessors are all commissioning; this enabled the final stages permitted to move into area 2, and once this Cert III in training and assessment. of construction and landscaping to continue was complete onto areas 3 and 4. Drivers during the day while testing took place at night. undertook close to 25 000km (15 500 miles) Testing and commissioning Starting from area 1 – Gungahlin Place of route training in area 1. The first CAFUrbos 3 made its trial runs to Nullarbor Emergency Crossover – drivers Once all four areas had successfully in June 2018. The Spanish manufacturer began their first trips along this 3km achieved certification, drivers began to has supplied 14 33m five-section double- (1.86-mile) stretch of tracks to test their update their knowledge of the route and the standard operating procedures, including degraded and emergency operations. As the new operational body, Canberra Metro Operations (CMET) – a partnership between John Holland and UGL with DB E&C acting as a subcontractor – has selected one Driver Trainer who can both assess and certify drivers for route knowledge and implement classroom training. Therefore, to ensure that all drivers have sufficient driving experience, CMET has introduced the ‘mentor’ system; eligible drivers for these roles were chosen based upon their previous skills, authority and quick learning abilities. The mentors were the first to be trained on any given area, then acting as multipliers to train a number of drivers – usually two per mentor, per shift. Once a mentor deems a driver competent, these then undergo final assessment with the Driver Trainer. This can take between ten Canberra's control centre, depot, workshop and stabling yard in Mitchell. Transport Canberra minutes and several hours depending on the

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individual’s skills. Only once he or she has training. During construction this included with the trainer for an additional time to passed these accreditations can the driver related training and safety awareness in become accustomed to the changes in the start driving solo. the rail corridor, which has now become infrastructure behaviour before they moved After the initial interview, prospective ORI (Operations Rail Safety) induction. It on to driving with the mentors. Assessments drivers go through medical testing and also includes all the LRV training – rolling were either done in one specific area or, as must provide a valid driver’s license, police stock, points, signals, stops, communication the project progressed, across the wider background check and a WWVP (Working rules, OHL, customer service and conflict route. The assessment is based on a number With Vulnerable People) card – this can take management, KPI training and operating of movements (full loop, turnbacks, driving two to four weeks. Theory training takes rules (normal, degraded and emergency). into the depot etc) and general behaviour and about two weeks; this includes first aid and Once priority and signalling were manner of operating the vehicle. fire management, and cultural awareness implemented along the route, drivers drove As drivers expanded their training, a special service was introduced to shuttle CMET and construction employees from the Mitchell depot to the construction head offices near to the Dickson stop. This process not only provided drivers with passenger transportation experience in a closed environment, but also gave CMET and construction staff a great substitute to using their private cars for work-related travel around the city. This was beneficial for two reasons: firstly, staff in the temporary OCC started their on-job training during the testing and commissioning phase, while drivers could also be used for T&C manoeuvres. The latter was not formalised as part of the training due to the nature of testing manoeuvres which at times must disregard driving rules. All operational personnel began their training during the T&C phase, requiring safety-relevant training within a construction site. Similarly, all personnel were assessed for computer-based psycho- technical skills to ensure safety-first decision- making and appropriate response times.

Recruitment and training In preparation for the opening, CMET has recruited staff from the construction team for its maintenance department to ensure that the skills learned in the design of the system are applied to the ongoing operations of the new line. Similarly, CAF has employed local technicians and prepared them to take over rolling stock maintenance. It was found that personnel who had already worked with the systems and rolling stock could be trained faster and were used as trainers. These experienced personnel were the first people used for testing and commissioning, as route knowledge did not play a crucial role due to the first movements being carried out under supervision. Other staff were recruited locally, including from such professions as teaching and the military, as well as customer service managers with experience in the hospitality industry. Although CMET aimed to employ Canberrans wherever possible, experienced operations personnel were also recruited from other rail projects. For the launch, CMO has employed 33 drivers, four Driver Trainers, eight Duty Managers, 24 Customer Service Officers (CSO), although this is expected to increase with enhanced timetabled services. Training during the testing and commissioning phase has been carried out intermittently. Alongside trainer and supplier training, and to ensure that trainees received enough practical experience, logbooks were created. These were detailed, ensuring every step of each process was captured – once a trainee finished a section of ABOVE: The first LRV is delivered in December ABOVE: The interior of a Canberra Urbos LRV; 14 the logbook, a Mentor, Trainer or Operations 2017, following a two-month journey from . 33m LRVs have been delivered, with CAF also providing Manager reviewed the accomplished tasks Transport Canberra 20 years of maintenance. Transport Canberra and co-signed them off. The next step from

254 / july 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org here was practical assessments to ensure the With record numbers now using Canberra’s public transport, plans are underway to extend the light practical training had achieved its aim. rail route to Woden, with construction to begin within the next 12 months. Robert Wagner DB E&C created operational procedures for CMET by benchmarking similar light rail systems in Australia and in various cities in Europe, while incorporating the specific characteristics of Canberra. Further, to ensure these procedures were understood, validations were undertaken with both drivers and OCC personnel as either field or desktop exercises. This accomplished two aims: procedures were checked and refined before service completion testing and trainees became very familiar with procedures, especially those for degraded and emergency operations. As the nation’s capital, Canberra attracts large numbers of tourists all year round so CMET has made a point of focusing its recruitment of customer service personnel on those who are multilingual. All customer- facing staff have also been through intensive training that includes a detailed understanding of the needs of customers with limited mobility, as well as cultural awareness coaching as it is important to be aware of the requirements of the different target groups who will use the new service. Australia’s indigenous culture is vast Preparations for opening day driverless solutions for picking up customers and the area currently occupied by In the months leading up to the start of from their home or designated location, via a modern Canberra lies on the territory of passenger services, DB E&C assisted in the smartphone app. the Ngunnawal people. For the opening preparation of timetables and ensured that There are two free park-and-ride facilities, ceremony, an elder was invited to ‘bless’ the drivers and duty managers were suitably allowing customers an easy connection and line and local artwork was incorporated into prepared for the 20 April opening. removing the need for them to take their cars the system’s design. DB E&C operations staff participated into the city centre. In future, CMET intends Most members of the customer service in daily meetings with the testing and to provide bicycle rental options to create management team were recruited from the commissioning team to co-ordinate all further smooth connections for customers hospitality sector to allow the transfer of training and testing activities. Once enough from various stops. their existing customer-focused skillsets. drivers were deemed ready to drive on The ACT Government has already their own, ‘ghost’ running commenced announced plans to extend the line over Lake Marketing the new service to give operational staff time to adjust to Burley Griffin to the south of Canberra. In co-operation with Transport Canberra – a quick changeovers and timetable running. With a population projected to reach directorate of the ACT Government that took This ensured the OCC had enough time to 500 000 by 20305, it is hoped that the 11km over responsibility for public transport, roads, practice regulation tactics and peak operation (seven-mile) route to Woden can begin walking and cycling on 1 July 2016 – CMET prior to commencing service. During this construction within the next year. created a ‘Voice of the Light Rail’ campaign period, CSOs were asked to ‘hop on and off’ DB E&C with its consortium partners are that saw 100 students in years 11 and 12 from LRVs to ensure a satisfactory ride quality. confident that CMET will be well placed to four colleges along the route (Gungahlin, It was important that DB E&C staff also incorporate this into the existing operation Daramalan, Merici and Dickson) audition participated in design meetings, closing out and maintenance schedule. for the opportunity to record the public open designs and ensuring that all manuals announcements for the line’s 13 stops. From 12 and as-built drawings were submitted prior to finalists, five were chosen and this campaign taking over of the alignment. was great for both raising the visibility of the Services are offered 06.00-23.30 on new service and achieving public acceptance. Monday-Thursday, 06.00-01.00 on Friday/ Furthermore, the local rugby team was Saturday and 08.00-23.30 on Sunday. recruited for safety videos for social media, The end-to-end journey time is 23-24 and employees with diverse backgrounds, minutes with peak headways of six minutes. such as a former teacher who has now become a driver, and women in the workforce, were Looking to the future interviewed in the local newspaper. Canberra is the first Australian city As the commissioning phase reached a authorised to introduce driverless cars busier section of the light rail corridor, CSOs into traffic and CMET is investigating the During the testing phase, Santa Claus used one were placed at strategic intersections and opportunities offered by this innovation to of the LRVs to deliver donated Christmas gifts from public areas to provide safety information help connect neighbourhoods to the light Canberra Metro staff to the St Vincent de Paul charity. and pedestrian awareness. Safety messages rail system. This includes a plan to allow Transport Canberra were also wrapped onto the new CAF trams to promote rail safety. To further promote the service, CMET references organised a Christmas charity event, delivering gifts to local families using one 1 – www.localhistories.org/ schools_and_engagement/ Light-rail-August-2012- of the new LRVs. The system’s Facebook and canberra.html, http://guides.naa. resources/_notes/5A4_2.pdf), Infrastructure-Australia- Twitter pages are constantly updated with gov.au/records-about-act/part1/ (NCA 2004 p.72 –73). submission-City-to-Gungahlin- marketing messages and safety information, chapter2/2.2.aspx) and https:// 3 – Heritage Tramway proposed Trans....pdf www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item- for Canberra. The Trolley Wire, 5 – www.transport.act.gov.au/ and an orientation event to give community did-111-aid-1-pid-94.html Nr. 272, February 1998, S. 16. about-us/public-transport- groups the opportunity to familiarise 2 – www.be.unsw.edu.au/ 4 – www.tccs.act.gov.au/__data/ options/light-rail/light-rail- themselves with the new vehicles was held sites/default/files/upload/pdf/ assets/pdf_file/0004/887674/ network at Gungahlin Stop.

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oulouse sits proudly in the heart of south-western France and is home to 1.3 million people across the city’s metropolitan area. It is also one of the nation’s great industrialT success stories; since 2010 no other city in France has experienced greater demographic and economic growth. Accounting for 47.2% of strategic jobs in the region, Toulouse is emblematic of the territory’s attractiveness to the aerospace and technology sectors. The so-called Aerospace Valley – a cluster of engineering businesses and research centres – has a significant number of members from both industry and academia living and working in the city. According to January 2017 census figures VAL 206 P27 (from the original Matra fleet) near Jolimont station on metro line A; it was from Joliment that from the French National Institute for the extension to Balma-Gramont opened in December 2003. Neil Pulling Statistics and Economic Research (Insee), Toulouse had the highest population growth renewed its focus on sub-surface solutions to subsequently appointed as assistant project of any city in the nation over the previous 12 minimise the impact on road traffic during manager for the civil engineering phases. months, with 8000 new inhabitants choosing construction. This approach has resulted in With work beginning in 1989, the firstVAL to relocate to the region. The city has also the decision to build the metro’s third line, line, connecting Basso-Cambo in the south- experienced the strongest demographic with a preferred route approved in December west and Jolimont in the north-east, opened growth outside the Greater Paris region. 2015. But alongside this predominantly in June 1993. A subsequent four-station Consequently, Toulouse is a leader in terms underground project, there are also plans to eastern extension from Joliment to of job creation, employing more than 70 000 deliver a new tramway line to link the third Balma-Gramont opened in December 2003. across the private sector in the last ten years metro line with Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. An Following its work on line A, SYSTRA led alone – increasing the workforce to 500 000. extension of metro line B in the south-east will the project management for the preliminary It is this rapid growth that is at the core of a also connect to the future third metro line. design for a second line in the early 1990s, series of major infrastructure developments, The underlying aim of these three projects heading up the project management for including an expansion of the metro and a is to deliver structured transport solutions delivery of the 15.7km (9.7-mile) line from new express tramway link. Both are planned that provide reliable links to the city’s main 1998 to the opening in June 2007. for completion within the next seven years. employment hubs. This joined-up approach Moving forward ten years, the company is perhaps best exemplified by the design for was tasked with carrying out the preliminary Reducing reliance on the private car a fully automated third metro line, linking design for the third line, its work being Projet Mobilités 2020.2025.2030 was Toulouse’s aerospace industry in the south-east recognised in 2017 with a BIM d’Argent award established by regional transport authority with the aeronautics sector in the north-west; for the Infrastructure Project category. SMTC (Syndicat Mixte des Transports en the line will also travel under the city and offer SYSTRA’s selection in April 2018 as project Commun) – marketed under the public- an important new connection to the main management assistant for systems for the facing brand Tisséo since 2002 – in response railway station (Matabiau). third line is divided into two key areas. to its rapid economic and urban growth. Firstly, systems project design and This new urban mobility plan is designed A history of engineering excellence management includes writing functional to promote the use of public transport in With a long history of successfully delivering and performance specifications; these preference to the private car, particularly for projects in the city, engineering consultant specifications will be used to launch a tender short journeys. The ultimate goal is to reduce SYSTRA is heavily involved with this latest for the consortium responsible for systems all road traffic while simultaneously increasing series of transport projects. In April 2018, design and installation. public transport use, walking and cycling, the company was appointed as project As part of this role, SYSTRA is responsible predominantly in the densest urban areas. management assistant for the third metro line. for defining a functional programme. As such, a focus was initally placed upon The company’s relationship with the city’s The manufacturers bidding for the project will development of the metro network as a transportation dates back to 1985 when it then identify technical solutions and resolve backbone for the transport system, was involved with delivering line A, the city’s any additional requirements during the tender later including at-grade systems such as first automatedVAL metro line (Lille and phase. The second aspect of the contract tramways and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Paris also use the technology, from 1983 and provides technical project management Since the election of Mayor Jean-Luc 1991 respectively). After initially joining and supervision of the systems installation Moudenc in 2014, the local authority has as design engineer, the company was following the appointment of the contractor.

256 / JULY 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org ABOVE LEFT: The original eastern terminus of metro line A, Basso Combo, showing the typical of VAL installations. Neil Pulling ABOVE RIGHT: An artist's impression of the interior of the new airport express tram. Courtesy of SMTC

The design phase for the EUR2.669bn of these public transport modes promises to accessibility as well as promoting other modes third metro line project began in 2016 be far superior. Intermodal travel will become of travel around the city. and construction is to start in 2021 for easier and there will be increased opportunities Preliminary studies for all three projects completion in 2025. The team will use to use public transport across the whole region, have optimised alignments in order to alleviate Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools especially connections with regional trains. road traffic, also cutting carbon emissions on throughout both the design and construction However, merely delivering new metro and the city’s road network. This focus on reducing phases to efficiently plan and deliver the tram projects is not enough when creating the environmental impact of transport in new line. While the majority will run on a truly comprehensive public transport the region is underlined by the fact that the sub-surface routes, 30% will be above network. A further 3000 spaces will be created metro and tram projects are all designed to be ground so a key challenge will be building through the construction of park-and-ride carbon neutral. connections across busy motorways for the areas along the main interchange points of the This ongoing development of the south-eastern section of the line. route. New schedules will also be created for transportation system is at the heart of a The ambitious scheme is projected to offer commuters and the urban bus network will be forward-thinking city committed to ensuring commercial speeds of over 40km/h (25mph), restructured to offer competitive drawdown. its networks can sustain the demands of a serving 21 stations across a 27km (16.8-mile) In addition to park-and-ride enhancements, growing population to 2030 and beyond. line. An estimated 200 000 daily commuters several other measures will be used to facilitate Each new phase of work is underpinned are projected to use the line to connect to the use of the metro when it is complete. by a holistic approach to delivering a reliable other metro routes, as well as five national Bicycle parking spaces, improved bus stations and sustainable transport network that (SNCF) and regional (TER) train stations. and drop-off and car-sharing zones will be will continue to function efficiently for sited close to metro stations to improve generations to come. Express connections When the third metro line opens, passengers will be able to travel to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in around six minutes from the new Jean Maga station. There will also be two intermediate stops – Nadot and Daurat – on the 2.5km (1.6-mile) Ligne Aéroport Express (LAE) tramway. When fully operational, this EUR45m line is expected to operate to five-minute headways. An interchange design to minimise transfer times between the third metro line and the LAE has been investigated for Jean Maga; ensuring that services run efficiently on the existing tramway is also a top priority. Facing similar challenges related to the existing line, the extension of metro line B will require the construction of complex intersecting structures. Delivery of the 2.7km (1.7-mile) ‘Connexion Ligne B’ will involve a new tunnel under the Canal du Midi, as well as a bridge over a busy motorway, and two new stops 55m in length and 13m high. This project is currently in the tender phase, with design to start in 2019 and works to begin in 2021. Once open in 2025, the extension is forecast to enable an additional 14 000 journeys per day.

Proven solutions With all three projects completed and open in 2030, public transport travel times should be equivalent to, if not more competitive, than the car. As well as time savings, the reliability

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saving Energy Len Vossman explores a few of the current initiatives designed to improve energy performance and management, while also reducing the operational costs of tramway and metro systems.

s cities shift their primary In the Austrian capital, Wiener Linien’s EVs, buses and light rail vehicles has the fuel sources for urban network (metro, tram and bus) consumed potential to cause huge peak demand on transportation from fossil fuels 630GWh of electricity in 2017, costing the the energy grid. There are three key ways to to electrification, emissions authority EUR60m.2 So managing electricity address this issue: significant investment in are being reduced – not only flow more efficiently offers possibilities for not new fixed grid connections, ‘smart charging’ Adirect combustion-related emissions (carbon only avoiding losses, but also reducing overall to reduce peak loads and balance the monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), and energy consumption. These can be significant, load, and a requirement for greater energy nitrogen oxides (NOx), but also other harmful not only in terms of the impact on operational efficiency and less ‘waste’. particulate matter. While this is obviously costs – which are linked to potentially volatile Yet with the rapid growth in urbanisation a positive step towards improved air quality market fluctuations from year to year – but allied to a growing demand for travel, how and addressing climate change, the next also in removing the need to place further can operators carry more passengers while at challenge is to make sure that we are using loads on existing fossil fuel-driven power the same time using less electricity – and in this electricity for traction power efficiently. many cases without substantial rebuilding of With increased usage, greater pressures “A 2008 report identified decades-old infrastructure and vehicles? are being placed upon our power supplies. In this article, we take a look at some of the Without careful management, the coming that the London technologies and strategies that are being decades could see instabilities in the energy implemented not only within existing light grid caused by an excess demand in peak Underground’s electricity rail networks, but also with new-build systems. hours. As electricity is the lifeblood of tramways, light rail and metro systems, these consumption equated to Going 100% green are real challenges that face cities around Ever since the first experiments with the world as they drive the shift towards 2.8% of the capital’s total.” electrification of street railways around electrically-powered travel modes. 140 years ago, the mode has improved stations. Currently oil, gas and coal are still its efficiency greatly. New materials and The scale of demand the world’s primary source of electricity, designs have resulted in lighter weight and A 2008 (TfL) report providing around 80% of our power.3 more efficient components. This includes identified that the ’s This demand will be exacerbated by the everything from improved insulation, to electricity consumption equated to 2.8% inconsistency of supply from renewable composite overhead support masts and of the capital’s total and 0.4% of all the energy sources (although positive steps are improved construction of the contact wires energy used in the UK.1 Over 80% of this is being made in this area) and an increased they support. These innovations have related to traction power, forming a large need from industry, as well as the uptake simplified construction, and brought greater part of TfL’s annual GBP120m (EUR135m) in electric vehicles. More specifically, an reliability so less energy is wasted and more energy bill. increase in onboard battery sources for is ‘recycled’.

258 / July 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org LEFT: London’s metro network requires a significant amount of all the electricity needed in the UK capital; owner Transport for London is currently investing in new rolling stock and improvements to stations and infrastructure to increase capacity and efficiency. An S Stock train approaches Rayners Lane with a Metropolitan line service to Uxbridge. Matt Buck / CC BY-SA 2.0

RIGHT: As well as investing in its substations to cope with the larger E-Class trams, Yarra Trams (Melbourne) uses solar panels to power displays at stops. D. Jackmanson / CC BY-2.0

As more and more systems make use of renewable energy – 60% in the case of Vienna and 100% in the case of the trams in Greater Manchester and Melbourne – the arguments for light rail become even stronger. One of the great advantages often cited in favour of urban rail systems is that they are emissions-free at point of use, but increasingly many can now claim to be 100% green even back to grid level. It is a happy coincidence that solar photovoltaic arrays typically output dc energy at 600-800V, while tramways and urban railways normally use 600-750V, so the cost of the power electronics needed to connect such arrays to dc traction networks are cheaper than creating new grid connections.

Co-operation for common goals Cities and operators are also working closely with industry suppliers to drive efficiencies. One example is the pan- European E-LOBSTER programme that received European Union funding of EUR4m in June 2018. Bringing together a consortium of academic and commercial partners, this two-year programme seeks to address the common challenges of urban electricity distribution networks and light rail systems. Currently operating largely independently but still sharing the need for reliable power supplies, E-LOBSTER seeks to find commonalities in the requirements of local power grids and rail operators to find integrated solutions to reduce losses, improve the stability of power grids and accommodate the needs of local electrical storage, while remaining mindful of the relatively new entrants to the urban mobility spectrum such as electric vehicles. The work of the consortium focuses on the creation of new tools for real-time monitoring of losses and energy consumption of power distribution and rail electrification networks; the introduction of advanced power electronics to manage these interactions; development of a new real-time Railway-to- WHAT IS A SMART GRID? Grid/Grid-to-Railway management system using shared assets; and identification of This increasingly popular infrastructure to better respond Smart Grid approaches are term is shorthand for the digital to the quickly changing demands already driving how electricity suitable storage technologies to allow greater technology that allows for two- on electricity supply. is used, recycled and purchased. harmonisation of renewable energy sources, way communication between Global demand increased by In the future, we will all be transferring knowledge from the automotive the power supplier and the user. 4% (900 TWh) in 2018, growing able to buy our electricity sector. Finally, a demonstration project using Sensors along the transmission nearly twice as fast as the from an excess generated by a all this accumulated knowledge is planned lines monitor and can therefore overall demand for energy. This neighbour’s solar panels rather for Metro de Madrid in 2020. more intelligently react to power was the fastest increase since than having to go directly to a The project partners claim that better usage, while control systems 2010, when the global economy distributor, and each component integration will result in a reduction of the and automation are harnessing recovered from the financial of the ‘grid’ – including the electric computer power to allow crisis.4 And while renewables vehicle on your driveway – will losses at both the distribution level (claimed interconnected devices of all and nuclear power met the be able to feed as well as draw to be 5%) and at the rail network level (8%), kinds and sizes to work together majority of this increased power. This thinking is what will while also improving the stability of the to better use electricity. All these demand, it is important that we create the resilient, sustainable wider local power grid. They hope that such technologies will communicate minimise waste of this most power the world will require as developments will lead to efficiencies when in real-time with the ‘grid’ precious of resources. demand increases. building and upgrading existing networks,

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Trials with a reversible substation at Hardeggasse station on Vienna’s metro line saw significant reductions Freiburg’s tramway uses flywheels to capture in overall energy usage and a more consistent supply of traction current. M. Helmer / Wiener Linien braking energy for future usage. VAG Freiburg leading to reduced operating expenditure but also draw energy from local renewable the added benefit of decreasing heat build-up and new opportunities for the enlargement sources to create a bi-directional smart grid in tunnels and confined spaces, reducing of renewable energy capacity at tramway and connection for use by four electric buses and the need for investment in additional metro stations. EV charging points at the station. ventilation or air-conditioning equipment. The first results are expected in 2021, This stored energy is then fed to With its increased efficiency, HESOP allows with Giannicola Loriga of project co- smart- chargers to make it available for for the wider spacing of substations, reducing ordinator RINA stating that “the project electric bus charging points at the station. their number and the associated capital will have a relevant impact on the growth of Mr Geltink added: “The entire system is free expenditure. participating organisations, who will be able floating, which means that it operates at the The results from speak for to deliver competitive products and services same voltage as the , reducing themselves. Installed in the Rogoredo on the market in four to five years after the inefficient conversion of energy.” substation on line 3, the system recovered completion of the project.” The company argues that the proximity of around 2MWh/day (a 15% reduction and

railway stations to bus and tram termini is a equivalent to 171 tonnes of CO2). Energy recovery and stability A similar system implemented by From John Smith Raworth’s first experiments Wiener Linien (WL) to recover energy with regenerative braking control – where “VAG Freiburg calculations from braking resistors on its U2 metro line the also acts as a generator show that approximately saw inverters placed in the substation at under braking – in the early years of the Hardeggasse station in September 2014. 20th Century, the amount of the energy 250 000kw/hour can Incorporating a double converter in recovered from braking has improved parallel with the substation’s rectifier to the to 15-20% through the use of modern be saved through use of existing transformer, and advanced control electronics and energy storage. While the mechanisms, the system – installed at a cost use of regenerative braking on all forms flywheel installations on of EUR600 000 – constantly monitors energy of rail transport is now commonplace, transmission. It converts recovered power it is increasingly – via developments in its tramway.” into a ‘clean’ ac source (i.e. reducing the motorsport – making its way to the buses and harmonic distortion that can affect sensitive road cars that many of us use today. key opportunity for the technology as there power control equipment and the flow of There are many innovative new solutions is often limited space in urban environments energy) and re-injects it to the three-phase to increase this further and make better use for new fixed grid connections. grid. Over a three-year period, 1.6m kWh of the power that is supplied back into the The idea of such ‘reversible substations’ is per year was recovered, a monthly average of wires (or rails). One of these is promoted already being used elsewhere. One product 145 000kWh, and fed back into the medium- by Dutch start-up Hedgehog Applications. that has seen a wide degree of success is voltage network. Its idea is to harvest the energy generated Alstom’s HESOP (Harmonic and Energy According to WL analysis, the benefits of through regenerated braking of trains at Saving Optimiser) technology. Introduced the installation include a better consistency (NS) railway first on Paris’ T1 tramline in 2012 with of current quality, easy integration with stations for use to power urban electric buses positive results, HESOP is used to both supply existing infrastructure and high reliability; and bolster local power grids. traction voltage and recover 99% of the the noted downsides were an increase of heat Maarten Klein Geltink described the braking energy from vehicles, the majority and noise within the substation. situation at the recent EU LIght Rail of which is usually lost as heat. A 1500V dc An innovation from UK-based Ultra conference in Brussels: “We are already version was installed on line 3 of the Milan Electronics PMES has seen great success in seeing increased electrification in the bus metro in a pilot in 2017, co-funded by the the area of supply stability, a key issue for any sector... but the buses themselves won’t be European Commission’s Life+ programme urban rail operator. Its Mobile Traction Power the bottleneck, reliable energy supply to that supports environmental initiatives. Module (MPTM) is a portable substation that charge them will.” During the braking phase, the recovered has been used by London Underground to This year the company hopes to implement energy is used by other vehicles as a priority, supply energy in the event of transformer its first ‘Energy House’ at the NS station with any surplus transferred to other sources rectifier failure, to keep services running at Apledoorn. The structure will include in the immediate vicinity such as station during routine maintenance, or even just to a battery and supercapacitor to not only lighting, or air conditioning and provide an additional boost to the system convert the energy from braking trains, then back into the grid after that. This has when required.

260 / july 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org As a self-contained ‘plug and play’ unit, the 20-tonne MPTM can be delivered on the back of a lorry and features its own hydraulic legs to make it a freestanding structure. With input voltages configurable from 11kV and 22kV AC, it can provide 2MW- rated power at 750V or 630V dc and can be deployed in as little as two hours.

Flywheels and depots But what do you do for lesser-used routes or at termini where ‘regen’ energy is often lost if no other vehicle is in the near vicinity to use it? One way of resolving this issue is through the use of a flywheel to convert the regenerated energy into kinetic energy for later use. The process is reversed and energy is released back into the wires when the voltage drops. German tramway operator Freiburger Verkehrs AG installed the first such flywheel on its tramway at Wendeschleife Landwasser. It went into operation in 2013. A second was introduced on the stretch between Komturplaz and Gundelfinger Straße in December 2018. Weighing 1.9t, the A diagram showing how Alstom’s HESOP reversible substation system returns power to the city grid. Alstom one-metre flywheel rotates at up to 3450rpm. According to the operator’s calculations, and the addition of LED lighting reduce approximately 250 000kw/hour can be saved energy demand, while the usage of heat references through use of the flywheel per annum – pumps and waste heat recovery can lead roughly equivalent to the energy requirement to significant long-term savings. Turning 1 http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-underground- carbon-footprint-2008.pdf, p3 of 65 households (or 1500t of CO2). vehicles off where possible also realises Making depots and control centres more significant savings. 2 Wiener Linien: Energy Efficiency – Eva Keuschnig, EU Light Rail Conference, May 2018 efficient users of energy (and other natural Although depot and control centre sites’ 3 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/eg.use. resources) is also a route taken by many electricity usage is less than 5% of a system’s comm.fo.zs operators. Relatively simple and cost-effective overall energy bill on average, every little 4 https://www.iea.org/geco/electricity/ interventions such as improved insulation helps.

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he core of the London East station combines are run by concessionaires, and Trams operation includes 2563 between trains, buses and trams. It was the tramway is operated by Tram where Croydon’s own Harrington Road and listed as the fourth-busiest UK Operations Limited (TOL), a First trams began electric Arena on 25 February interchange station by the national Group subsidiary with a current 2019. operation in 1900. Office of Rail and Road for 2017-18. contract until 2030. TOL has been the Country Park, in the ThisT municipal operation became The identity of London’s modern operator since the system’s opening. background, is one of integrated with the London Transport several green spaces tram service is shifting. Enough The Mayor’s Office states that system that was fully closed by 1952. bordering the system. time elapsed for the original tram ridership grew from 14m in Today’s service opened in May 2000 Croydon Tramlink name, which 2000 to 32m by 2015, and the latest and covers an arc across the southern referenced the focal point, or just government figures show that the London boroughs of (west to east) ‘Tramlink,’ to become established. system carried 29.1m passengers in Merton, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley. Both terms remain in general 2017-18. Projected job and housing Until the new Greater London use, but the branding is now supply growth is expected to propel administration was established in officially London Trams, reflecting this to at least 56m by 2031. The means 1965, parts of this area were within the a strengthened role as a part of of attaining that capability are counties of Surrey and Kent. the Transport for London (TfL) assessed in the Trams for Growth Commuting to central London network. Other tramway projects presentation – see TfL website. workplaces is a long-established were assessed but subsequently Factors prompting the original feature here, yet the area has distinct rejected, thus the former Tramlink Tramlink installation included the communities with a representation of remains the only service under the limitations of railways and roads to economic and social extremes. Served London Trams umbrella. support redevelopment at a time when by train, bus and tram, there is heavy TfL is part of the Greater London land was going out of industrial use. demand for local travel as well as those Authority and is charged with There was also recognition of the need bound for central London. A hub for All pictures by delivering the ’s for improved public transport local and longer distance journeys, Neil Pulling. transport aims. Many TfL services for the housing

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LEFT: Bombardier CR4000 2534 on George Street, central Croydon. The original tramway ran here and along North End, passing the Whitgift Almshouses (left).

RIGHT: Livery transition at East Croydon in February 2009. The LT-inspired scheme on 2537 is cleared of most markings prior to wrapping in the new TfL style.

Below left: The former Woodside station building where the railway closed to passengers in June 1997.

BELOW: Completed in November right: The 2015, the revised layout at Wimbledon previously ill-served station gave more capacity. New Addington area was a key driver of the tram project. Blue covers conceal ticket machines removed from use in 2018. Three stops north, Addington Village is an important bus interchange.

district of south-east Croydon. The system was created and initially run by Tramtrack Croydon Limited, a consortium awarded a 99-year concession from 1996. Part of the consortium, Bombardier supplied 24 CR4000 Flexity Swift trams (2530- 2553), based upon ’s K4000 model. Continuing the London Passenger Transport Board numbering series and adopting a red, white and black livery were references to the capital’s public transport history. In physical coverage, the system is little changed since its staged opening during May 2000. Centrale stop was added in December 2005 and double- tracking of most of the Mitcham- Mitcham Junction section was completed in 2012. The service has however been improved significantly. ABOVE: Eastbound 2563 leaves Marsh on 25 February 2019. A remnant of Croydon Gas Works dominates the In 2008, the consortium was bought background in an area of redeveloped industrial sites. out by TfL to enhance a service that they judged to be falling short of its potential; the transition was THE FLEET symbolised by tram 2552 being presented as the launch vehicle for Modified for fleet expansion, the depot site and control passengers, 70 seated. As at April 2019, the Sandilands new colours within TfL’s corporate centre is alongside revenue track west of Therapia accident vehicle 2551 remained in storage away from style in October that year. Lane stop; depot access tracks saw use for turning- the system. In 2018, the London Trams identity back of trams on the former line 4. Maintenance of both The newer 32.4m five-sectionVariobahn vehicles extended to large illuminated stop tram types is contracted to Bombardier; infrastructure were built at Stadler’s Berlin Pankow factory. They are markers in the classic roundel format, limits formations to single tram configurations. fully low-floor and air-conditioned, with space for as used for London’s Underground and Most vehicles now carry the TfL Trams livery, 206 passengers, 84 seated. Soon after entering Bus operations. In 2012 capacity was although promotional schemes have been carried. service, 2554 gained its current ‘Love Croydon’ Built in Vienna, the CR4000 have two main sections livery in reference to the council’s financial support. boosted by six Stadler Variobahn with a short central connection, and are 76% low-floor, Similarly to denote fleet growth, 2560 was styled (2554-2559), partly to fulfil the extra 30.1m long and 2.65m wide with capacity for 208 as a present being unwrapped. capacity required for the city’s hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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The first of these were originally vehicles made Metrolink (opened destined for Bergen, , and 1992) compatible with re-used railway this mutually beneficial arrangement platforms, south London’s tramway hastened stock availability in London project saw rebuilding for low- and offset Bergen’s temporary lack of floor operation. At Elmers End and storage. Six more were received, the Wimbledon stations, the tram track last (2565) in October 2016. Since was raised to maintain level cross- infrastructure modifications for the platform transfers with trains. Other Variobahn cars were completed these reminders of the railway inheritance and the CR4000 vehicles have both are station remnants, tunnels and the operated the timetable. general appearance of alignments. Like most UK systems, Tramlink The system’s western and branching was partly based upon re-engineered eastern arms are connected by the railway alignments. This has a mainly single-track ‘town loop’. This significant proportion where heavy clockwise uni-directional, on-road rail was fully replaced, but also in circuit of central Croydon is used by all places like Mitcham Junction and on services. A reflection of initial resources the Beckenham line where the two and of restricted space, as along Church modes remain active side-by-side. Street and George Street, the loop This evolution has enabled a high forming the system’s core remains proportion of segregated tram route restrictive. To reduce this, it is proposed and seven railway interchanges, of to add a new short loop from near East which Wimbledon (the system’s Croydon station along Dingwall Road only Underground interchange), and Lansdowne Road – it will join East Croydon and West Croydon are existing track just north of Wellesley amongst the busiest of the 39 stops. Road stop. This will enable trams from Most of the system is in dedicated the west to maintain central Croydon space, with a mix of wholly-separate coverage, yet still turn back with rights of way and roadway track. minimal occupation of the town loop. Former railway flat crossings at Destinations are shown on trams Wandle Park and Mitcham Junction and on platform information where trams took over from heavy displays. Designation by line numbers rail on the Wimbledon route were (previously 1-4) were abandoned The ‘Love Croydon’ livery on TfL’s first Variobahn acknowledges replaced by single track flyovers. Unlike under a service revision in early 2018, local support for service expansion. Originally destined for Bergen’s Greater Manchester where high-floor with current TfL maps making a Bybanen, 2554 was tested on Germany’s Chemnitz system.

Wimbledon

Dundonald Road

Merton Beckenham Park Beckenham Road Junction Road Avenue Phipps Bridge Birkbeck Road

Belgrave Walk Mitcham Harrington Road Elmers End

Beddington Mitcham Lane Arena Junction Therapia DEPOT Lane Woodside Blackhorse Lane Ampere West Way Croydon Wellesley Centrale Road Waddon Lebanon Marsh Wandle Road Park East Sandilands Reeves Croydon Corner Church George Street Street Lloyd Park

Coombe Addington Lane Village

Gravel Hill Fieldway

King Henry’s Drive 0 1 2 New Addington Kilometres

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RIGHT: Wellesley Road stop on the A212 main road through central Croydon. The proposed Dingwall Road / Lansdowne Road loop will join this track in the right background.

BELOW: Morden Road, with 2530 heading towards Phipps Bridge, one of several single line sections on the Wimbledon line. One of the route options crosses here.

“Like most UK systems, Tramlink was partly based upon re-engineered railway alignments. ”

RIGHT: Nearing , 2549 passes Dingwall Road, starting point of the proposed loop which would reduce demand on the main town loop.

ABOVE: London’s newest tram, Variobahn 2565 entered service in late 2016. Unlike Elmers End or Wimbledon, the Beckenham Junction tram platform is separate from the station.

ABOVE: Southern Class 455 EMU stock on the West RIGHT: Had the Crystal Palace project been Croydon – Sutton railway, with tram 2543 on the single-track implemented, trams would have left the present system in section including Wandle Park flyover (background). the left-background of this view of Harrington Road.

266 / juLY 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org network facts Croydon area: Horse-drawn 1879, electric 1900-51 Current system: Opened May 2000 Length: 28km (17.4 miles) Depots: 1 Approx. weekday hours: 05.30-00.30 Gauge: 1435mm Power: 750V dc, overhead supply Fleet: 36 Owner: Greater London Authority / Transport for London System: London Trams – www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/trams Civic information: www.london.gov.uk; www.croydon.gov.uk Tourist information: www.visitlondon.com

ABOVE: two-fold distinction as light green and extending to central Croydon. The UK station would be the first system Blocked by 2538 dark green. Normal Monday-Saturday Rail Accident Investigation Branch arriving from expansion. However the focus has daytime services are a ten-minute reported the tram was travelling at the Wimbledon moved west to Sutton and Merton frequency between Wimbledon and 73km/h (45mph) when it reached a line, 2541 waits to boroughs with a proposed eight/nine Arena (beyond here alternating for 20km/h (12.5mph) limit sign. continue around kilometre north-south line. Possibly Beckenham Junction and Elmers End) A great local tragedy leaving seven the town loop at opening by 2025, the line would be and New Addington – West Croydon passengers dead and 61 injured, the the Reeves Corner between one of three Underground at 7-8 minute intervals. circumstances were also significant for junction. stations and Sutton station. TfL buses had been cashless the wider light rail industry. All route options would cross the since July 2014 and in July 2018 the TfL imposed a 70km/h system-wide current system rather than being tramway followed suit, with platform limit plus other speed restrictions, an extension from existing track. machines being taken out of use. more prominent markers of The only proposal of the three not With the uptake of the Oyster significant bends and in-cab driver competing with a Bus Rapid Transit stored-value smartcards and cashless alertness monitoring/warning alternative is to replace the railway now payments, the authority reported that systems. Derby-based Deutsche used by trains south of only 0.3% of single journeys were Bahn subsidiary DB ESG has been BELOW: Therapia . TfL’s Sutton Link being paid for at machines by 2017. contracted to supply and commission Lane depot on Consultation Report was published in No coverage of this system can physical prevention of over-speeding 25 February 2019, April 2019. In a similar manner to the overlook the serious accident in the equipment across the fleet, with full with 2530 in the Wimbledon second platform added in space previously early morning of 9 November 2016. operation expected by the end of 2019. 2015, during 2018 it was announced used to turn back West-bound tram 2551 overturned on Until the 2012 shelving of Elmers End- that around 1km (0.6 miles) of the a curve at Sandilands junction, part the project, it seemed likely that Therapia Lane Elmers End branch would be doubled of the transition between the former redeployed railway from near trams, no longer a and an extra platform face added at railway cutting and newer route Harrington Road to Crystal Palace separate service. the terminus.

essential facts Local travel: There is a staffed weekday information centre between East Croydon and George Street stops. As a standalone ticket or as an add-on for rail travel to London, include the trams. With its own fare zone, London Trams have a flat fare per journey as per TfL buses, thereby only ‘tapping-in’ is needed with Oyster or contactless card payments at the yellow on-platform readers (GBP1.50/EUR1.70 per journey). Unlimited bus and tram journeys within one hour, the Hopper fare at GBP1.50 is automatically applied, as is a daily cap (charging limit) of GBP4.50 (EUR5.10) – other caps apply if also using the wider network. Revenue protection by inspection. All as at May 2019. For ticketing methods and limits, see www.tfl.gov.uk/fares.

What is there to see? Tennis brings Wimbledon international recognition, but otherwise the system serves districts with little tourism profile in the London context. After some reversals, Croydon is being re-established as a retailing centre. The atmospheric and Whitgift Almshouses are between George Street and Church Street. For the historic airport visitor centre, see www.croydonairport.org.uk. National Trust Morden Hall Park borders the line between Morden Road and Belgrave Walk: access from Phipps Bridge. Green spaces can be found at Wandle Park, Addington Woods (Lloyd Park – Gravel Hill) and South Norwood Country Park (Arena – Harrington Road).

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ARGENTINA Rue de Belgrade workshop was BUENOS AIRES. Metro line E closed from 5 April and the access was extended for 2km (1.2 miles) tracks have been cut. from Bolívar to Retiro on 3 June. T-2000, Brussels Times urbanrail.net MENDOZA. The extension of the BRAZIL light rail line was inaugurated on SALVADOR. A BR L 424.7m 6 May, running 5.1km (3.1 miles) (EUR97.5m) contract has been let from the former Estación Central for the construction of the 4.7km north to Avellaneda. Revenue (2.9-mile) metro extension from service started on 7 May. The Pirajá to Águas Claras, due to system now extends for 17.6km open in 2023. IRJ (11 miles). urbanrail.net CANADA AUSTRALIA O T TAWA . The 12.5km (7.8- SYDNEY. The NSW Government mile) Confederation line light has agreed to pay an additional rail service will not be ready by AUD576m (EUR357m) for the 30 June due to a number of eastern suburbs light rail line issues with the infrastructure under a settlement of legal claims completion and vehicle between the ALTRAC consortium reliability. No new opening date (which was seeking AUD1.5bn/ has been confirmed. EUR930m), Acciona and the Ottawa Citizen, P. Webb government. It is now expected TORONTO. From 23 June only to start passenger service between Bombardier Flexity trams are Circular Quay and Randwick used on the Queen line, meaning before the end of the year, and to a reduced frequency pending Kingsford in March 2020. delivery of more cars. Tests to Sydney Morning Herald improve service on Queens using VICTOR HARBOR. Horse tram two ALRVS brought out of storage service should resume in June were unsuccessful. The double-ended PCCs transferred from Gent are now in charge of Antwerpen following repairs to the 150-year- The first electric bus entered tramline 12. H-J. Schad old causeway. Victor Harbor Times service on the 35 Jane route in June; 60 are set to be introduced ZHENGZHOU. On 20 May the Vesterbro, Nørrebro and within the next year. the 40.4km (25-mile) circular Østerbro neighbourhoods WIEN/Vienna. The Wiener The first Bombardier Flexity underground metro line 5 with the district. Tramway Museum and Big Bus Freedom for Metrolinx (6201) opened using a fleet of 140m six- It is expected that 300 000 Tours are co-operating this was unveiled at Mount Dennis car trains. The opening of line passengers/day will use the new summer to operate historic depot on 22 May. The Eglinton 5 takes the network to 136km line. Copenhagen Post trams on an evening city tour Crosstown line is due to open in (84.5 miles). urbanrail.net, IRJ from Karlsplatz at 19.00 daily. September 2021. P. Webb, D. Drum FRANCE From 9 April 4077+5311+5417 were WHITEHORSE. The Waterfront AVIGNON. T h e o p e n i n g in use; 4528, 4792 and trailers Trolley service has had its funding LIBEREC. Ex-Olomouc Tatra ceremony for the new tramway 1307/10/8 are withdrawn. BS from the Yukon government T3 180/1/4 are now 11-13 in the will be on 19 October. France Bleu withdrawn. The CAD100 000 Liberec fleet, following the earlier BREST. Trams and buses will be BELGIUM (EUR66 000) annual grant to arrival of 169/79, now 14/5. BS operated by RATP Dev from 1 July BRUXELLES/BRUSSEL. permit an ex-Lisboa two-axle PRAHA (Prague). The city is to 2027, replacing Keolis. STIB has approved an order tram powered by a generator considering a 1.3km (0.8-mile) The city has 14km (8.7 miles) for 30 3200-series trams from trailer to carry tourists along the tramline from Malovanka to of tramline (opened in 2012), Bombardier, making 90 ordered waterfront has been in place for Strahov Stadium, replacing the with a second 5km (3.1-mile) line under the 2018 contract. The fleet 18 years, but only 10 500 overcrowded bus line 143, to be planned to link the city centre will be 3201-3279 and 4201-4211. passengers/year have been carried. ready for 2023. with Lambézellec in the north. RGI Bombardier Flexity 3150 was There was no operation in 2017 Following successful trials, CAEN. The opening of the new chosen for a special livery to mark and part of 2018, to permit track 26 April saw the introduction of tramway on 27 July will see 150 years of tram operation with upgrades, but the MacBride onboard ticket machines selling the introduction of three lines: colourschemes through the ages. museum, which provided the full-price and concessionary T1, Hérouville St-Clair – Gare – STIB plans to recruit an service, says there will be no tickets for 30 minutes, 90 IFS Jean Vilar; T2, Universitaire additional 840 staff in the next service in 2019. CBC minutes and 24 hours via Campus 2 – Presqu’Île; T3, year, including 500 extra drivers, contactless payment. Château Quatrans – Gare – Fleury 90 technicians and 30 IT and CHINA Operator DPP has also College Hawking. lineoz.net telecoms staff, along with project CHANGSHA. Sunday 26 May introduced cashless fare collection LYON. Public consultation has managers and administrative staff. saw the opening of the 33.5km on its suburban bus routes and begun for the 5.5km (3.4-mile) They will offset staff losses due to (20.8-mile) metro line 4 linking new touchscreen ticket vending extension of tramline T6 from retirement and also cater for the Guanziling and Dujiaping. machines at stops that include Hôpital Est to La Doua university operator’s expansion plans. The line has 25 stations, all passenger information. A. Prescott campus. The project is likely to Last year, STIB’s trams and underground. Lines 3, 5 and 6 are be completed in 2024-25 at a cost subway trains travelled a total of under construction. urbanrail.net of EUR140m. The first section of 46.7m km (29 million miles), SHENYANG. Trial operation KØBENHAVN. The first test train line T6 (Debourg – Hôpital Est) 779 000km more than in 2017. on metro line 9 started on 25 on the Cityringen metro ran on will open in December 2019. Brussels’ public transport services May, linking Nujianggongyuan 5 March, although the opening has The first of 30 MPL16 air- are forecast to carry between 450m and Shenyang Jianzhudaxu been put back to September due conditioned two-car metro and 475m passengers by 2023. University (29km/18 miles), where to delayed handover deadlines. trainsets was delivered by Alstom Restaurant tram 7601 was taken there is interchange with the The line, which includes on 26 April, and should enter out of service in May for overhaul. tramway. Liaoning News 17 new stations, will connect service on line B in 2020. IRJ

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HANNOVER. Delivery of GTZ6 3 May, and should enter service trams had reached 3121 by the on line 1 in December or January. end of April. Green Stadtbahn Newly-restored two-axle tram cars 6120/7/44/87 and 6204 have trailer 1023 (1913) made its first been withdrawn. BS run from St Peter tram museum KARLSRUHE. On 29 April there on 4 April. BS was a ground-breaking ceremony POTSDAM. The trial of an for the 1.5km (0.9-mile) extension autonomous tram, using Siemens of line 2 from Lassallstrasse to Combino prototype 400, has been Knielingen-Nord. The EUR14m extended to cover line 96 all the project should be ready to carry way to the terminus at Marie- passengers in December 2020. Juchacz-Strasse (13km/eight Dual-voltage AVG LRVs were miles). The alignment includes an withdrawn from S9 and part of 800m section shared with buses. S5 from 9 June when Abellio took To mark 60 years of over the services with new trains. tram operation, preserved Tram and bus travel will be free on cars 109+214+218 and 177 will BS The first three-car set of Tatra T6 trams to operate in the Slovak capital Bratislava. Stadtfest day, 12 October. be operating special trips on IHMD KASSEL. Work has finally started 21 September. IRJ, BS on rebuilding the Autobahn bridge . Preserved trams 1, 10, 13 MONTPELLIER. Construction also arranged a tour with that carried the tramway branch and 16 and trailer 65 have been of tramline 5 has been authorised, rebuilt cars 517+507+506 to VW-Werk, and it is hoped that given approval to operate on the running 17km (10.6 miles) from and original car 401. BS tram service can be re-introduced new tramline 2. BS Clapiers in the north to Lavérune COTTBUS. The new tramway in 2021. WOLTERSDORF. On 8 April the in the west, sharing tracks in the network after works at Hbf are The ninth of 15 ex-Rostock European Union gave permission city centre with lines 1 and 4. completed on 4 August will be: trailers to enter service was 509 for a direct operation contract The EUR450m project should 1, Schmellwitz Anger – Hbf; 2, (ex-862). BS to the Schöneiche–Rudersdorf be ready to carry passengers in Sandow – Hbf – Jessener Strasse; KÖLN (Cologne). The cableway Strassenbahn GmbH for 22.5 2025. BS 3, Ströbitz – Madlow (unchanged); across the river, closed due to years from 1 January 2020. ORLÉANS. Tramway service 4, Neu Schmellwitz – Hbf – an accident in July 2017, was The 5.6km (3.5-mile) tramway on line A will be replaced by Sachsendorf. BS re-opened on 28 March and in the eastern suburbs of Berlin buses at times from 3 June to FRANKFURT/Main. A special operates 10.00-17.45. BS carries about 630 000 passengers/ 24 August while a new stop is tour took place on 1 June featuring . The ‘Gläserner year and is still worked by two-axle built at Larry – St-Fiacre. lineoz.net all the Pt trams remaining in Leipziger’ T4D+B4D sightseeing high-floor Gotha trams that in TOULOUSE. A 700m extension passenger service (128/38/48 and tram set ran for the last time on 14 theory cannot operate after 2022 of line T1 to Parc des Expositions 720/7). The December timetable May when its certificate expired; without a derogation from is under construction and should change will see line 14 extended LVB appears unwilling to finance accessibility legislation. SV open in June 2020. BS from its temporary terminus an overhaul. Modern trams have > For more on the Schöneiche– For more on the tramway and metro at Gallus Gustavsbergplatz been used on the city tour since. Rudersdorf tramway, see TAUT 978. plans in Toulouse see page 254. to Mönchhofstrasse. In turn All remaining Tatra trams will WUPPERTAL. Schwebebahn line 21 will be extended from be withdrawn by the end of 2021, passenger operation will resume GERMANY Monhchofstrasse to Nied Kirche. replaced by the 61 NGT10 trams on 1 August, with test runs being BERLIN. Bombardier Flexity The Mayor of Offenbach has being delivered by Stadler Solaris. made in the interim. Only new Berlin trams up to 9108 were in come out in favour of restoring The new tramway museum cars will operate (delivered up service by the end of April. the tramway link to Marktplatz, depot at Wittenberger Strasse/ to 26 by the end of April). The Local media reports that BVG’s closed in 1996. BS Apelstrasse opened on 19 May. BS last run of a 1975 car (without plan for a EUR3bn award for FREIBURG/Breisgau. Work MANNHEIM – HEIDELBERG. passengers) involved car 28 on 26 up to 1500 new U-Bahn cars to on the 1km (0.6-mile) tramway The last ex-OEG Düwag eight- May, although it is thought car Stadler Pankow has been held up extension from Technische axle trams (4098, 4100/10/1/3-6) 15 may be modified for the new following a legal challenge from a Fakultät to Messe started on can still be seen on schooldays signal system so it can operate for competing bidder. 15 April. Opening is scheduled for on workings from Weinheim museum purposes. BS The order is part of a plan to autumn 2020. BS between 06.11 and 08.26 (three renew the U-Bahn fleet by 2033. GÖRLITZ. It is planned to buy coupled sets). BS The first cars are due for delivery eight new low-floor trams, but MÜNCHEN (). Ten BUDAPEST. On 30 March the by 2021. Stadler has delivered IK18 they are unlikely to arrive before years after delivery, the Stadler 18-month reconstruction of the U-Bahn sets 1058-1064. the 1 January 2022 deadline for Variobahn trams have been given northern section of metro line BS, Berliner Morgenpost all German public transport to permission for unrestricted M3 was completed and re-opened. BOCHUM-GELSENKIRCHEN. be low-floor accessible. BS operation over the network. BS The temporary extension of The last Stadtbahn-M trams will GOTHA. Trams 301 and 518 have NAUMBURG. Twenty-five years of tram 12 was withdrawn. BS be withdrawn from line 310 with been scrapped, while works car heritage tramway operation were the December timetable change. 010 has been transferred to a local marked on 10 March by a gift of IRELAND At off-peak times line 306 will group. BS chocolate for all passengers. In DUBLIN. Incumbent operator be cut back to Hordeler Strasse, HALBERSTADT. The concession 1994 one tram ran on 300m of Transdev Ireland has been named running through to Wanne- for HVG to operate the tramway track, today up to three trams preferred bidder for a new six- Eickel Hbf just on schooldays system has been extended from cover a 2.8km (1.7-mile) line. BS year contract for operations and 07.15-08.00 and 14.00-17.15. BS 2022 to 2033. NECKAR–ALB. Work will start maintenance of the Luas tramway . The firstMGT6 City centre track renewals were this year on the tram-train project from September. The contract tram to return to service after completed in May. BS, Volksstimme from Herrenberg to Bad Urach via was to be finalised in June and a mid-life overhaul was 100 on HALLE. The planned withdrawal Tübingen and Reutlingen, though has an option for a five-year 20 March; 102 will follow. These of the last Tatra sets from line 3 the tram tracks through the centre extension. It includes Transdev will stay in service until 2035. BS had to be cancelled from 6 May of Tübingen are still subject to taking over maintenance from CHEMNITZ. Fifty years of due to a number of accidents approval at a referendum. BS Alstom, manufacturer of the Tatra T3 operation were marked featuring newer trams. NÜRNBERG. The first of system’s Citadis trams. from 7 May by an exhibition Grosse Steinstrasse was 34 new metro train sets was In the last year, the network featuring un-restored 402 re-opened for tramway operation delivered from Siemens’ Wien carried almost 42m passengers, at the museum. Enthusiasts from 6 May (lines 1, 2, 5 and 10). factory to Landwasser depot on an 11% increase on 2017.

270 / july 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org The replacement fleet for the modernise and extend the Skanste current DART trains is to include a tramline, and purchase 12 more number of hybrid battery-electric low-floor trams, has cancelled vehicles. This coincides with the its contract with Rīgas satiksme DART Expansion programme, based on an auditor’s report that which also includes further alleged corruption. IRJ electrification and creation of a second DART line under Dublin. MALAYSIA Expressions of interest have been JOHOR BAHRU. The planned invited for 600 vehicles. international metro link to Singapore has been put on hold ISLE OF MAN until 30 September after the DOUGLAS. The horse tramway Malaysian side requested a delay began operation a month later for financial reasons. RGI than originally intended, on INDUSTRY. Following a winding 24 May, but only on a 500m up order for its rail engineering The first refurbished Incentro for Nottingham (right) was unveiled on 10 May. section between Strathallan and division, Scomi Group has pledged The programme includes a mechanical overhaul as well as an exterior facelift. NET Road. It is hoped the 206m shares in Scomi Energy line can be extended along the Services as part of its settlement work is carried out that will link (EUR180m) order is expected Promenade over the summer. with Malayan Banking (Maybank) with the extension to Stogi Plaza. shortly. The line has gained a temporary over unpaid debts of RM113.96m. Konstal 105Na t r a m s Durmazlar is considering depot on the former Summerland 1300+1299+1309 (1982-83) have a production facility in the car park while the Strathallan been repainted in the historical country to participate in tenders terminal depot/offices is rebuilt. DEN HAAG. An Avenio tram on carmine red and ivory livery to in Timişoara, Brăila, Craiova, The new tracks on the line 9 (Scheveningen – Vrederust) mark the 4 June Feast of Freedom and Iaşi. DS, -Insider Promenade are being paved in was used as a mobile polling and Solidarity and are being used TIMIŞOARA. Thirty ex- coloured asphalt to make the station for the European Elections in passenger service. traminfo.pl Wegmann four-axle trams alignment stand out better for on 23 May. The location of the KRAKÓW. A new heritage tram have been modernised as motor traffic. Purchased from tram could be tracked on the HTM is two-axle car 437, a type K Armonia cars, 3502/4/9- Merseytravel, the rail is suitable website and travel was free. RGI built in Chorzów in 1940 but more 21/5/7/9/31/4/6/9/40/3/7/51-4/9. for the operation of Manx Electric UTRECHT. The new Uithof recently used as a works car in Just one ex-Bremen set remains Railway rolling stock, as evidenced line with its low-floor trams will Warszawa. BS in service in original condition by the loan of diesel-powered start through-working with the POZNAŃ. Withdrawn are 105N (3523+3738). BS works tram 34 to allow for testing Sneltram Utrecht Nieuwegein in trams 105/6, 241/2 and 308/9, of the new tracks. July 2020, when the high-floor plus ex-Düsseldorf eight-axle cars SNAEFELL. The line now has trams will be withdrawn from the 670/85/8/92 and 713. KRASNODAR. A RUB284m four trams fitted with upgraded latter after 36 years of service. OR New Moderus Gamma trams up (EUR3.9m) order has been placed braking systems, following the to 617 are in service. BS with UKVZ for four 28m single- runaway in 2018. The fifth car NEW ended 71-631 70% low-floor trams is being refurbished and will re- WELLINGTON. A NZD6.4bn for delivery by November. Plans enter service with the new system. (EUR3.8bn) 30-year transport plan LISBOA. Because of construction are being developed to double Despite the premature closure of developed by Let’s Get Wellington work at Palacio Naçional da the size of the network by 2033, the line following the runaway, Moving – a joint venture between Ajuda, tramline 18 has operated acquire 100 new trams and build a ridership increased during 2018. the New Zealand Transport Cais do Sodre – Belem since 28 new depot. This is part of a regional Agency, Wellington City Council March, probably until mid-2020. infrastructure plan valued at JAPAN and Greater Wellington Regional There is a bus replacement service RUB51.7bn (EUR705.3m). traminfo.pl HIROSHIMA. The reconstruction Council – was announced in April, to Ajuda. Y. Allain MAGNITOGORSK. An order has of the main railway station by including NZD2.2bn (EUR1.3bn) PORTO. Three offers have been been placed for 15 UKVZ 71-631 2025 will see changes to the for unspecified rapid transit from received for the supply of 18 new single-ended bogie trams. RGI tramway, including the closure the railway station to the airport. LRVs, from CRRC Tangshan, MOSKVA. On 3 June Mayor of the link between Matoba-cho The mayor has said he is in Siemens and Škoda. The contract, Sergei Sobyanin inaugurated the and Enkobashi-cho and new tracks favour of Chinese-style ‘trackless estimated at EUR56m, includes five first part of metro line 15, 5.3km for line 5 between Inari-machi trams’ (optically-guided buses), years of maintenance. The double- (3.3 miles) from Nekraskova to and Hijiysma-shita. A new 1.2km but others have cited concerns ended cars, with a minimum Kosino (interchange with line 7). (0.75-mile) line to Hiroshima-ko over the experimental nature of capacity for 240 passengers, 60 A further 9.7km (six miles) will will be served by lines 1, 3 and 5, the technology and are advocating seated, are due in 2021-23. open in 2020. with a depot near the terminus. a light rail solution. The new vehicles would be The tram parade in April was Kinki Sharyo Green mover APEX Other projects in the 20-year used on all lines of the network, so successful, attracting 250 000 trams 5201/2 entered service in plan are a second Mt Victoria increasing the current fleet of attendees, that the mayor has March, on line 2. BS tunnel and an improved 72 Eurotram and 30 Flexity Swift announced that it is to be repeated KAGOSHIMA. New trams 7503/4 cycling and walking network. LRVs from Bombardier. on 13 July, beginning at 11.00 from entered service on 1 March, The government has said it will Metro do Porto has also released Apakova depot. RGI, M. J. Russell replacing 1956 cars 504/7, now fund 60%. Dominion Post tenders to build a new 2.5km (1.6- NIZHNY NOVGOROD. scrapped; 501 is being rebuilt as a mile) line and extend line D by Oktyrbrsky Electric Car Factory works car. BS NORWAY 3.2km (two miles). Construction (OEVRZ), a subsidiary of TOKYO. The Ueno Zoo monorail OSLO. A mock-up of half of one of is to begin in early 2020 for an Transmash Holdings, has been re-opened on 15 March after the new CAF trams was delivered opening in 2023. RGI awarded a contract for the mid-life completion of repairs. BS to Grefsen depot in June. LTF refurbishment of 26 type 81 metro YOKOHAMA. On 31 March the TRONDHEIM. Negotiations are ROMANIA cars dating from 1984-85. IRJ rubber-tyred Seaside line was in progress with Helsinki to see if a BUCUREŞTI. The tender for 100 SANKT PETERBURG. The tender extended to Keikyu railway station Škoda Transtech Artic tram can be new low-floor trams attracted for 21 new trams produced just one in Kanazawa-Hakkei. BS borrowed for demonstration. LTF two bids, one from Astra Vagoane bid, from PK Transportny Systemy in partnership with Chinese which offered its 28m three- LATVIA POLAND manufacturer CRRC, and the section Vityaz model, currently RĪGA. The agency managing the GDAŃSK. Line 9 is terminating other from Durmazlar. A decision being built in a Sankt Peterburg EUR97.4m EU-funded project to temporarily at Sucharskiego while on the estimated RON846m factory for Moskva, at a contract

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Denver’s RidgeGate Parkway station as photographed from the large park-and- A southbound train of Siemens LRVs at the new Skyridge station on Denver’s ride facility at the station. A. Grahl Lone Tree line. A. Grahl price of RUB2bn (EUR27.3m). is being rebuilt for AC operation supported by Hertford Civic at GBP120m (EUR135.5m), this The 21 trams will be delivered this and will emerge as Ge4/4 653. EA Society. The group recommended scheme would affect the West year. ST GALLEN – APPENZELL the scheme in its submission to Midlands Metro extension from The fifth annual retro-transport (AB). The introduction of new Hertfordshire County Council’s Wednesbury to Brierley Hill, which day on 25 May saw trams taking services and new rolling stock consultation on its A414 Corridor is to use part of the mothballed part: 4275+4454 (LM-33+LP-33), has resulted in the withdrawal Strategy; the council’s own railway’s formation. 0944 (KTM-5), 2423 and 6249 of BDe4/4 41-3, ABt 141-3 and preferred choice was for five The full TPA report is (LM-68). tram-info.pl, transphoto.ru B 236-8/41-46. They have been express bus routes connecting available at www.taxpayersalliance. sold to a Romanian dealer and to traditional bus services at com/the_great_british_transport_ SLOVAKIA are destined for metre-gauge key interchanges. competition BRATISLAVA. Three-car sets railways in the Ivory Coast and The Civic Society has also LONDON (UNDERGROUND). of Tatra T6 trams have been Burkina Faso, where they will produced a video setting out the Transport for London is to collect introduced on line 7 to cope with operate as hauled stock behind benefits of the proposed tramway. depersonalised Wi-Fi data from growing patronage. imhd.sk diesel . EA Making Tramways Mainstream can passengers’ mobile devices to ZÜRICH. The consequences of the be found on the society’s website: better understand how people SPAIN inspection of all articulation rods www.hertfordcivicsociety.org.uk travel around the Underground. BARCELONA. Trambesos lines on Cobra trams (TAUT 977) lasted INDUSTRY. The UK’s Light In 2016 TfL conducted a four-week T5 and T6 are cut back to Can until 31 March, with the network Rail Safety Standards Board pilot when more than 500m items Jaumandreu until early 2021 due divided into Cobra routes and – established with GBP1.5m of data were collected from 42m to road tunnel construction. BS Tram-2000 routes. This resulted (EUR1.7m) of central government journeys. Results included finding CÁDIZ. The tram-train project in Tram-2000 cars operating on funding to facilitate tram sector that passengers travelling between failed to carry passengers by Glattalbahn lines. EA co-operation by building on the King’s Cross-St Pancras and 31 March, making the return work of the safety steering group Waterloo took at least 18 different of EUR99m in EU funding a established by UKTram – has routes, around 40% not taking the possibility. There were no test runs INDUSTRY. Bursa-based rolling announced its board. two most popular routes. made in March/April. BS stock manufacturer Durmazlar is The non-executive board Data is automatically investing USD50m to double the comprises West Midlands Metro depersonalised, and browsing or capacity of its tram factory from Director Phil Hewitt (Interim historical data is not collected in STOCKHOLM. Construction of eight to 16 units per month. Chairman); Bob Morris, Chief order to address privacy concerns. the 8km (five-mile) branch of the Operating Officer for Transport Collection is to begin on 8 July. Tvärbanan from Norra Ulvsunda for Greater Manchester; Carl Plans to revitalise South to Helenlund via Bromma GLASGOW. Glasgow City Council Williams, Director of Operations Kensington station will see Flygplats and Rissne began on 18 has said it will undertake detailed at Midland Metro Ltd; Jonathan the historic surrounding space February. It should be carrying consideration of proposals Fox, Director, Rail & Sponsored developed with new homes, shops passengers to the airport in outlined in the Connectivity Services at Transport for London; and workspace. Step-free station September 2020, reaching its final Commission report that includes a and David Nicholls, HSQE Director access will be provided to the ticket terminus in 2023. SV city-wide metro as well as a tunnel at KeolisAmey Metrolink. hall and District and Circle line For a two-part special focus on linking Queen Street and Central LEEDS. A tram-train based scheme platforms via a new entrance on Stockholm see TAUT 977 & 978. stations, and other transport for Leeds modelled on Germany’s Thurloe Street. improvements (TAUT 978). S-Bahn has been proposed by the NOTTINGHAM. A new look for The leader of the council has TaxPayers’ Alliance as one of the Nottingham’s fleet of Bombardier been seeking the support of projects that could be realised Incentro trams has been unveiled the Scottish Government and by diverting funds from the HS2 by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Transport Scotland to enable the high-speed rail project. Cllr Catharine Arnold. www.idesign.se estimated GBP10bn (EUR11.25bn) Rather than delivering the The 15 trams that launched the scheme to be brought forward. expected GBP50bn (EUR56.4bn) first line in 2004 are to undergo Light Rail Transit Association HS2, the TPA has proposed schemes a (EUR3.95m), refurbishment SWITZERLAND campaigning arm TramForward totalling GBP45bn (EUR50.8bn). which includes a mechanical BERN – WORB (RBS). With the has welcomed the plans and In addition to Leeds tram-train, overhaul alongside introduction arrival of Be4/10 Worbla 06 and argued that the proposal for a these include railway reopening of a new look to match the newer 07 in April, Mandarinli 43 and 54 metro could make the biggest and electrification; road upgrades; Citadis trams. The work includes have been withdrawn. BS overall improvement to the and building cycle paths. replacement of floors and interior MONTREUX – ZWEISIMMEN economic and social life of the city. Among other lines proposed fittings and is being undertaken (MOB). DC electric HERTFORDSHIRE. Proposals for reopening is the South by Alstom at Wilkinson Street Ge4.4 8003 has been sent to the for a Herts Orbital Transit light Staffordshire railway between depot. The Incentro tram fleet was RhB works at Lanquart, where it rail system (TAUT 945) have been Stourbridge and Lichfield. Costed last refurbished in 2013.

272 / july 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org A report covering February to Disruption was caused when Center convention hall in depot is open on Sundays from April 2019 shows 98.8% reliability overhead line was brought down time for the 2020 Democratic 6 April until the end of October, and 95.9% punctuality – the in the Chillingham Road area on National Convention. Finance of with an hourly heritage tram highest figures since 2016. The 30 April; it took four days to USD46.8m is available. D. Drum connection from Centraal improvements are said to be due complete the replacement of 1.1km Read more about Milwaukee’s Station. From 18 April tourist to a reduction in the number of (0.7 miles) of wire, with services new streetcar in TAUT 974. tramline 10 was re-introduced technical faults. in both directions replaced by NEW YORK, NY. T h e from Willemsplein half-hourly ONLLWYN. A Joint Venture buses. Later in the month further introduction of ATO on subway 11.00-16.30 using preserved Agreement between the Welsh overhead needed to be replaced line 7 from 1 April did not go centre-entrance four-axle trams. Government and Neath Port between Benton and Tynemouth. according to plan, and after The service is daily in July Talbot and Powys Councils has Problems have been compounded several instances of trains missing and August. OR been signed to deliver a rail test by the number of trains requiring stations the system was switched ZÜRICH (CH). Three-axle tram facility at Onllwyn/Nant Helen attention, which has resulted in off on 25 April to permit further 32 (dating from 1939 and the in the Dulais Valley. Subject some peak hour services operating debugging. ERA precursor to the Swiss Standard to consultation, a planning with single, not double, units. car) was brought to the TMZ application for the estimated Nexus has ascribed these faults MUSEUM NEWS depot at Burgwies from VHS GBP100m Global Centre of Rail to the age of the infrastructure AMSTERDAM (NL). Luzern on 28 March. It may Excellence should be ready for and rolling stock; a decision is The tram museum at be restored to operating submission by early 2020. expected in June on which of Haarlemmermeerstation opened condition. EA PARRY PEOPLE MOVERS. The the shortlisted companies vying for the season on 7 April and can prototype railcar for the Class for the GBP500m (GBP564m) be visited on Sundays 11.00-17.00 CONTRIBUTORS 139 has been modified to closely contract for a replacement fleet has until the end of October. OR Worldwide news items for match the two Class 139s in service been successful. BASEL (CH). o r m e r inclusion should be sent to on the Stourbridge Town Branch. Birsigthalbahn car ABe4/4 12 Michael Taplin at Flat 8, Roxan The rebuild has been undertaken USA (Schindler 1966) returned from Villa, 33 Landguard Manor for railway branch line reopening BOSTON, MA. M B TA ha s Bulle to Rodersdorf depot on Rd, Shanklin, Isle of Wight firm Lightweight Community awarded Brookville Equipment 2 April, where it will be restored PO37 6EA, UK. Fax: Transport Ltd and has largely Corporation a contract for eight by volunteers. EA +44 (0)1983 862810 been carried out at the works of sets of solid-state dc propulsion BEAMISH (UK). Seven trams or e-mail: [email protected] Trailways in Bloxwich. equipment that will be used are available for service – the UK and Ireland items are Replacement of the original to modernise PCC cars from highest number since 2013. welcomed by Home Editor, LPG engine by a Ford diesel unit is the Ashmont – Mattapan line; They are Manchester 765 (from John Symons, 17 Whitmore intended to make the vehicle more 3234/65 will be the first two to Heaton Park), Oporto 196, Avenue, Werrington, Stoke- attractive to heritage lines that do be dealt with, together with body Blackpool & Fleetwood 40 on-Trent, ST9 0LW, UK. not normally have the capability refurbishment, at Everett shops. (from Crich), Newcastle 114, E-mail [email protected] for LPG refuelling but do have These cars should be ready to Blackpool 31, Sheffield 264 and Acknowledgements are due diesel fuel facilities. re-enter service in late summer. Sunderland 16. to Blickpunkt Strassenbahn(BS), Approval is now being sought They will be followed by 3087, CRICH (UK). Work on Berliner Morgenpost, Canadian for it to enter passenger service. 3230/8/54/63/8 in a programme reconstruction at the Glory Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), SOUTH YORKSHIRE. South that should be completed in 2020. Mine terminus was continuing Copenhagen Post, Dominion Post, Yorkshire Metro Mayor Dan Jarvis The last of the Type 7 during the early part of the Drehscheibe (DS), Edinburgh has praised the tram-train pilot Kinkisharyo articulated cars to operating season. Trams were Evening News, Electric Railroaders’ between Sheffield city centre be refurbished by Alstom was able to reach Glory Mine Association (ERA), France Bleu, and Parkgate in Rotherham, 3707, which arrived back in but were terminating short Irish Independent, International which has carried over 500 000 May. As part of the programme of the end of the line, with Railway Journal (IRJ), Liaoning passengers since October 2018. 3602/30/50/93 were broken up passengers unable to alight. News, lineoz.net, Lokaltrafikk He would like to see this as a first for parts. Type 8 Breda low-floor It was expected that the whole Forening (LTF), Manchester Evening phase of tram-train development cars 3803/7/8/32/54/73/91/3 scheme would be complete in News, Nottingham Evening Post, in the area, mentioning a are out of service awaiting the June when passengers could again Op De Rails (OR), Ottawa Citizen, potential future link to Doncaster start of a bogie overhaul board and alight at the terminus. Railway Gazette International Sheffield Airport. programme that will see a full DEN HAAG (NL). The Frans (RGI), Rollsign, Romania-Insider, The first phase of track renewal rebuild with flange lubricators Halstraat tram museum opened Stadtverkehr (SV), Sydney Morning on Supertram’s Hillsborough and new suspension on 94 cars. on 18 April with a new exhibition Herald, tmhd.sk, Times of India, section was completed at the end of Rollsign and can be visited on Sundays Tram 2000 (T-2000), traminfo.pl, May. From 3 June until 18 July the DALLAS, TX. DART has awarded 12.30-17.00 until 27 October. OR transphoto.ru, urbanrail.net, Victor line will be closed beyond Stadler a USD199m contract to ROTTERDAM (NL). T he Harbor Times, Volksstimme and Shalesmoor for reconstruction. supply eight Flirt four-car DMUs tram museum at Hillegersberg Wolverhampton Express & Star. The Yellow service will only for the Cotton Belt Regional Rail operate between Cathedral and project. The 42km (26-mile) Meadowhall while the Blue service line between DFW and Shiloh will operate between Shalesmoor Road in Plano is due to open and Halfway. The Yellow service in late 2022. RGI will extend to Shalesmoor at DENVER, CO. On 19 May light evenings and all day Sunday. rail service was extended by 3.7km A man has been arrested on (2.3 miles) to Lone Tree via Sky suspicion of murder following Ridge. The new outer terminus the death of a man hit by a tram on features a large park-and-ride site, Sheffield’s West Street on 22 May. but no development yet. A. Grahl TYNE & WEAR. T r a c k INDUSTRY. RATP Dev has replacement through Gateshead renewed contracts to operate the towards Felling has been public transit networks in Tucson completed; 1.6km (one-mile) of (AZ) and Charlotte (NC). Both track was replaced in the first phase involve tramway operation. of a GBP8m (EUR9m) project south MILWAUKEE, WI. The city is of the Tyne that took place over to try to extend the tramline by three weekend line closures. 3.8km (2.5 miles) to the Wisconsin

www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org july 2019 / 273 Comment providing THE EVIDENCE ON the value of LIGHT RAIL Tim Kendell, Technical Director of the LRTA, outlines the Association’s response to the recent Department for Transport request for evidence on the benefits of tramways and light rail.

n the day of the Light Rail Transit Association’s to support its viability and this was largely funded by developers. Tram-Train Members’ Day in Sheffield, the UK Ireland offers excellent examples of these effects. The success of Department for Transport (DfT) issued its Call for Dublin’s Luas is such that as well as new lines, the trams themselves Evidence on the opportunities available for new light have been extended, some to nine sections (55m). Likewise, France rail systems or other rapid transit solutions in towns is showing the way forward with many moderate-sized cities Oand cities in England. On that day, as well as showcasing the investing in and benefiting from new systems. successful tram-train service between Sheffield and Rotherham, One question looked for insight into what helps and hinders the the LRTA started planning its response to this Call for Evidence. development of new tramways and light rail schemes in England. The DfT set out its thinking behind the paper and sought The reuse of underperforming or closed railway lines has been a answers to 20 questions, looking at the scale of the opportunity catalyst for many modern tramways in Britain, and once in place and appetite for new light rail or tram systems in England. It sought these systems have required extensions. A review of barriers to evidence to prove a wide range of benefits from environmental, new systems were detailed in an article in January’s TAUT (973), economic, congestion, employment, housing and business concluding that the business case is critical and can undervalue development to the urban fabric. It requested substantiation from many known benefits. The DfT’s WebTAG appraisal guidance is overseas experiences as well as how proposals could be accelerated used to determine the economic case for a transport project, but and what hindered their development or delivery. No such call this does not attribute monetary values to the numerous non-cash would be complete without a look at finance, and particularly for benefits such as to public health and the environment. potential funding sources beyond central government grants. One of the biggest questions posed by the DfT is ‘How can The Department recognised that attitudes towards local transport promoters obtain funding from sources other than Central are changing and wanted views on technologies such as autonomous Government?’. This was studied by the EU SINTROPHER project vehicles and ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS) initiatives. Finally, it which produced significant evidence on options from around the asked for evidence on alternative systems, such as Very/Ultra Light world, varying from local business taxation like France’s Versement Rail and (PRT). Transport to levies of car usage such as the A team from the LRTA Campaigns Workplace Parking Levy in Nottingham. Group was established to lead the drafting “European cities show how Key lessons from Europe show how of the response. This was followed by a devolved political power devolved political power and fund-raising lively consultation with LRTA members in have enabled cities to modernise existing Manchester where sources for supporting and fund-raising have systems or build new ones to suit their needs evidence were identified. The worldwide without relying on central government. experience of members proved ideal in enabled cities to modernise Light rail is also a very flexible technology locating sources for this response. that fits in very well with emerging The first questions were on the existing systems or build initiatives, interfacing with the other opportunity and appetite for light rail, elements of MaaS, a service that integrates where it could be demonstrated that any new ones without relying ticketing and routing for a complete city with a population larger than, say, journey using several transport modes. 80 000 might be suitable. We noted on central government.” The final section looked at alternatives examples from France and the UK using as such as Very and Ultra Light Rail (VLR/ evidence support groups and proposals for Bath, Bristol, Oxford, ULR) and Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), such as the automated Lytham, Warrington and cross-river between Essex and Kent (KenEx). ‘pods’ used at . There is little empirical evidence The next few questions looked at environmental and socio- for VLR or ULR, with the only operational service being on the economic benefits. The environmental advantages of light rail were Stourbridge Town branch that uses lightweight Parry People demonstrated by the reduction in polluting emissions. Detractors Mover vehicles. More interesting is the research and development claim that electric or hydrogen-powered buses are the solution, being undertaken by the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) but there is considerable evidence that these vehicles still produce of Warwick University. Conversely, PRT seems to have limited toxic emissions from tyre and road surface wear and the dust from opportunities beyond its current niche market. disc brakes. These non-tailpipe emissions are in the PM10 and The costs for such systems are currently unknown through PM2.5 ranges that are particularly hazardous, as demonstrated in a lack of real-world examples, but the work at WMG – which reports from the World Health Organisation and academics. is looking at both vehicles and track systems – should help to The visual environment or urban realm is usually improved develop realistic evidence. These types of systems should be able when a tramway is built as often other traffic is diverted elsewhere. to provide much of the benefits demonstrated for light rail but for In sensitive areas, ‘catenary-free’ systems can be used and will smaller towns and cities. soon be implemented in Birmingham (various technologies The latest Transport Focus Tram Passenger Survey demonstrates are already widely-used in Europe, North America and Asia). the high levels of satisfaction for light rail, with the new Sheffield Manchester has developed evidence that trams encourage modal – Rotherham tram-train service achieving 100% satisfaction. It is shift away from cars better than buses. important to note that these levels are not achieved by any other The benefits to business and employment is shown by many transport mode – a vital attribute that demonstrates the value of systems around the world. In East London, the Docklands Light light rail. Railway has been so successful in opening up that area to new The response to this call for evidence was developed by LRTA Campaigns development that several extensions have been built. On a smaller Group members Tim Kendell, Mike Wilshire, Alan Wilkins and David scale, the MediaCity development in Salford needed the tram spur Walmsley, with the assistance of many other Association Members.

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Is the CAM plan another ill-conceived white elephant?

Regarding your story ‘CAM Business case claims scheme offers very high value for money’ (TAUT 977), the above is all very interesting, but more like a dream because anyone who has been to Cambridge can see what a monumental mess it is. It has been this way for years and the mess is growing. All public transport in the city experiences problems; constant roadworks prove problematic for buses, coaches, taxis, cars and even ambulances and police cars. I have been in the coach industry since 1974, first as a bus conductor and then as a driver since 1976, driving vehicles in and around Cambridge but also around Cambridgeshire and the rest of Britain. Many people who work in the area need to drive as public transport is a mess due to the councils causing problems – not the buses, coaches, taxis or even many of the private hire cars that are all needed. Many people I talk to go shopping in other towns like Newmarket, Haverhill, Huntingdon, Bury St Edmunds or Peterborough because parking is cheaper and easier to get to. Some years ago we had a particular transport system that 3000 objected to and only 200 wanted, the fiasco called the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. People wanted trams or A Stagecoach Busway service passes Longstanton. Mr Ryder contends that this should always have been a railway and that the city deserves better than trains, or both, which is quite possible. People said the busway another rubber-tyred solution – in this case underground. N. Pulling was wrong, which it is, and would go millions of pounds over budget, which it did. To dig under Cambridge could be quite a problem and a The busway was budgeted at GBP84.6m (approximately lot of pumps could be needed, running 24 hours a day to EUR95m), but I said the ‘misguided busway’ would cost keep water out of the system – that will all add to the cost. GBP200m and can you work out who was correct? One of the Any tunnels would also have to be started many miles out of best bits was that ‘no public money will be used’, so what do the city to get the right angle that is not too steep, but it is also you call a government grant of GBP92.5m? a matter of water tables. There could also be tunnels that are It has moved and buckled and cracks have appeared, due left over from World War Two which may not have been put to the ground under the track. When it rains the cracks soak down on paper. There were lots of airfields around the city up the water – which is why there was a railway line there in and four still operate around Cambridge – as well as Stansted the first place, and not a road. A railway line can be floated Airport that’s not that far away. more easily than hundreds of tonnes of reinforced cement – Is the ‘metro’ not just fake trams with rubber wheels that Stephenson and Brunel knew that. look like buses? Other ideas that have come up have been cable The next blunder will likely cost even more money and cars, and even an overhead rail system has been talked about. no doubt again be at public expense. Digging tunnels under Even so, it would be more logical to spend millions on sorting Cambridge should be a lot of fun considering there is sand, out the present traffic jams and roadwork problems before shingle, clay, chalk, water, peat and boggy land which is like a digging tunnels and building stations underground. sponge. Cambridge is also in a dip, rather like a soup bowl, and It’s always the people who will suffer and pay out no matter the River Cam that runs through the city is actually on two what happens – it will likely be the busway all over again, an levels; this can be seen at the Mill Pond. Areas of the city flood embarrassment to the city and a blot on the landscape. during bad rainstorms. S. J. Ryder, Cambridgeshire

AI isn’t ready to replace instinct – yet Who would challenge a computer? including foreign tourists. All you need to It was interesting to read a driver’s perspective Mr Youl’s experiences with unruly crowds in do is to show your passport if asked. This can on tram automation in the last edition. Melbourne are interesting (TAUT 978), but I easily be checked at the Tourist Information Your publication has covered this topic tend to disagree with him about the effect of office at the top of Wenceslas Square. quite a lot in recent years, and I am sure that driverless trams on the occasions he mentions. We only saw one inspector in a week, and we will see much more of it. Faced with a human driver, I might try he didn’t check us, obviously thinking we However I have to say that I agree with playing chicken to see how quickly he were too decrepit to worry about! Mr Youl in that ‘artificial intelligence’ is still reacted, but faced with a tram controlled by a Mike Fielding, by e-mail no match for human instinct. Even the most computer programme I haven’t the slightest advanced computers still have to go a long doubt I would get out of its way instantly! Another year, another new Minister... way before they can detect the mischievous Philip Webb, Toronto In TAUT 978 UK Minister of State Jesse Norman glint in a miscreant’s eye or the knowledge said he was looking forward to receiving our and experience that comes with years of Free pensioner travel in Prague responses about LRT’s benefits – but just weeks training and the ‘on the ground’ knowledge I thoroughly enjoyed the article on Prague in later he has left for a role at the Treasury. of particular city districts. the current TAUT (978), yet no mention was His successor Michael Ellis will doubtless So for me it’s still human drivers for tram made of free travel for pensioners. do an admirable job… but isn’t this somehow operation in busy city streets. Unless things have changed since my last symbolic of our struggle for continuity? O. Hammerschmidt, by e-mail visit, tram and bus travel is free for pensioners, George Hanrahan, by e-mail

www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org JUNE 2019 / 275 Classic Trams A TALE OF TWO TRAMWAYS No self-respecting tramway in Poland can now be without some form of museum or heritage operation. Mike Russell describes the operations on two systems in the north of the country. 1

ydgoszcz is a tramway of two works and withdrawn in 1987, also forms part identical car 2007 was acquired from Wrocław halves, reflecting its history as of the collection but is not normally used on in 2009 and has subsequently reappeared as a network introduced when the the heritage service. Gdańsk 1105 sporting the short-lived cream town, then Bromberg, was part of Other Bydgoszcz trams in preservation and red relief livery of 1970. A later standard the German empire. Much of the include one Chorzów-built type 2N motor car Polish bogie vehicle of type 105N, 06205, has networkB north of the river Brda is German, of 1956 that latterly served as works car 159, also been set aside for the museum fleet. although significant extensions have been and type 803N articulated car 222 of 1974. Each summer in recent years the made since 1945. A small section of tramway, This became works car 435 until taken into undertaking (ZTM Gdańsk) has operated a since closed, lying south of the river also the historic fleet in 1996 and renumbered heritage service, with several departures each formed part of the original German network, 201. The grandfather of them all is one of the Saturday, Sunday and public holiday from the but all lines that exist there today are of post- group of four (17-20) cars built by Steinfurth central stop at Dworzec Główny. Details vary war construction, entirely in reserved track. of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) in 1897-98, each year and are not normally advertised The tramway undertaking retains a which only lasted in Bromberg service until on the website until shortly before the date; museum fleet and has introduced a summer 1909, when they passed to Görlitz, becoming intending visitors are advised to check the heritage route on weekends and public 33-36. Three were relegated to works car latest information at https://ztm.gda.pl. holidays between June and September, duties in 1928 and one survived long enough The following record relates to the the dates varying annually. This route is to be restored as 29 in that fleet; it is by a operation as it was during 2017. Setting off numbered 0, a particularly Polish designation wide margin the oldest Bromberg tramcar from the main station, the service travelled via for a special service. It confines itself to the in reasonably authentic condition. Marynarki Polskiej to Nowy Port, an historic northern part of the system and on Gdańska and somewhat weathered docks district. The covers the surviving part of the original Gdańsk journey then continued along Oliwska in the electric network. From 1896, it replaced an Moving north to the shores of the Baltic direction of Brzeźno, where passengers were earlier horse car service introduced on this coast we come to the ancient city of Gdańsk, set down at a point from which they could street in 1888 and elsewhere in 1892. formerly Danzig and one of the historic proceed on foot to inspect the historic 19th Route 0 starts from the northern terminus Hanseatic League ports of . The city Century Oliwskie lighthouse. The time taken at Las Gdański, opened in 1989, and proceeds suffered extensive wartime damage and for such a walk is little short of an hour and along Gdańska to the town centre. It then although much of the historic centre has the tram would greatly impede the passage of turns east along Jagiellońska and Fordońska been painstakingly recreated, the tramway normal service cars were it to remain at the to a turning circle at Bałtycka, dating from network now largely operates on reserved setting-down point. So a remarkable spectacle 1957 but now reserved for short journeys tracks. It is equipped with modern low-floor ensued in which, resulting from the absence following successive eastward extensions. Pesa cars, modernised second-hand imports of a nearby cross-over in the track, it ran back Service commences at 10.30 and operates at from Dortmund and Kassel, and a residual along Oliwska towards Nowy Port, running a 40-minute frequency until around 18.30, fleet of standard Konstal105N bogie wrong-line for several hundred metres along with two cars. The normal tram tariff applies. cars. Horse tramway operation in Danzig the main road. A regular performer is Herbrand VNCB-80 started in 1873 and continued until system On reaching the nearest point on the car 14 of the original 1896 batch, withdrawn electrification in 1896. Part of the original Nowy Port loop, the car then proceeded in 1958 and languishing as a shed until 1873 route in ul. Zwycięstwa is still served around the loop to take layover time in the rescued for restoration in 1997. It is presented by trams, though its surroundings would be district’s historic depot. Dating from 1900, broadly in the condition to which it was almost totally unrecognisable today, and the this listed building is an excellent example of rebuilt around 1935, with a new, fully system has expanded greatly since 1945. the architecture associated with tram depots enclosed body with elongated platforms and It is perhaps surprising that any historic in the earliest days of electric traction, and sliding doors. The restoration, completed in tramcars at all have survived. The oldest is although the long-term plan is to sell the 2012, has been the subject of much criticism a reconstruction of one of the first 18 horse site for redevelopment, it is understood that for its incorporation of modern features, such tramway carriages (1-18) built for the opening a planning requirement will be to retain at as electronic destination displays. in 1873 by Grums Wagenfabrik of Hamburg. least the distinctive façade. Fortunately, a second Herbrand VNB car Two four-wheel electric cars have been After a suitable interval, the heritage originally built in 1898-99 has survived, restored to operational condition. The older tramcar emerged to collect passengers from and in 1998 was rebuilt to a state resembling is ‘Bergmann’ 266, one of four built in 1927 the point on Oliwska at which they were set original condition, with unvestibuled by the local Danziger Waggonfabrik. Several down and then returned to the city centre via platforms. Originally numbered 100, in German-built cars of the inter-war years Brzeźno. In the process it passed the famous 2008 it became 120. This car is only used as remained in the works car fleet well into the Gdańsk shipyard and plac Solidarności a reserve on the heritage service and only in Polish era, enabling this example to survive. (Solidarity Square) with its memorial to the fine weather, but is otherwise available for Between 1949-56 the undertaking received transformative effect of that movement on private hire. 23 Polish standard type N cars produced society in Poland. The operation is normally The other regular performer is 68, a 1960 by Konstal at Chorzów. The survivor, fleet carried out two or three times in the course type 5N1 product of the Konstal Chorzów number 11, dates from 1952 and is the of each day, and special tickets are issued in works that remained in service until 1992, heritage service car most regularly seen. exchange for the special fare. after which it served as a works car (460) Gdańsk had a fleet of some 50 type102Na These two operations are not well-known until taken into the historic fleet in 1996 articulated tramcars, also built by Konstal, or publicised but should be of interest to any and restored. Trailer car 135 (type 5ND1) of but none of its own fleet survived into tramway student visiting the northern part of similar vintage, but built by the Świdnica preservation. To remedy the deficiency, this country in summer months.

276 / JULY 2019 www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org 1. The route of the heritage operation in 2017 passed the famous Gdańsk shipyard (Stocznia Gdańska), which holds a significant place in the history of Poland. This scene dates from 22 July 2017.

2. Herbrand car ‘120’, more authentically restored to its original unvestibuled state than the heavily modernised car 14, leads a parade of the members of the historic fleet on 2 June 2018 at Las Gdański. The headboard commemorates 130 years of local public transport. Leszek Peczyński

3. 5N1 car 68 proceeds south along Gdańska, Bydgoszcz, on 14 July 2018 on its way to Bałtycka. It is about to pass a former junction with the original line to the town railway station along Dworcowa, lifted in 1998 after regular service ceased in 1990. A new connection to the railway station was opened in 2 2012 along a new alignment. 4. Representing Gdańsk’s fleet of the inter-war years is locally-built ‘Bergmann’ car 266, so-named after the title of the builder before the firm’s reconstitution as Danziger Waggonfabrik. It is seen negotiating the turning circle opposite Wrzeszcz depot on 22 May 2006.

5. The scene at Bydgoszcz’s Las Gdański terminus on 14 July 2018 with 5N1 car 68 sandwiched between two more recent deliveries from Pesa: on 3 4 the left is 175, a 121NaB of 2017, and on the right 121, a five- section 122NaB Swing of 2015.

6. The replica horse tramcar of 1873, no 3, is exhibited at local events in Gdańsk. On 22 May 2006 it was already loaded onto a low-loading transport vehicle for display and is seen here in the depot at Wrzeszcz.

7. Arguably the historic Bromberg tram nearest to its original condition is not on its original system at all but in the east German border town of 5 6 Görlitz, where it has resided for 110 years. No. 29 was restored to passenger service condition after acting as a works car. It is depicted near the railway station on 30 August 1976.

8. Rebuilt and modernised Herbrand car 14, built in 1896, proceeds along Gdańska to the heritage route terminus at Bałtycka (Bydgoszcz) on 14 July 2018. This section of the street was part of the original Bromberg horse car route of 1888. 7 8 Photography by Mike Russell on 21 May 2018 except where stated.

www.tautonline.com . www.lrta.org JULY 2019 / 277 NEWS FROM THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ASSOCIATION Peter Batham Edinburgh embraces the Jones’ legacy

The Association’s thanks tram with extension plans are due to Liz Jones (Peter’s daughter) for ensuring that his s work begins on the 4.7km (2.9-mile) significant collection of tramway extension to Newhaven, the City of photographs, slides, books, A Edinburgh Council has announced further magazines, general papers and ambitious plans to extend its tram network. other memorabilia were gifted to The Council’s bold ten-year transport vision the LRTA following his death. considerably reduces the car’s access to the city Peter was born in Lancashire centre, replacing it with a proposed tram loop. and moved to London as a A longer-term plan includes extending the network boy. He studied engineering at over North Bridge to the BioQuarter medical and Battersea College, and for most life sciences centre and the Royal Infirmary. of his professional career worked So how is it that a city that was so conflicted with the London Electricity over the introduction of its first tramline has now Board, working his way up to embraced the concept so wholeheartedly? Carrying become Regional Director by over seven million passengers in 2018 ( a 10% his retirement in 1985. increase on the year before), surveys always show Peter’s life-long passions overwhelming support of the mode, and in the five included photography, trams years since opening it has become a vital part of the and jazz music. His interest in urban fabric of the Scottish capital. tramways led him to visit many LRTA Chair Paul Rowen believes the answer lies European countries, as well as in the public’s increasing support for green issues: numerous trips to the Isle of Man “Air pollution and the health problems caused by with his wife Margaret, to whom poor air quality are now well understood. This is he was married for over 50 years. a worldwide issue and something the LRTA has Incredibly bright with a worked hard to tackle since its inception. has come a long way in five years. modest, ‘no fuss’ approach to “Edinburgh’s embrace of the tram is another CAF Urbos 261 is seen at Edinburgh Park on the first day of life, Peter was popular with vindication of our stance.” passenger service, 31 May 2014. TAUT his colleagues and all those he stayed in touch with over many years. He and Margaret are remembered with fondness by A welcome to the new Light Rail Minister their families and friends. TramForward welcomes the appointment of Clean air, reduced congestion and the ability Michael Ellis MP as the new UK Minister of State to travel easily around our cities and towns need 2019 LRTA AGM: The AGM for Transport with responsibility for light rail. to be key priorities in the years to come. Light rail’s weekend this year will take We look forward to working closely with him benefits in driving employment opportunities and place on 19-23 September in over the coming months. regeneration are also well-proven. Nottingham, with the AGM In particular, we would like to draw his This requires a commitment to public funding itself being held at 14.00 on attention to our submission to the Call for however, and we hope that with the forthcoming 21 September at the DeVere Evidence recently submitted to the Department spending review new investment in light rail Orchard Hotel, Nottingham. for Transport (see page 274). infrastructure will be a priority.

Compiled by the LRTA. For a full list of the year’s events and MEETINGS & EVENTS meeting places please visit www.lrta.org

June 2019 The Museum of Bath at work, Julian Saturday 29. Beeston 14.00. Tuesday 16. London 19.00 Road, Bath. Usual museum charges Modelling, joint meeting with Members’ short presentations: Monday 17. Wickham 19.30. apply. (TLRS) Model Bus Federation. (TLRS) Trams without the overhead. David Hanger: 20th Century trams. Saturday 22. Bath 17.00. Colin Saturday 27. Beeston 14.00. (TLRS Solent) Maggs: Bath Trams – Horse & Electric July 2019 Bob Bracegirdle: Australian Tuesday 18. Leeds 19.00. 1878 -1939. Venue as above. tramways 1981, 1996 and 2016. (TLRS) Malcolm Hinds: More cine film from Sunday 23. Bath 17.00. Peter Davey: Tuesday 09. Cardiff 14.00. TBA Saturday 27. Garstang 14.00. Keith Terry. Around Bath by tram. Venue as above. Wednesday 10. Brighton 19.40. Visit Arthur Dawson’s G-scale Tuesday 18. London 19.00. TBA. Saturday 22, 23. Garstang 14.00. Joe Whicher: Selsey Tramway. (TLRS) tramway garden party. Saturday 22-23. Bath 10.30–18.00. Exhibit at Totally Models. Venue: Monday 15. Wickham 19.30. John Venue: Old Sirs, Westhoughton, The end of the line... or is it? Blackpool Rigby Road Depot. (TLRS) Bugg: Gosport Airfield. (TLRS Solent) BL5 2ED. (TLRS)

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